I am in absolute shock over the news. I got hooked on Pink Floyd the moment I discovered Dark Side of the Moon in my Dad's record collection. Richard Wright was such an amazing and underrated pianist and singers. Not many know how much he sang along with David Gilmour on some of the most famous of the Floyd tunes. He had such a great and haunting voice. It makes the reunion for Live 8 all the more special because not many bands get the chance to play together with all the original members one more time. Rest in peace Richard Wright and thank you for contributing to some of the best songs ever written. Including my favorites Great Gig in the Sky and the painfully beautiful piano part for Us and Them:
LONDON - A Pink Floyd spokesman says founding member Richard Wright has died. He was 65.
Wright died Monday after a battle with cancer at his home in Britain. His family did not want to give more details about his death. The spokesman is Doug Wright, who is not related to the artist.
Richard Wright met Pink Floyd members Roger Waters and Nick Mason at college and joined their early band Sigma 6.
Sigma 6 eventually became Pink Floyd and Wright wrote and sang some of the band's key songs. He wrote "The Great Gig In The Sky" and "Us And Them" from Pink Floyd's 1973 "The Dark Side Of The Moon."
He left the group in the early 1980s to form his own band but rejoined Pink Floyd for their 1987 album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason."
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