Wright had no explanation for the astonishing longevity of the "Dark Side" album - it spent more time, 741 weeks, on the Billboard album chart than any other in history - or the extraordinary following the band inspired. The nine-part epic song is a salute to Barrett, who, after leaving the group, retreated into mental illness, often attributed to his drug use. He also co-wrote "Shine On You Crazy Diamond," one of the group's signature songs from "Wish You Were Here," the second of five Floyd albums to reach No. On the group's landmark "Dark Side of the Moon" album, he was responsible for the thick electric piano chording on the 1973 hit "Money" and the swirling organ lines and classically inspired grand piano on "Us and Them," a song he wrote with Waters. Wright wrote or co-wrote many of the band's songs and frequently provided a crucial component of the Pink Floyd sound. Wright never achieved the high public profile of the group's three key figures - founding singer-guitarist Syd Barrett and the often-feuding co-leaders, singer-bassist Roger Waters and singer-guitarist David Gilmour, who joined shortly before Barrett left in 1968.īut Mr. LOS ANGELES - Richard Wright, a founding member of Pink Floyd whose piano and synthesizer work played a critical part in the pioneering rock band's ethereal sound, died yesterday after a short battle with cancer.
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