Dick Parry, who played saxophone on some of Pink Floyd’s most famous songs and tours, died Friday morning of unspecified causes at the age of 83.
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour shared the sad news in a social media post. “My dear friend Dick Parry died this morning,” he wrote. “Since I was seventeen, I have played in bands with Dick on saxophone, including Pink Floyd.
“His feel and tone make his saxophone playing unmistakable,” Gilmour continued, “a signature of enormous beauty that is known to millions and is such a big part of songs such as ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond,’ ‘Wish You Were Here,’ ‘Us’ and ‘Them and Money.'”
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As Gilmour noted, Parry performed on some of the most famous songs from 1973’s The Dark Side of the Moon and 1975’s Wish You Were Here. He also appears on 1994’s The Division Bell and toured with Pink Floyd between 1973 to 1977, again in 1994, and at the Live 8 charity show in 2005.
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