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Musician Gary Wright, who’s single “Dream Weaver” hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975, has dies of complications from Parkinson’s Disease and dementia, his family confirmed.
Wright passed with his family around him on Sept. 4 at his California home in Palos Verdes Estates. He was 80 years old.
Justin Wright, Gary’s son, said that the composer and singer’s condition had advanced to the point where he was no longer able to care for himself before his passing, according to TMZ.
Wright is most known for his 1976 hits “Dream Weaver” and “Love is Alive.” He also scored a hot with his 1979 tune, “Really Wanna Know You,” which top out at no. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. His “Dream Weaver” was certified as a U.S. Gold record in 1976.
But Wright was also an in-demand studio musician and participated on ex-Beatle George Harrison’s famed 1970 album “All Things Must Pass” along with all Harrison’s subsequent solo albums through the 1970s. Wright became so close to Harrison that he had described former Beatle as his “spiritual mentor.”
“I always had a feeling that God existed and was helping me.
