Richard Wright (Musician)

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Richard Wright was an English musician, songwriter and singer, best known as the keyboardist of the rock band, ‘Pink Floyd’

Jul 28, 1943

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Personal Details

  • Birthday: July 28, 1943
  • Died on: September 15, 2008
  • Nationality: British
  • Famous: Musicians, Singers
  • Birth Place: Hatch End, Middlesex, England
  • Gender: Male
  • Sun Sign: Leo

Richard Wright (Musician) born at

Hatch End, Middlesex, England

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Birth Place

In 1965, he married Juliette Gale and the couple had two children together. They divorced in 1982.

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Personal Life

In 1984, he married Franka but the marriage ended in a divorce in 1990.

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Personal Life

In 1995, he married his third wife Mildred ‘Millie’ Hobbs and the couple had a son together. However, the marriage ended in 2007.

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Personal Life

Richard William ‘Rick’ Wright was born to Bridie and Cedric Wright in Hatch End, England, where he attended the Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School.

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Childhood & Early Life

He had a keen interest in music from his childhood and played the guitar since the age of 12 and attended the Regent Street Polytechnic in 1962.He also took lessons in musical theory and composition at the Eric Gilder School of Music, where he met his fellow band members, Roger Waters and Nick Mason. He later attended the London College of Music.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1965, the rock band ‘Pink Floyd’ was founded and he became a member of it along with Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, and Roger Waters.

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Career

In 1967, he played the keyboard and sung the lead vocals for the ‘Pink Floyd’ song ‘Astronomy Domine’ along with his band member, Syd Barrett.

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He sung the lead vocals for the ‘Pink Floyd’ song ‘Matilda Mother’ from the album ‘The Piper at the Gates of Dawn’. That year, he also sang the lead vocals for the song ‘Paint Box’.

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In 1968, he recorded the songs ‘It Would Be So Nice’, ‘Let There Be More Light’, ‘Remember a Day’ and ‘Corporal Clegg’ for ‘Pink Floyd’.

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In 1969, he worked with the psychedelic folk band ‘Chimera’ and played the musical instrument ‘harpsichord’ for the band.

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‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ was one of the bestselling albums of all time and is featured in the list of top 25 best-selling albums in the United States. The album was placed 29th in ‘The Observer's’ 2006 list of ‘The 50 Albums That Changed Music’.

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Major Works