Gary Wright, the musician who worked with George Harrison and Ringo Starr, has died at age 80
Born in New Jersey, Wright moved to Europe in the ’60s and became a founding member of the U.K. group Spooky Tooth. He eventually embarked on a solo career as well as serving as a studio musician for many artists, including Harry Nilsson, Tim Rose, B.B. King, and notably George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
Wright’s passing was met with a number of tributes, including from Ambrosia’s David Pack. “I was a fan of his earliest UK supergroup, Spooky Tooth, then watched him evolve into a global legend with breakthrough hits such as ‘Dream Weaver’ and ‘My Love is Alive.’ Gary’s long friendship with George Harrison resulted in George asking him to play keyboards on every solo album and taking trips to India and around the world together,” Pack wrote in part.
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