David Gilmour

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Born: Mar 6, 1946 in Cambridge, England
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Styles: Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Album Rock
Biography: David Gilmour is best known for his distinctively spacy, atmospheric guitar work for Pink Floyd. Born March 6, 1944, in Cambridge, England, Gilmour was well acquainted with the members of Pink Floyd when they asked him to join their band to supplement the guitar work of the increasingly erratic Syd Barrett. ...Read full biography
About Face
Released: 1984
Label: Columbia/Legacy
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David Gilmour released his second solo venture in 1984, following the apparent dissolution of Pink Floyd. He had released a record on his own in 1978, but About Face is much more accessible. Gilmour has ...Read full review
Live in Gdansk
Released: 2008
Label: EMI
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David Gilmour's Live in Gdansk was recorded and filmed in 2006 at the Polish city's shipyards, the very same historic location where Lech Walesa's Solidarity movement began its populist assault on the ...Read full review
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