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Rick Wright Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Rick Wright, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

9 records1966–20087 events1 places

Chronological biography

1966

Pink FloydJanuary 1966
Arts / Popular Music · Member of Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd make their debut appearance using that name with the line-up of Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Rick Wright, the venue is the Countdown Club in London's Palace Gate

1967

See Emily Play16 June 1967
Arts / Popular Music · Member of Pink Floyd · London

Pink Floyd release See Emily Play, which becomes a major early British hit

1978

Wet DreamSeptember 1978
Arts / Popular Music

Rick Wright releases "Wet Dream", his first solo album

1979

DismissalSeptember 1979
Arts / Popular Music · Member of Pink Floyd

Rick Wright is dropped from the Pink Floyd Partnership during final sessions for "The Wall", the move is Waters idea but he is backed by Gilmour

Pink FloydSeptember 1979
Arts / Popular Music · Member of Pink Floyd

Rick Wright is dropped from the Pink Floyd Partnership during final sessions for "The Wall", the move is Waters idea but he is backed by Gilmour

1984

Zee9 April 1984
Arts / Popular Music · Member of Pink Floyd

Rick Wright releases a self-titled album of his collaboration with Dave Harris, "Zee"

1987

Pink FloydJune 1987
Arts / Popular Music · Member of Pink Floyd

Dave Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright release "A Momentary Lapse Of Reason" as Pink Floyd

1995

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame1995
Arts / Popular Music · Member of Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd are inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

2008

Death of Rick Wright15 September 2008
Arts / Popular Music · Member of Pink Floyd

Death of Rick Wright

Titles and roles

Member of Pink Floyd

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.