Gary Wright

Gary Wright was an American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist best known for his work with the British blues rock band Spooky Tooth and for his 1976 solo smash "Dream Weaver." Originally from New Jersey, Wright fell in with the late-'60s Island Records scene while studying in Europe. After releasing four albums as keyboardist and songwriter for Spooky Tooth, Wright launched a solo career in 1970. In tandem with his own work as a singer/songwriter, he forged a lasting friendship with George Harrison and played keyboards on all of the former Beatle's '70s albums. Wright found fame on his own with the eerie synthesizer-driven single "Dream Weaver" from his 1975 album of the same name. "Love is Alive" from that same album was his other major hit with both songs largely eclipsing any of his late-'70s releases. Wright later turned to film composing in the '80s and released a series of world music and new age albums over the subsequent decades while occasionally touring with a reformed Spooky Tooth and as a member of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. His final solo album, the more pop-minded Connected, was released in 2010.