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By Indiana Drones

Updated 27 September 2023

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American, singer, musician and composer

Gary Wright is ...

Dead

Born	26 April 1943 in Cresskill
Died	4 September 2023 in Palos Verdes Estates
Age	80 years, 5 months
Cause	Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia

Sex or gender	male
Country of citizenship	United States of America
Birth name	Gary Malcolm Wright
Manner of death	natural causes
Occupation	rock musician, singer, songwriter, recording artist and rock singer
Instrument	organ and voice
Genre	rock music, hard rock, progressive rock, world music and new age music
Member of	Spooky Tooth
Educated at	College of William & Mary, New York University, SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Tenafly High School
Field of work	music, singing, rock music, keyboard instrument performance and musical composition

About Gary Wright

Gary Malcolm Wright born on 26 April 1943 in Cresskill. He is a citizen of United States of America. Gary Wright was educated at College of William & Mary, New York University, SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Tenafly High School. He died on 4 September 2023 in Palos Verdes Estates from a Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia at age 80 years, 4 months.

Gary Wright plays organ and voice. He was an American, singer, musician and composer.

Gary Wright has worked as a rock musician, singer, songwriter, recording artist and rock singer. He has worked in a music, singing, rock music, keyboard instrument performance and musical composition. He has been a member of Spooky Tooth.

He is also known as Gary Malcolm Wright.

About Death

Wright died at home in Palos Verdes Estates on August 30, 2023, at age 80. He had been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia and Parkinson's disease around six or seven years before his death. After his death, Ringo Starr posted his condolences on Twitter.