This One's Even Older Than the SugarHill Gang


Still playing poker, and chatting (that's why they call it a Social Lounge, you know?).

The conversation turned to Gary Wright, who has his own website. I can't quote from the website, but I learned the following:

  • The title "Dream Weaver" came from the writings of Paramahansa Yogananda; Harrison turned Wright on to this yogi.

  • Wright studied post-graduate psychology.

  • Wright was in a band with Mick Jones - not the Clash's Mick Jones, but Foreigner's Mick Jones.

  • Wright claims that "The Dream Weaver" was the first keyboard/synthesizer album. (What about Kraftwerk? Walter Carlos?)

  • How's this for sounding dated? Wright toured with Peter Frampton and Yes, and won a vocalist award from Don Kirschner.

  • Tone Loc has sampled Gary Wright.


Printable lyrics to "Dream Weaver" and "Love Is Alive" are here.

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