Tom Wright, whose varied career included photography of numerous rock legends as well as time spent as a tour manager for The Who and other significant artists, has passed away. He was 78 years old. Tom Wright cause of death He died from natural causes. Don Carleton, executive director of the Briscoe Center for American History, paid tribute to Wright on the organization’s website. Wright chose the University of Texas facility to house his library of over 120,000 pictures and thousands of rock music tapes and phonographic recordings. According to the statement, Wright’s “compelling and personal images of musicians, crowd, and concert venues give a real insider’s insight into the history of rock music from the 1960s through the 1990s.”…
