He has toured with Beatles and crooned with Bradys (as in Carol Brady, of ‘The Brady Bunch’).
What’s left for Gary Wright to conquer? Morristown, of course!
The Dream Weaver comes to the Mayo Performing Arts Center with Hippiefest on Aug. 10, 2011; tickets are $47-$87.
He will be joined by Dave Mason, Rick Farner of Grand Funk, Rick Derringer, and Felix Cavaliere of the Rascals.
In this podcast (also available on iTunes), Gary describes the Magical Mystery Tour that led him to Dream Weaver, his huge 1976 hit.
Hint: It involves a famously Fab singer from Liverpool, a guy named Harrison.
And then there is his stint in a certain All-Starr Band with a famously Fab drummer, Ringo-something. Gary, the pride of Tenafly High, also talks about the birth of synth-pop, his debut on Broadway with Florence Henderson (before she became Carol Brady and before he was the Dream Weaver), performing with Jimi Hendrix, and more.
Not bad for a kid from Cresskill.
