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Track: Love Is Alive
Artist: Gary Wright
Album: The Dream Weaver

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Name: Gary Wright
Spotify Genres: yacht rock, soft rock
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American born singer/songwriter & keyboard player and founding member of UK sixties rockers [a=Spooky Tooth]. Born on April 26, 1943 in Cresskill, New Jersey, USA. Died on September 4, 2023 in Palos Verdes Estates, California, USA. Brother of [a=Beverly Wright (3)] and [a=Lorna Wright] [b]Not to be confused with New York City based producer / mixer [a=Gary Wright (3)] (Gary Thomas Wright).[/b] A former child actor, he performed on Broadway in the hit musical "Fanny" before studying medicine and then psychology in New York City and Berlin. In 1959, he made his first commercial recording, with [a=Billy Markle], credited to [a=Gary And Billy]. After meeting [a=Chris Blackwell] (of [l=Island Records]) in Europe in 1967, het moved to London, where he formed Spooky Tooth. He also served as the band's principal songwriter on their recordings. His solo album "[Link]" in 1971 coincided with the formation of his short-lived band [a=Wonderwheel (2)]. Wright made classic solo albums in the Seventies and became an in demand session musician with artists like [a=George Harrison], [a=Joe Cocker], [a=Elton John], [a=Steve Winwood] as well as [a=Busta Rhymes], [a=Salt 'N' Pepa], [a=Eminem] and [a=Joan Osborne]. He worked with [l407395] and [a17207] as a producer after the break up of Spooky Tooth. He turned to film soundtrack work in the early 1980s. He produced his own and his son's albums. He was married to [a=Tina Wright]. Brother of [a=Lorna Wright], father of [a5006964]. He was the piano player on [m330416].

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Release: Gary Wright - Love Is Alive
Year: 1976
Genres: Rock
Styles: Pop Rock

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