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Pink Floyd. Stars. Website. sydbarrett .com. Roger Keith " Syd " Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, guitarist and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Until his departure in 1968, he was Pink Floyd's frontman and primary songwriter, known for his whimsical style of psychedelia, [ 1] English ...
—Alan di Perna, in Guitar World, May 2006 Rolling Stone critic Alan di Perna praised Gilmour's guitar work as integral to Pink Floyd's sound, and described him as the most important guitarist of the 1970s, "the missing link between Hendrix and Van Halen ". Rolling Stone named him the 14th greatest guitarist of all time. In 2006, Gilmour said of his technique: "[My] fingers make a distinctive ...
Richard William Wright (28 July 1943 – 15 September 2008) was an English keyboardist and songwriter who co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He appeared on almost every Pink Floyd album and performed on all their tours. [ 3] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as a member of Pink Floyd.
Roger Waters. from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 29 May 2011. [ 1] George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. In 1965, he co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd as the bassist. Following the departure of the songwriter, Syd Barrett, in 1968, Waters became Pink Floyd's lyricist, co-lead ...
Three line-ups of Pink Floyd performing in 1973, 1989 and 2005. Pink Floyd were an English rock band founded in late 1965 by Syd Barrett on guitar and lead vocals, Nick Mason on drums, Roger Waters on bass and vocals, and Richard Wright on keyboards and vocals. [ 1] Guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour would later join the band in December 1967 ...
Jokers Wild. Deep End. Musical artist. Website. davidgilmour .com. David Jon Gilmour CBE ( / ˈɡɪlmɔːr / GHIL-mor; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who is a member of the rock band Pink Floyd. He joined in 1967, shortly before the departure of the founder member Syd Barrett. [ 1]
Pink Floyd. " Shine On You Crazy Diamond " is a nine-part Pink Floyd composition written by David Gilmour, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright, which was first performed on Pink Floyd's 1974 French tour and appeared in Pink Floyd's 1975 concept album Wish You Were Here. The song is written about and dedicated to founder member Syd Barrett, who ...
The Story of Wish You Were Here. The Story of Wish You Were Here is a television documentary about the making of Pink Floyd 's 1975 album Wish You Were Here. After being shown on a few television channels, such as BBC Four, [ 1] it was released on 26 June 2012, on DVD and Blu-ray . The film gives an extensive insight of concept, recording the ...