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David Gilmour

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Born 06 March 1946.

David Gilmour is a performance name for the person David Jon Gilmour.

David Gilmour David Gilmour.

Biography

David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946) is an English musician, best known as the guitarist, lead singer, and one of the songwriters in the rock band Pink Floyd. In addition to his work with Pink Floyd, Gilmour has worked as a record producer for a variety of artists, and has enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist. Gilmour has been actively involved with many charity organisations over the course of his career. In 2003, he was appointed CBE for services to music and philanthropy and was awarded with Outstanding Contribution title at the 2008 Q Awards.

In 2003, Gilmour was ranked 82nd in Rolling Stone magazine list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"

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BBC Reviews Really Simple Syndication

  1. Live In Gdansk 2008

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    Reviewed by Chris Jones

    It's stirring stuff, as you'd expect.
  2. On An Island 2006

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    Reviewed by Chris Jones

    All the best post-Syd bits came from the mind and fingers of our David.

Credits

Role Artist Release
Producer Pink Floyd The Wall (1979)
Producer Pink Floyd Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 (1979)
Vocal Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Instrument Pink Floyd Meddle (1971)
Instrument Pink Floyd More (1969)
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