Steve Wright
Born1950
OriginEl Cerrito, California
DiedJanuary 16, 2017(2017-01-16) (aged 66–67)
Sacramento, California
Occupation(s)Bass guitarist

Steve Wright (1950 – January 16, 2017) was an American bass guitarist best known for his work with The Greg Kihn Band.

A native of El Cerrito, California, Wright had played in a band called Traumatic Experience with El Cerrito natives John Cuniberti and Jimmy Thorsen.[1]

After changing their name to Hades Blues Works[2] (later, Hades), they expanded into a quartet with Craig Ferreira in 1970 (he left in 1971).

He later joined the Greg Kihn Band with fellow El Cerrito native Larry Lynch.

Wright died of a heart attack at UC Davis Hospital in Sacramento, California, in the early hours of January 16, 2017. His former bandmate Greg Kihn announced his death on his website the following day.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Grateful Dead Family Discography". Dead Disc. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "Hades Blues Works". MySpace. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  3. ^ Greg Kihn (January 17, 2017). "Steve Wright, the original bass player of The Greg Kihn Band, has passed away". gregkihn.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  4. ^ Wink, Roger (January 18, 2017). "R.I.P. Steve Wright of the Greg Kihn Band". noise11.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
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