Set the controls for the heart of the sun

Floyd founder Wright dies at 65

Pink Floyd keyboard player and founder member Richard Wright has died
aged 65 from cancer.

Wright appeared on the group's first album, The Piper at the Gates of
Dawn, in 1967 alongside lead guitarist Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and
Nick Mason.

Dave Gilmour joined the band at the start of 1968 while Barrett left the
group shortly afterwards.

Wright penned songs on classic albums including The Dark Side Of The
Moon and Wish You Were Here.

Wright's spokesman said: "The family of Richard Wright, founder member
of Pink Floyd, announce with great sadness that Richard died today after
a short struggle with cancer.

"The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this difficult
time."

Pink Floyd achieved legendary status with albums including 1973's The
Dark Side Of The Moon, which stayed in the US album chart for more than
a decade.

Waters left the band in 1981, performing his last concert at London's
Earls Court.

Wright, together with Gilmour and Mason and Wright, continued to record
and tour as Pink Floyd during the remainder of the 1980s and into the
1990s, releasing their last studio album - The Division Bell - in 1994.

In 2005, the full band reunited - for the first time in 24 years - for
the Live 8 concert in London's Hyde Park.

Following up on earlier

It goes without saying I will be doing a special show tonight to mark the passing of Richard Wright. I figure to start about 7 eastern and I'll post in here when it's all going.

Doc Webster's Freakers Ball - Be careful with that axe, Eugene

In memory of Richard Wright, the next five hours plus are Pink Floyd. First up is my Pink Floyd megaset, then Is There Anybody Out There? aka The Wall recorded live from the only shows with the original Wall set and full post-Barrett lineup. The finale is, of course, Dark Side Of The Moon. Set the controls for the heart of the sun, indeed.

(Check last Friday night's show post for a link to How To info if you need it.)