List of Pink Floyd band members

The personnel of the rock group Pink Floyd has centred on a small number of full-time members, who initially were the entire group. From the 1970s onwards, they were augmented by additional personnel in the studio and on stage. As of 2016, Nick Mason is the only original member of the group to appear on all studio releases.

Official members

Nick Mason[1]
Active:1965–1994, 2005, 2012–2014
Instruments: drums
Release contributions: all Pink Floyd releases
Roger Waters[2]
Active: 1965–1985, 2005
Instruments: vocals, bass guitar, occasional guitar and synthesizer
Release contributions: all releases from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn to The Final Cut
Richard Wright[3]
Active: 1965–1979, 1993–1994, 2005 (touring/session member from 1979–1981 and 1987–1990)[4]
Instruments: vocals, keyboards
Release contributions: all releases from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn to The Wall, and from A Momentary Lapse of Reason to The Endless River
Syd Barrett[5]
Active: 1965–1968
Instruments: vocals, guitar
Release contributions: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn and A Saucerful of Secrets
David Gilmour[6]
Active: 1968–1994, 2005, 2012–2014
Instruments: vocals, guitar, occasional bass guitar and keyboards
Release contributions: all releases from A Saucerful of Secrets to The Endless River
Bob Klose [7]
Active: 1965
Instruments: guitar, vocals
Release contributions: 1965: Their First Recordings

Timeline

Touring and session members

Dick Parry[8]
Active: 1973–1977, 1994, 2005
Instruments: saxophone
Release contributions: The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, A Collection of Great Dance Songs, The Division Bell, Pulse
Clare Torry[9]
Active: 1973, 1990
Instruments: vocals
Release contributions: The Dark Side of the Moon
Snowy White[10]
Active: 1977, 1980
Instruments: guitar
Release contributions: Animals (8-track version only), Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
Andy Bown[11]
Active: 1980–1981
Instruments: bass guitar
Release contributions: Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
Joe Chemay[11]
Active: 1980–1981
Instruments: backing vocals
Release contributions: Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
Stan Farber[11]
Active: 1980–1981
Instruments: backing vocals
Release contributions: Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
Jim Haas[11]
Active: 1980–1981
Instruments: backing vocals
Release contributions: Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
John Joyce[11]
Active: 1980–1981
Instruments: backing vocals
Release contributions: Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
Willie Wilson[11]
Active: 1980–1981
Instruments: drums
Release contributions: Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
Peter Wood[11]
Active: 1980–1981
Instruments: keyboards
Release contributions: Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
Andy Roberts[11]
Active: 1981
Instruments: guitar
Release contributions:Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
Jon Carin[12]
Active: 1987–1994, 2005, 2014
Instruments: keyboards, vocals
Release contributions: A Momentary Lapse of Reason, Delicate Sound of Thunder, The Division Bell, Pulse, The Endless River
Durga McBroom[13]
Active: 1987–1994, 2014
Instruments: vocals
Release contributions: Delicate Sound of Thunder, The Division Bell, Pulse, The Endless River
Scott Page[14]
Active: 1987–1989
Instruments: saxophone, guitar
Release contributions: A Momentary Lapse of Reason, Delicate Sound of Thunder
Guy Pratt[15]
Active: 1987–1994, 2014
Instruments: bass guitar, vocals
Release contributions: Delicate Sound of Thunder, The Division Bell, Pulse, The Endless River
Tim Renwick[12]
Active: 1987–1994, 2005
Instruments: guitar, vocals
Release contributions: Delicate Sound of Thunder, The Division Bell, Pulse
Gary Wallis[15]
Active: 1987–1994
Instruments: percussion
Release contributions: Delicate Sound of Thunder, The Division Bell, Pulse
Sam Brown[16]
Active: 1990, 1994
Instruments: vocals
Release contributions: The Division Bell, Pulse
Claudia Fontaine[16]
Active: 1990, 1994
Instruments: vocals
Release contributions: Pulse

Members of early antecedents

In addition to the official members of Pink Floyd, there were several members of bands that preceded it. These bands performed at various times as Sigma 6, the Meggadeaths, the Abdabs (or the Screaming Abdabs), Leonard's Lodgers, the Spectrum Five, and the Tea Set.[17][18]

Clive Metcalfe
Active: 1963-1964
Instrument: bass guitar
Keith Noble
Active: 1963-1964
Instrument: vocals
Sheilagh Noble
Active: 1963
Instrument: vocals
Vernon Thompson
Active: 1963
Instrument: guitar
Juliette Gale
Active: 1964
Instruments: vocals
Chris Denis
Active: 1965
Instrument: vocals

References

Citations

Sources

  • Povey, Glenn (2007). Echoes : The Complete History of Pink Floyd. 3C Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9554624-1-2. 
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