Birth of Richard Wright
Birth of Richard Wright, later keyboardist and vocalist with Pink Floyd
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Richard Wright Biography and Timeline
Follow Richard Wright through 8 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Richard Wright, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
8Distinct records
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1944–2000Years on this page
1944
1963
Sigma 6
Wright plays keyboards in Sigma 6 before the group evolves toward Pink Floyd
1968
A Saucerful of Secrets
Pink Floyd release A Saucerful of Secrets, their first album with David Gilmour
1969
Ummagumma Double Album Issued
Ummagumma combined live recordings with individual studio compositions, allowing each Pink Floyd member a separate experimental showcase.
1971
Meddle
Pink Floyd release Meddle, featuring Echoes as a major long-form composition
Echoes Developed in Concert
Pink Floyd refined the long composition Echoes during performances before releasing its final studio version on Meddle.
1973
Dark Side Planetarium Presentation
The band's album was promoted with a press presentation at the London Planetarium, emphasizing its immersive sonic concept.
2000
Playoff Final Penalty Save
Richard Wright saves Darren Barnard’s penalty in the first half of the 2000 play-off final, keeping Ipswich Town level with Barnsley before its second-half scoring surge.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.