“Dream Weaver” was a song written and performed by Gary Wright. He had studied medicine but never finished his education. From 1967 to 1970 he was  he was in the group Spooky Tooth. In 1970 he played piano on George Harrison’s album All Things Must Pass. The song was inspired by Autobiography of a Yogi, which was given to him by Harrison. In the video he is just playing an electric piano. On the recording he also played a Mini-Moog synthesizer which gave the song an unusual effect.

The song sat at #2 on the Billboard chart for 3 weeks (March 21 – April 10). It managed to be at the top of the Cash Box chart for the week of March 21 – 27.

Gary Wright continued to record albums until 1981, with only limited commercial success. Then he focused on film soundtracks and forays into international style music. He continued making music with various other artists including your with Ringo Starr.

Gary Wright died in September 2023.