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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. Barrett was the band's original frontman and primary songwriter, known for his whimsical style of psychedelia, [1] English-accented singing, and stream-of-consciousness writing style. [4]
Jul 11, 2006 · Tue 11 Jul 2006 12.16 EDT. Syd Barrett, the former lead singer of Pink Floyd and one of the key figures of the 60s, has died at the Cambridgeshire home to which he retreated as a recluse more than ...
Jul 19, 2023 · In close study of Barrett’s work, in visiting his old haunts, and especially in consulting those who knew him personally, Bogawa and his late co-director Storm Thorgerson acquainted themselves ...
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- Charles Bramesco
Jul 25, 2023 · Syd, on the other hand, suggested hiring two sax players and a girl singer. By early 1968, after a few shambollic gigs as a five-piece – Barrett’s friend Gilmour had been drafted in as a second guitarist and, it was vainly hoped, as a stabilising influence on Syd – Barrett was out.
- Tommy Udo
Sep 20, 2022 · In December 1964, 18-year-old Syd met 15-year-old Jenny Spires at Cambridge’s Union Cellar. Jenny has tried to keep her privacy and stayed away from books she dismisses as “lop-sided”, TV docs and interviews; until now. “He came up and introduced himself,” she recalls. “Unbeknown to me he had sketched a picture of me standing at the ...
- Kris Needs
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JULY 7, 2006. Roger “Syd” Barrett died of pancreatic cancer on 7 July 2006 at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, but his legacy lives on in the acknowledgement of his increasing influence over scores of musicians. A tribute concert was held at London’s Barbican Theatre in 2007, curated by Nick Laird-Clowes and Joe Boyd.
Jul 11, 2006 · Syd Barrett (1946-2006) Founding frontman and songwriter for Pink Floyd dead at 60. By Andy Greene. July 11, 2006. Syd Barrett, the original frontman of Pink Floyd who wrote much of their early ...
