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: GARY WRIGHT in 1976, location unknown. Credit Image: Nate Cutler ZUMA Wire) U.S. - ZUMAg49_ 20110101_mda_g49_42138

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: GARY WRIGHT in 1976, location unknown. Credit Image: Nate Cutler ZUMA Wire) U.S. - ZUMAg49_ 20110101_mda_g49_42138

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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: GARY WRIGHT in 1976, location unknown. Credit Image: Nate Cutler ZUMA Wire) U.S. - ZUMAg49_ 20110101_mda_g49_42138

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