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- Gary_Wright abstract "Gary Malcolm Wright (born April 26, 1943) is an 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. Wright's breakthrough album, The Dream Weaver (1975), came after he had spent seven years in London as, alternately, a member of the British heavy rock band Spooky Tooth and a solo artist on A&M Records. While in England, he played keyboards on former Beatle George Harrison's All Things Must Pass triple album (1970), so beginning a friendship that inspired the Indian religious themes and spirituality inherent in Wright's subsequent songwriting. His work since the late 1980s has embraced world music and the new age genre, although none of his post-1976 releases has matched the popularity of The Dream Weaver.A former child actor, Wright performed on Broadway in the hit musical Fanny before studying medicine and then psychology in New York and Berlin. After meeting Chris Blackwell of Island Records in Europe, Wright moved to London, where he helped establish Spooky Tooth as a popular live act. He also served as the band's principal songwriter on their recordings – among them, the well-regarded albums Spooky Two (1969) and You Broke My Heart So I Busted Your Jaw (1973). His solo album Footprint (1971), recorded with contributions from Harrison, coincided with the formation of Wright's short-lived band Wonderwheel, which included guitarist Mick Jones. Also during the early 1970s, Wright played on notable recordings by B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson and Ronnie Spector, while his musical association with Harrison would endure until shortly before the latter's death in 2001.Wright turned to film soundtrack work in the early 1980s, which led to him re-recording his most popular song, "Dream Weaver", for the 1992 comedy Wayne's World. Following Spooky Tooth's reunion tour in 2004, Wright has performed live frequently, either as a member of Starr's All-Starr Band, with his own live band, or on subsequent Spooky Tooth reunions. Wright's most recent solo albums, including Waiting to Catch the Light (2008) and Connected (2010), have all been issued on his Larklio record label.".
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- Gary_Wright associatedMusicalArtist Spooky_Tooth.
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- Gary_Wright birthDate "1943-04-26".
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- Gary_Wright genre Hard_rock.
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- Gary_Wright hometown Cresskill,_New_Jersey.
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- Gary_Wright instrument Electronic_keyboard.
- Gary_Wright instrument Piano.
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- Gary_Wright instrument Synthesizer.
- Gary_Wright occupation Composer.
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- Gary_Wright occupation Singing.
- Gary_Wright recordLabel 20th_Century_Fox_Records.
- Gary_Wright recordLabel A&M_Records.
- Gary_Wright recordLabel Ariola_Records.
- Gary_Wright recordLabel Cypress_Records.
- Gary_Wright recordLabel Island_Records.
- Gary_Wright recordLabel Warner_Bros._Records.
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- Gary_Wright associatedActs "Spooky Tooth, Wonderwheel, George Harrison, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band".
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- Gary_Wright birthDate "1943-04-26".
- Gary_Wright birthName "Gary Malcolm Wright".
- Gary_Wright caption "Gary Wright on stage in Paris in 2011".
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- Gary_Wright genre Hard_rock.
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- Gary_Wright name "Gary Wright".
- Gary_Wright name "Wright, Gary".
- Gary_Wright occupation Composer.
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- Gary_Wright occupation Singing.
- Gary_Wright origin Cresskill,_New_Jersey.
- Gary_Wright origin New_Jersey.
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- Gary_Wright quote "I mean … I'm an overnight success in ten years, right? I've been through periods of self-doubt, wondering whether or not I wanted to stay an artist ... but I guess, like in all things, it's timing. The right timing, the right songs and strong management at last.".
- Gary_Wright quote "[We] could have definitely been like one of those bands, like Jethro Tull and all those people who were our contemporaries. I think [Spooky Tooth] didn't have the steady momentum and upward drive. It stopped and started, broke up and then went back and broke up. It never really got enough behind it to really catapult it to success.".
- Gary_Wright shortDescription "American musician".
- Gary_Wright source "– Wright commenting in 1976 on the unexpected success of The Dream Weaver".
- Gary_Wright source "– Wright in 2009, reflecting on Spooky Tooth's lack of a commercial breakthrough".
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- Gary_Wright yearsActive "1960".
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