{"id":1120,"count":5,"description":"Pink Floyd was an English rock band from London. Founded in late 1965, the group achieved worldwide acclaim, initially with innovative psychedelic music, and later in a genre that came to be termed progressive rock.\r\n\r\nDistinguished by philosophical lyrics, musical experimentation, frequent use of sound effects and elaborate live shows, Pink Floyd remains one of the most commercially successful and influential groups in the history of popular music.\r\n\r\n<strong>Main official members (in a chronological order):<\/strong>\r\nRoger Waters \u2013 bass guitar, vocals, sound effects (1965-1985, 2005)\r\nNick Mason \u2013 drums, percussion, sound effects (1965-1994, 2005, 2007, 2013-2014, 2022)\r\nRichard Wright \u2013 keyboards, vocals (1965-1981, 1987-1994, 2005, 2007) (session musician during 1986-1987)\r\nSyd Barrett \u2013 guitar, vocals (1965-1968)\r\nDavid Gilmour \u2013 guitar, slide guitar, vocals (1967-1994, 2005, 2007, 2013\u20132014, 2022)\r\n\r\n<strong>Pre-Pink Floyd members (in a chronological order):<\/strong>\r\nRoger Waters - lead guitar (1963-1964), bass guitar (1964-1965)\r\nNick Mason - drums (1963-1965)\r\nClive Metcalfe - bass (1963-1964)\r\nKeith Noble - vocals (1963-1964)\r\nSheilagh Noble - vocals (1963)\r\nRichard Wright - rhythm guitar (1963-1964), keyboards (1964-1965)\r\nMike Leonard - keyboards (1963)\r\nVernon Thompson - guitar (1963)\r\nJuliette Gale - vocals (1964)\r\nRado Klose (Bob Klose) - guitar (1964)\r\nSyd Barrett - guitar (1964-1965), vocals (1965)\r\nChris Denis - vocals (1965)\r\n\r\n<strong>Previous band names (in a chronological order):<\/strong>\r\n* Sigma 6 (1963\u20131964)\r\n* The Meggadeaths (1964)\r\n* The Abdabs (1964)\r\n* The Screaming Abdabs (1964)\r\n* Leonard's Lodgers (1964)\r\n* The Spectrum Five (1964)\r\n* The Tea Set (1964\u20131965)\r\n* The Pink Floyd Sound (1965)\r\n* The Pink Floyd (1965\u20131967)\r\n\r\nInducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 (Performer).\r\nGroup name was taken from both Pink Anderson and Floyd \"Dipper Boy\" Council as a tribute to the American blues music they loved.","link":"https:\/\/egiarecords.com\/eu\/artista\/pink-floyd\/","name":"Pink Floyd","slug":"pink-floyd","taxonomy":"artista","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/egiarecords.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artista\/1120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/egiarecords.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artista"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/egiarecords.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/artista"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/egiarecords.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?artista=1120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}