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Wright, Gary, 1943-2023

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Personal name headingWright, Gary, 1943-2023
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Variant(s)Wright, Gary, 1943-
See alsoCorporate body: Spooky Tooth (Musical group)
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Other standard no.Q290719
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Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1943-04-26
Death date2023-09-04
Place of birthCresskill (N.J.)
Place of deathPalos Verdes Estates (Calif.)
Profession or occupationKeyboard players Singers Composers Rock musicians
Found inSpooky Tooth (Musical group). You broke my heart so I busted your jaw [SR] p1973: container insert (Gary Wright, keyboard player and vocalist)
Enc. of rock (Spooky Tooth: Gary Wright, b. 04-26-45)
Oxford music online, June 19, 2015: Enc. of popular music, 4th ed. (Wright, Gary; born April 26, 1945, Englewood, New Jersey)
Wikipedia, June 19, 2015 (Gary Wright; born Gary Malcolm Wright, April 26, 1943, Cresskill, New Jersey; American singer, songwriter, and musician, best known for his 1976 hit songs "Dream weaver" and "Love is alive", and for his role in helping establish the synthesizer as a leading instrument in rock and pop music; member of the British heavy rock band Spooky Tooth)
AllMusic, June 19, 2015 (Gary Wright; born April 26, 1943, Cres[s]kill, NJ; singer)
U.S. copyright file, June 19, 2015 (Wright, Gary; Wright, Gary, 1943- ; Wright, Gary Malcolm; Wright, Gary Malcolm, 1943- )
New York Times, obituary dated September 6, 2023 and viewed September 11, 2023: (Gary Wright, died Monday [September 4, 2023], Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.)
Not found inInt. ww in pop. mus., 15th ed.