Barrett was behind Floyd’s first three singles (“Arnold Layne”, “See Emily Play”, “Apples And Oranges”) and at the same time ...

He died in 2006 from pancreatic cancer. A founding member of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett was best known as the lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter during the band's heavily psychedelic ...

In 2007, the members of Pink Floyd reunited for a tribute concert in London in honor of the band's co-founder Syd Barrett, ...

You will no doubt have read the obituaries for Syd Barrett, who died of cancer on July 7 2006. You will have read about how he was the original guiding light of Pink Floyd, who wrote, sang and ...

The talented but troubled Pink Floyd co-founder is certainly celebrated by Nick Mason’s group, now on their seventh tour in ...

He described Barrett as a "celebrated son of Cambridge", who returned to the city and lived as a recluse until his death in 2006. A blue plaque was dedicated to Syd Barrett in Cambridge as part of ...

All four members of Pink Floyd reunited for the first time in 24 years for a concert at Live 8 in London, which would be ...

...Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd. Follow the tragic journey of Syd Barrett - the original singer of Pink Floyd - as interviews with those closest to him detail ...

Syd Barrett's guitar was put up for sale by his ... He died of pancreatic cancer in 2006 at the age of 60. The guitar, which Barrett got in 1971, was bought by a bidder from France.

But Pink Floyd existed before Gilmour's arrival and after Waters' departure, with important contributions made in these eras by the whimsical Syd Barrett and the more ruminative Richard Wright.