Musician Gary Wright, who’s single 'Dream Weaver' hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975, has dies of complications from Parkinson's.
Musician Gary Wright, who’s single “Dream Weaver” hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975, has dies of complications from Parkinson’s Disease and dementia, his family confirmed.
Wright is most known for his 1976 hits “Dream Weaver” and “Love is Alive.” He also scored a hot with his 1979 tune, “Really Wanna Know You,” which top out at no. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. His “Dream Weaver” was certified as a U.S. Gold record in 1976. “I always had a feeling that God existed and was helping me. It wasn’t really defined clearly but I knew there was something there and it wasn’t until I met George Harrison that I started to really begin to delve deeply into spiritual life,” WrightWright also played for Ringo Starr and Ronnie Spector during that period, he later wrote three movie soundtracks, and is also known as one of the first musicians to introduce the synthesizer in pop music.
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