GARY WRIGHT (April 26, 1943 - September 4, 2023) was an American musician and composer 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. Before he hit it big, Wright was member of the British blues rock band Spooky Tooth and he played keyboards on former Beatle George Harrison s triple album All Things Must Pass (1970). As child actor, Wright performed on Broadway in the hit musical Fanny . FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: Amsterdam, Netherlands: Musician GARY WRIGHT performs live in Amsterdam circa mid 1970 s, at the time of the Dreamweaver album. Amsterdam HOLLAND - ZUMAs246 20040609_mda_s246_094
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Recording Date: Jan 1, 1976
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GARY WRIGHT (April 26, 1943 - September 4, 2023) was an American musician and composer 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. Before he hit it big, Wright was member of the British blues rock band Spooky Tooth and he played keyboards on former Beatle George Harrison s triple album All Things Must Pass (1970). As child actor, Wright performed on Broadway in the hit musical Fanny . FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: Amsterdam, Netherlands: Musician GARY WRIGHT performs live in Amsterdam circa mid 1970 s, at the time of the Dreamweaver album. Amsterdam HOLLAND - ZUMAs246 20040609_mda_s246_094
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