Gary Wright, musician, singer and songwriter who had a gold disc with his hit Dream Weaver – obituary

Gary Wright, who has died aged 80, was a musician whose 1976 single Dream Weaver brought him a gold disc.

He had been a member of the British band Spooky Tooth, and had played on George Harrison’s triple album All Things Must Pass.

He was also a pioneer of electronic music, the Dream Weaver album relying almost entirely on drums and keyboards.

His last single to make the charts was Really Wanna Know You in 1981.

His work was sampled by artists including Jay-Z, Eminem and Tone-Loc.

Wright played with Ringo Starr’s All-Starr touring band in the 2000s.

He is survived by his third wife, Rose, and by two sons from his first marriage.