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David Gilmour
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the English rock musician. For his eponymous album, see David Gilmour
(album). For the American jazz guitarist, see David Gilmore.
For other people named David Gilmour, see David Gilmour (disambiguation).

David Gilmour
CBE

Gilmour performing live in London,

England, 2016

Born David Jon Gilmour

6 March 1946 (age 71)

Cambridge, England

Singer
Occupation
songwriter

composer

multi-instrumentalist

record producer

music programmer

Years active 1963present

Spouse(s) Virginia "Ginger" Hasenbein(m. 1975; div. 1990)

Polly Samson (m. 1994)

 Children 8

Website davidgilmour.com

Musical career

Genres Progressive rock

psychedelic rock

art rock

ambient

blues rock

Instruments Guitar

vocals

bass

Labels EMI Columbia

Harvest

Capitol

Columbia

Sony

EMI

Jokers Wild
Associated acts
Pink Floyd

Syd Barrett

Kate Bush

the Orb

Paul McCartney

Roy Harper

David Jon Gilmour, CBE (born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter best
known as a longtime member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He joined the group as
guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1968, effectively as a replacement for founder member Syd
Barrett, who was dismissed from the band shortly afterwards.[1]
Pink Floyd subsequently achieved international success with the concept albums The Dark Side
of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall. By the early 1980s, they had become
one of the most critically acclaimed and best-selling acts in the history of popular music; it was
estimated that by 2012 the band had sold over 250 million records worldwide, including 75 million
units sold in the United States.[2] Following the departure of another founder member, Roger
Waters, Gilmour assumed leadership of Pink Floyd in 1985.
In addition to his work with Pink Floyd, Gilmour has produced a variety of artists, for example the
Dream Academy, and has had a solo career which has included four studio albums: David
Gilmour, About Face, On an Island, and Rattle That Lock. As a member of Pink Floyd, he was
inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, and the UK Music Hall of Fame in
 2005. In 2005, Gilmour was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his
services to music.[3] He was awarded with the Outstanding Contribution title at the 2008 Q
Awards.[4] In 2011, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 14 in their list of the greatest
guitarists of all time.[5] Additionally, Gilmour was voted number 36 in the greatest voices in rock
by Planet Rock listeners in 2009.[6]
He has taken part in projects to promote international charities related to such subjects as animal
rights, homelessness, poverty, environmentalism, wildlife conservation, human rights, and music
therapy. He has married twice and is the father of eight children.

Contents
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1Early life and education

2Pink Floyd
3Roy Harper
4Kate Bush
5Solo projects
o 5.12000s
o 5.22010s
6Musical style
7Charity causes
8Personal life
9Awards and honours
10Equipment
o 10.1The 0001 Strat
o 10.2Other equipment
o 10.3Other electric guitars
o 10.4Acoustics
o 10.5Steel guitar
o 10.6Bass guitars
o 10.7Fender Black Strat Signature Stratocaster
o 10.8Effect pedals
11Discography
12Tours
13Notes
14References
15Sources
16Further reading
17External links