His subsequent success within the industry took him on the road with musicians including James Brown, Otis Redding, Billy Stewart and Gladys Knight & the Pips.

After Wright's honorable discharge from the military in Alabama, he worked for several years with Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces.

During this time, he attended the Chicago Conservatory of Music and received a PhD from the Pentecostal Bible College in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Pieces of Peace was one of the premier session bands and recorded music for Jackie Wilson, The Chi-Lites, Jerry Butler, and Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions.

Eventually Pieces of Peace disintegrated during a tour of Southeast Asia, mostly due to homesickness and pressure over managerial disputes, amongst other factors.

[2] With the band disbanding and the industry shifting from Chicago to Los Angeles, Wright moved to the latter to expand into producing music.

He also became the musical director for Gladys Knight & The Pips, Aretha Franklin, and Barry White & The Love Unlimited Orchestra.

Wright, also began work with Stax Records gospel crossover artist, Rance Allen in 1978, arranging and orchestrating his Top 30 R&B hit, "I Belong to You."

Wright received another Grammy that year for the Instrumental Performance on Earth, Wind, & Fire's hit, "Boogie Wonderland".

2004 would also mark his first trip to conduct the Norwegian Radio Symphony at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway.

The relationship with Timberlake continued through subsequent albums, conducting the string arrangements on a number of songs, including "Until The End of Time", "Mirrors", and "Take Back The Night".