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Pinkney Anderson is born in Laurens, South Carolina, USA. Under the name Pink Anderson he will enjoy a long career, and will record for Prestige-Bluesville in the 1960s. Rock band Pink Floyd will take the first half of their name from him, and the second half from another bluesman, Floyd Council.
Peter Wood is born in Middlesex, UK. He will play keyboards for The Sutherland Brothers And Quiver and Natural Gas, before developing a career as a session player working with Roger Waters, Cyndi Lauper, Bob Dylan and others. He will also co-write the 1976 Al Stewart single Year Of The Cat.
A new music venue, The Mayfair Ballroom, opens in Newcastle, UK. Virtually every significant band of the 60s will play at The Mayfair, from Pink Floyd to The Yardbirds, Deep Purple and Procol Harum.The Ramblers play in The Free Church Hall, Cambridge, UK. Their guitarist, Dave
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The Spectrum Five play the first of two nights at Beat City, Oxford Street, London, UK. Their line-up includes Syd Barrett, Nick Mason and Richard Wright, who will all find greater fame as members of Pink Floyd.
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Jokers Wild, a group including guitarist David Gilmour, later to join Pink Floyd, plays at The Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge, England, UK.Jokers Wild, a group including guitarist David Gilmour, later to join Pink Floyd, plays at Les Jeux Interdits, The Victoria Ballroom, Cambridge, England, UK.Procol Harum and H.P.Lovecraft play the second of two nights at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA. Pink Floyd were billed to appear but have cancelled, as leader Syd Barret is becoming dysfunctional because of LSD usage.
Pink Floyd have an Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, recording session, working on Nick's Boogie.
Pink Floyd have an Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, recording session, working on Nick's Boogie.
Pink Floyd have a recording session in Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, working on Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, See Saw and Let There Be More Light.
Pink Floyd play the second of two nights at Theatre 140, Brussels, Belgium, Europe.
Pink Floyd are recording at Sound Techniques, Chelsea, London, England, UK, Europe, working on the songs Vegetable Man, John Latham, Remember A Day and Jug Band Blues.
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Pink Floyd play at Brighton Arts Festival, Thelme House, Brighton, Sussex, UK, Europe.Pink Floyd play at The Middle Earth Club, London, England, UK, Europe. Also on the bill are Alexis Korner and Free. The event is deejayed by Jeff Dexter.
Seven thousand people attend the first Hyde Park rock concert in London, England, UK, Europe, featuring Roy Harper, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd and Tyrannosaurus Rex. 
Procol Harum, The Rationals, SRC, Thyme, The MC5, Jagged Edge, The Psychedelic Stooges, Frost and Children play in The Oakland Pop Festival, Baldwin Pavilion, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA. Although billed to appear, Pink Floyd, Howlin' Wolf and Chrysalis do not play.
Pink Floyd release their last UK single for over a decade, Point Me At The Sky/Careful With That Axe, Eugene.
As Neil Armstrong steps onto the surface of the moon, Pink Floyd are in a BBC tv studio in London, UK, playing live music to accompany the historic event. This moment will also provide inspiration for songs including Armstrong, Aldrin And Collins by The Byrds, and Moon Hop by Derrick Morgan, which will be covered by Symarip as Skinhead Moonstomp. Also, Armstrong's famous quote, "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind", will appear as a sample at the start of the Little Caesar cover version of The Whole Of The Moon, originally written and recorded by The Waterboys.
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Pink Floyd, who have been working in Abbey Road Studios, London, on their sixth album, Meddle, now move to Morgan Studios.During a North American tour, Pink Floyd play at The Garden Auditorium, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
During a benefit gig for the 'War On Want' and 'Save The Children' charities, Pink Floyd perform The Dark Side Of The Moon and More at The Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England, UK.
On their The Wall tour, Pink Floyd play another night at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, Long Island, New York State, USA.
The Top Ten Singles on WABC Music Radio in New York City, USA, for this day are as follows :
1. Sexy Eyes - Dr. Hook (Capitol)
2. Call Me - Blondie (Chrysalis)
3. Funkytown - Lipps, Inc. (Casablanca)
4. Lost in Love - Air Supply (Arista)
5. Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)
6. Stomp! - The Brothers Johnson (A+M)
7. Another Brick In the Wall, Part II - Pink Floyd (Columbia)
8. Don't Fall In Love With a Dreamer - Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes (United Artists)
9. You May Be Right - Billy Joel (Columbia)
10. Hurt So Bad - Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)
1. Sexy Eyes - Dr. Hook (Capitol)
2. Call Me - Blondie (Chrysalis)
3. Funkytown - Lipps, Inc. (Casablanca)
4. Lost in Love - Air Supply (Arista)
5. Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)
6. Stomp! - The Brothers Johnson (A+M)
7. Another Brick In the Wall, Part II - Pink Floyd (Columbia)
8. Don't Fall In Love With a Dreamer - Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes (United Artists)
9. You May Be Right - Billy Joel (Columbia)
10. Hurt So Bad - Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)
Pink Floyd play the first of eight nights performing The Wall at Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany, Europe.
David Gilmour of Pink Floyd's About Face tour plays a gig at Auditoire Paul-Emile Janson, Brussels, Belgium, Europe.
Former Roger Waters instigates legal proceedings in London, England, UK, Europe, to prevent his former colleagues David Gilmour and Nick Mason from using the name Pink Floyd.
When electric guitar pioneer Les Paul plays a concert at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City, USA, his guest performers include Rita Coolidge, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, Jan Hammer, Waylon Jennings, Stanley Jordan, B.B. King, Steve Miller, The Les Paul Trio, Carly Simon, The Stray Cats, and Eddie Van Halen.
Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd is certified as an eleven-times platinum album by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Pink Floyd begin their Division Bell tour with a show at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida, USA. It will become the highest-grossing tour ever to that date.Nick Mason, drummer of Pink Floyd, publishes Inside Out, his exhaustive and intricately detailed personal memoir of working in the band, through Weidenfeld And Nicolson, in the UK.
Roger Waters (formerly of Pink Floyd) performs an acoustic duet of Wish You Were Here with Eric Clapton and P.P. Arnold during the telethon Tsunami Aid – A Concert Of Hope in the USA.On his Dark Side Of Moon Live tour, Roger Waters plays the second of two nights at The Anfiteatro Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy, Europe.
On his Dark Side Of Moon Live tour, Roger Waters plays the first of two nights at Earl's Court, London, UK.
Pink Floyd sues EMI Records for breach of contract in the High Court, London, UK. The band claims that EMI has broken a 1999 contract which included a clause stating that EMI required Pink Floyd's permission to sell individual tracks [as opposed to complete albums] by the group.
When rock musician Roger Waters of Pink Floyd is the guest on BBC radio show Desert Island Discs, his musical choices include tracks by Ray Charles, Billie Holiday and Chet Baker. His choice of a luxury to take to his desert island is a Bosendorfer grand piano.
Roger Waters opens The Wall Tour 2012 with the first of two nights on which he plays at the Burswood Dome, Perth, Australia.
On The Wall Tour 2012, Roger Waters plays the third of four nights at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.
On The Wall Tour 2012, Roger Waters plays the second of two nights at Morumbi Stadium, Sao Paolo, Brazil, South America.On The Wall Tour 2012, Roger Waters plays at The Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
On The Wall Tour 2013, Roger Waters plays at The gelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands, Europe.
Roger Waters, Bon Jovi, Neil Diamond, Lady Gaga and Kenny Chesney are among the winners at the Billboard Touring Awards at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.
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