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Gary Wright

1943 - 2023

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Gary Malcolm Wright (April 26, 1943 – September 4, 2023) was an American musician and composer best known for his 1976 hit songs "Dream Weaver" and "Love Is Alive". Wright's breakthrough album, The Dream Weaver (1975), came after he had spent seven years in London as, alternately, a member of the British blues rock band Spooky Tooth and a solo artist on A&M Records. While in England, he played keyboards on former Beatle George Harrison's triple album All Things Must Pass (1970), so beginning a friendship that inspired the Indian religious themes and spirituality inherent in Wright's subsequent songwriting. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gary Wright has received more than 1,726,184 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Wright is the 1,395th most popular musician, the 6,978th most popular biography from United States and the 498th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.7M

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  • 54.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gary Wright ranks 1,395 out of 3,175. Before him are Monty Alexander, Ron Geesin, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Geddy Lee, Bruce Johnston, and Jörg Michael. After him are John Hammond, Reinhold Mack, Aynsley Dunbar, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Jaromír Nohavica, and Grandmaster Flash.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Gary Wright ranks 476. Before him are Pat Barker, Burt Rutan, Charles H. Bennett, Steve Miller, Ron Geesin, and Martha Rosler. After him are Carolyn Schuler, Kim Jung-nam, John Miles, Miguel Ángel Revilla, He Guoqiang, and Marília Pêra. Among people deceased in 2023, Gary Wright ranks 440. Before him are Anfisa Reztsova, Nikica Valentić, John Romita Sr., Sara Tavares, Gary Rossington, and Siiri Rantanen. After him are Ferenc Mészáros, Odd Børre, Dario Campeotto, George Winston, Dick Savitt, and Robert Budzynski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gary Wright ranks 6,978 out of 20,380. Before him are Pauline Pfeiffer (1895), Gregg Rolie (1947), Connie Sawyer (1912), Tom Hayden (1939), Lewis Stone (1879), and Marvin Heemeyer (1951). After him are Edgar Bergen (1903), Marsha Ivins (1951), Thomas Hampson (1955), Kenny Johnson (1963), Peter Friedman (1949), and Richard Marcinko (1940).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gary Wright ranks 498. Before him are Curtis Fuller (1934), Joe Sample (1939), Gary Rossington (1951), Mary Lou Williams (1910), Steve Miller (1943), and Bruce Johnston (1942). After him are John Hammond (1910), George Winston (1949), Mary Travers (1936), Dave Navarro (1967), Utada Hikaru (1983), and Blind Willie Johnson (1897).

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