Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Pink Floyd member Richard Wright dies - MUSIC- msnbc.com

Musician was seen as dominant force in the early days of psychedelic band
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Members of the rock band Pink Floyd, from left, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Syd Barrett and Richard Wright, right, leap from the steps of EMI House in London on March 3, 1967.

updated 1:34 p.m. ET, Mon., Sept. 15, 2008

LONDON - Richard Wright, a founding member of Pink Floyd, died Monday. He was 65.

The rock group’s spokesman, Doug Wright, who’s unrelated, said Wright died after a battle with cancer at his home in Britain. He said the band member’s family did not want to give more details about his death.

Wright met Pink Floyd members Roger Waters and Nick Mason in college and joined their early band, Sigma 6. Along with the late Syd Barrett, the four formed Pink Floyd in 1965.

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