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Richard Wright
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Músico y compositor británico
Richard Wright was an English keyboardist and co-founder of Pink Floyd, one of the most influential rock bands in history, who helped shape the band's distinctive sound from their formation in the 1960s until his death in 2008. He matters because his keyboard work was essential to Pink Floyd's groundbreaking albums and the progressive rock genre as a whole, influencing countless musicians and helping define the sound of modern rock music.
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Richard William Wright (28 July 1943 – 15 September 2008) was an English musician who co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He played keyboards and sang, appearing on almost every Pink Floyd album and performing on all their tours. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as a member of Pink Floyd. Wright grew up in Hatch End, Middlesex, and met his future Pink…
Known for
- Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound Of Thunder — Self - Keyboard / Backing Vocals2026
- Pink Floyd Live Dortmund 1981 — Self - Keyboard / Backing Vocals2026
- Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (50th Anniversary) — Keyboards, Vocals2025
- Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd — Self2024
- Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd — Self (archive footage)2023
- Richard Wright: Wet Dream — Vocals, Keyboards2023
- Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (50th Anniversary)2023
- Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray)2023
- Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix) — Self2022
- Pink Floyd - P.U.L.S.E. Restored & Re-edited — Self2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Wright
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- pianist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- reggae
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Capitol Records
- Official website
- rickwright.com
- Image
- Richard William Wright, 1971, Meddle.jpg
- Voice type
- baritone
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- Commons category
- Richard Wright
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1943-07-28
- date of death
- 2008-09-15
- topic's main category
- Category:Richard Wright (musician)
- birth name
- Richard William Wright
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- owner of
- Blackhill Enterprises
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
- member of
- Sigma 6
- end of work period
- 2008-00-00
- name in native language
- Richard Wright
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Richard William Wright (Londres, 28 de julio de 1943 - Londres, 15 de septiembre del 2008), más conocido como Rick Wright, fue un músico británico, teclista, cofundador y vocalista del grupo de rock progresivo Pink Floyd, del que además compuso varios temas.
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