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Richard Wright (musician)

1943 to 2008 5 documented presences 4 places

Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Richard Wright (musician) across 4 places, from 1962 to 2008. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Richard William Wright (28 July 1943 – 15 September 2008) was an English keyboardist, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Richard Wright (musician) was documented, and when

1962year
Regent Street Polytechnicattested “In 1962, uncertain about his future, Wright enrolled at Regent Street Polytechnic (later incorporated into University of Westminster) to study architecture.” source: Wikipedia: Richard Wright (musician)
1984year
Greeceattested “He moved to Greece in 1984 after the Zee project, briefly retiring from music, and enjoyed sailing and yachting.” source: Wikipedia: Richard Wright (musician)
2 July 2005exact date
Londonattested “On 2 July 2005, Wright, Gilmour and Mason were joined by Waters on stage for the first time since the Wall concerts for a short set at the Live 8 concert in London.” source: Wikipedia: Richard Wright (musician)
2007year
Kensingtonattested “By mid-2007, Wright was living alone in Kensington, London.” source: Wikipedia: Richard Wright (musician)
15 September 2008exact date
Londonattested “Wright died from lung cancer at his home in London on 15 September 2008, aged 65.” source: Wikipedia: Richard Wright (musician)

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Places Richard Wright (musician) is documented in

London2 presences · 2005 to 2008Greece1 presence · 1984Kensington1 presence · 2007
Regent Street Polytechnic1 presence · 1962

Other places tied to Richard Wright (musician) in the record

In each of these, a source puts Richard Wright (musician) and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Richard Wright (musician) was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.

1964year
West Hampsteadmentioned “Through a friend, Wright arranged Pink Floyd's first recording session in a West Hampstead studio, just before Christmas 1964.” source: Wikipedia: Richard Wright (musician)
1965year
Londonmentioned “Pink Floyd stabilised with Barrett, Waters, Mason and Wright by mid-1965, and after frequent gigging that year became regulars on the underground circuit in London.” source: Wikipedia: Richard Wright (musician)
1974year
Newcastle Polytechnicmentioned “He guested at a concert by Sutherland Brothers & Quiver in 1974 at Newcastle Polytechnic.” source: Wikipedia: Richard Wright (musician)
10 May 2007exact date
Londonmentioned “Wright performed at the Barrett tribute concert "Madcap's Last Laugh" at the Barbican in London on 10 May 2007.” source: Wikipedia: Richard Wright (musician)
10 May 2007exact date
Barbican Centrementioned “Wright performed at the Barrett tribute concert "Madcap's Last Laugh" at the Barbican in London on 10 May 2007.” source: Wikipedia: Richard Wright (musician)

Documented at the same place, the same year

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Sources

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