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The personnel of the English rock group Pink Floyd has changed several times. The group was founded in 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. Guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour would later join the band in December 1967, while Barrett was ousted from the band in April 1968 due to deteriorating mental health. From the 1970s onwards, they were augmented by additional personnel in the studio and on stage. Following creative tensions, Wright left Pink Floyd in 1979, followed by Waters in 1985. Wright rejoined as a session musician and, later, band member. Mason is the only member to appear on all studio releases.[1]

Official members

Syd Barrett[2]
Active: 1964–1968
Instruments: lead and backing vocals, guitar
Credits: 1965: Their First Recordings, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn and A Saucerful of Secrets
Nick Mason[3]
Active: 1964–1994, 2005 (Live 8 reunion concert), 2007, 2013–2014, 2022
Instruments: drums, percussion, tape effects, occasional vocals
Credits: all Pink Floyd releases
Roger Waters[4]
Active: 1964–1985, 2005 (Live 8 reunion concert)
Instruments: lead and backing vocals, bass, tape effects, occasional guitar, percussion, and synthesizers
Credits: all releases from 1965: Their First Recordings and The Piper at the Gates of Dawn to The Final Cut
Richard Wright[5]
Active: 1964–1979, 1990–1994, 2005 (Live 8 reunion concert), 2007, (touring/session member from 1979–1981 and 1986–1990)[6]
Instruments: backing and lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
Credits: all releases except for The Final Cut and "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!"
David Gilmour[7]
Active: 1967–1994, 2005 (Live 8 reunion concert), 2007, 2013–2014, 2022
Instruments: lead and backing vocals, guitar, occasional bass, keyboards, synthesizers, and drums
Credits: all releases except for 1965: Their First Recordings and The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Timeline

Touring and session members

See also: Pink Floyd live backing musicians

Dick Parry[8]
Active: 1973–1977, 1981, 1993–1994, 2005
Instruments: saxophone
Credits: The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, A Collection of Great Dance Songs, The Division Bell, Pulse
Richard Wright[5]
Active (as touring/session member): 1979–1981 and 1986–1990 (also official member from 1964–1979, 1990–1994, 2005, 2007)[6]
Instruments: backing and lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
Credits (as a session member): A Momentary Lapse of Reason, Delicate Sound of Thunder, Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
Jon Carin[9]
Active: 1986–1994, 2005, 2007, 2013–2014
Instruments: keyboards, backing vocals
Credits: A Momentary Lapse of Reason, Delicate Sound of Thunder, The Division Bell, Pulse, The Endless River
Guy Pratt[10]
Active: 1987–1994, 2013–2014, 2022
Instruments: bass, backing vocals
Credits: Delicate Sound of Thunder, The Division Bell, Pulse, The Endless River, "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!"
Clare Torry[11]
Active: 1973, 1979, 1990
Instruments: vocals
Credits: The Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall
Snowy White[12]
Active: 1977, 1980
Instruments: guitar, bass, backing vocals
Credits: Animals (8-track version only), Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
Andy Bown[13]
Active: 1980–1982
Instruments: bass, keyboards
Credits: Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81, The Final Cut
Joe Chemay[13]
Active: 1980–1981
Instruments: backing vocals
Credits: Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
Stan Farber[13]
Active: 1980–1981
Instruments: backing vocals
Credits: Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
Jim Haas[13]
Active: 1980–1981
Instruments: backing vocals
Credits: Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
John Joyce[13]
Active: 1980–1981
Instruments: backing vocals
Credits: Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
Willie Wilson[13]
Active: 1980–1981
Instruments: drums
Credits: Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
Peter Wood[13]
Active: 1980–1981
Instruments: keyboards
Credits: Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
Andy Roberts[13]
Active: 1981
Instruments: guitar
Credits:Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
Durga McBroom[14]
Active: 1987–1994, 2014
Instruments: vocals
Credits: Delicate Sound of Thunder, The Division Bell, Pulse, The Endless River
Scott Page[15]
Active: 1987–1989
Instruments: saxophone, guitar
Credits: A Momentary Lapse of Reason, Delicate Sound of Thunder
Tim Renwick[9]
Active: 1982, 1987–1994, 2005
Instruments: guitar, vocals
Credits: Pink Floyd – The Wall, Delicate Sound of Thunder, The Division Bell, Pulse
Gary Wallis[10]
Active: 1987–1994
Instruments: percussion, keyboards
Credits: Delicate Sound of Thunder, The Division Bell, Pulse
Sam Brown[16]
Active: 1990, 1994
Instruments: vocals
Credits: The Division Bell, Pulse
Claudia Fontaine[16]
Active: 1990, 1994
Instruments: vocals
Credits: Pulse
Nitin Sawhney[17]
Active 2022
Instruments: keyboards
Credits: "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!"

Timeline

Members of early antecedents

In addition to the official members of Pink Floyd, there were several members of bands that preceded it. These bands performed at various times as Sigma 6, the Meggadeaths, the Abdabs (or the Screaming Abdabs), Leonard's Lodgers, the Spectrum Five, and the Tea Set.[18][19]

Mike Leonard[20]
Active: 1963
Instruments: keyboards
Credits: None
Clive Metcalfe
Active: 1963–1964
Instrument: bass
Credits: None
Keith Noble
Active: 1963–1964
Instrument: vocals
Credits: None
Sheilagh Noble
Active: 1963
Instrument: vocals
Credits: None
Vernon Thompson
Active: 1963
Instrument: guitar
Credits: None
Juliette Gale
Active: 1964
Instruments: vocals
Credits: None
Bob Klose
Active: 1964
Instruments: guitar
Credits: 1965: Their First Recordings
Chris Denis
Active: 1965
Instrument: vocals
Credits: None

References

  1. ^ "Nick Mason Explains Why He'll Never Give Up On Pink Floyd". Rolling Stone. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. ^ Povey 2007, pp. 29, 90.
  3. ^ Povey 2007, p. 29.
  4. ^ Povey 2007, pp. 29, 237.
  5. ^ a b Povey 2007, pp. 29, 270.
  6. ^ a b Povey 2007, pp. 232–236.
  7. ^ Povey 2007, p. 90.
  8. ^ Povey 2007, pp. 173, 208, 270, 287.
  9. ^ a b Povey 2007, pp. 246, 270, 287.
  10. ^ a b Povey 2007, pp. 246, 270.
  11. ^ Povey 2007, p. 257.
  12. ^ Povey 2007, p. 208.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h Povey 2007, p. 233.
  14. ^ Povey 2007, pp. 248, 270.
  15. ^ Povey 2007, p. 248.
  16. ^ a b Povey 2007, p. 257, 271.
  17. ^ Petridis, Alexis (7 April 2022). "'This is a crazy, unjust attack': Pink Floyd re-form to support Ukraine". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  18. ^ Povey 2007, p. 13–18.
  19. ^ "Before They Were Pink Floyd – A History of the Band Pre Floyd | Neptune Pink Floyd".
  20. ^ "Pink Floyd: How it all began". Evening Standard. September 10, 2012.

Sources

  • Povey, Glenn (2007). Echoes : The Complete History of Pink Floyd. 3C Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9554624-1-2.
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