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Pink Floyd: Quick Facts

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Awards And Honors Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1996) • Grammy Award (1994)
Notable Works “A Saucerful of Secrets” • “Meddle” • “The Dark Side of the Moon” • “Wish You Were Here”
Date 1965 - c. 1994
Related People Syd Barrett • Roger Waters • David Gilmour • Rick Wright

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Nick Mason, Dave Gilmour, Rick Wright, and Roger Waters of Pink Floyd wrapped together in pink fabric against a pink background, early 1970s.
Black-and-white photo of Pink Floyd in 1967, standing against a brick wall in London. Left to right: Nick Mason, Richard Wright, Roger Waters, and Syd Barrett.
Roger Waters in a patterned coat and printed shirt, standing indoors in front of a window with blurred buildings visible outside, photographed in Zurich in 1968.
Wish You Were Here
David Gilmour holding an electric guitar on stage, wearing a black t-shirt, with a slight smile and stage equipment visible in the background.
David Gilmour of Pink Floyd plays electric guitar on stage in front of stacked amplifiers at the Hyde Park Free Concert in London, 1970.
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd plays bass guitar on stage, wearing a light blue shirt, with purple concert lighting in the background at the Live 8 benefit concert in London.
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