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Gary Wright (born April 26, 1943 in Creskill, New Jersey, USA) is an American and , most famous for his song “Dream Weaver”. He was also a member of ‘Spooky Tooth’ and has worked with ‘Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band’.

Gary Wright, a friend of George Harrison, appeared in a TV show at the age of 7. Later he came to Europe to continue studying psychology. In 1967 he joined the band Spooky Tooth as singer and keyboardist. After Spooky Tooth’s split in 1974, he continued his solo career culminating in “Dream Weaver”. The single peaked at #2 for 3 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976, and went gold. It was also featured in the Wayne’s World film and soundtrack. Later that year, his follow-up single “Love Is Alive” also reached #2 (for 2 weeks). Ronnie Montrose played guitar on the Gary Wright song “Power of Love” from the Dream Weaver album.

This would be the last significant success Wright would achieve on the pop chart until 1981, when he returned with “Really Wanna Know You, a bouncy, bass-heavy song that hit #16. His 1981 song “Comin’ Apart” was sampled by Armand Van Helden in the 2004 music anthem “My, My, My”.

On June 8, 2010, Gary Wright will released Connected, his first new pop/rock album in over 20 years. The album’s lead single “Satisfied” has special guest appearances by Ringo Starr on drums, with both Joe Walsh and Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter on guitar. Wright continues to tour, most recently as a member of the ‘Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band’.

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  • richardneal

    Dream Weaver album is great, but Light of Smiles is superior.

    12 days ago
  • leisuresuite

    and by this song i mean Love Is Alive

    March 2012
  • leisuresuite

    the organ break on this song lifts me

    February 2012
  • JohnLennonFreak

    Dreamweaver is beautiful *-* <3

    July 2011
  • WyldWoodFlower

    The new album is fantastic! The Dream Weaver still knows how to weave a beautiful tune!

    June 2010
  • RelicOfThe80s

    Gary is an honest musician- I got the chance to ask for advice once, & he told me that it isn't what he, or anyone else, thinks- it's what I think. Hope to work w/him one day.

    January 2010
  • Vanilla-villa

    Holy crap, he looks like Harrison too o.0

    July 2009
  • juggalettegurl4

    dreamweaver is amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!

    March 2009
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Live Video Chat With Gary Wright On Thursday July 8 @ 2PM EST

7 Jul 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/therealdreamweaver

Hi Friends,Hope your summer is off to a great start. The Ringo Starr All Starr tour is going incredibly well. The shows have been sold out and it's been a lot of fun.I wanted to let you know …

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