David Gilmour (Singer-Songwriter and Producer)

Profession: Singer-Songwriter and Producer

Biography: David Gilmour has been a member of the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd since 1968, one of the world's most successful bands.

The band has sold over 250 million records worldwide, including their influential conceptual albums "Dark Side of the Moon" (1973) and "The Wall" (1979).

Gilmour has also had a successful solo career as a musician and as a producer.

Born: March 6, 1946
Birthplace: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Age: 78 years old

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Pisces

Career Highlights

• 1968-02-18 British guitarist David Gilmour joins progressive rock group Pink Floyd
• 1973-03-01 Harvest (UK) and Capitol Records (US) release Pink Floyd's 8th studio album "Dark Side of the Moon"; it stays on Billboard Top 200 Album charts for most of the next 14 years, selling over 50 million copies worldwide
• 1975-07-05 At Knebworth Festival in England, Pink Floyd debut their album "Wish You Were Here" with pyrotechnics and an exploding plane which flies into the stage
• 1975-09-12 Pink Floyd releases their ninth album "Wish You Were Here"
• 1975-09-25 Pink Floyd's concept album "Wish You Were Here" reaches No. 1 in the US, goes on to sell 13 million copies
• 1979-11-30 Pink Floyd's "The Wall" released, sells 6 million copies in 2 weeks
• 1980-01-18 Pink Floyd's double album "The Wall" hits #1
• 1980-02-07 Pink Floyd premiere their live version of "The Wall" at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California
• 1980-05-02 Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in Wall (Part II)" is banned in South Africa
• 1982-02-13 Pink Floyd's album "Dark Side of the Moon" marks 402 weeks on Billboard Top 200 Album charts
• 1982-07-14 Musical film adaptation of "Pink Floyd - The Wall", directed by Alan Parker, starring Bob Geldof, and written by Roger Waters, premieres at the Empire, Leicester Square, in London,
• 1988-10-08 Finishing 741-week stay, Pink Floyd's album "The Dark Side of the Moon" makes final appearance (of initial run) on Billboard 200 Albums chart
• 1990-07-21 Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is performed where the Berlin Wall once stood; charity concert led by Roger Waters, with guests Cyndi Lauper, Joni Mitchell, The Scorpions,; Sinéad O'Connor, Bryan Adams, The Band, Van Morrison, The Hooters, and others
• 1994-10-29 Pink Floyd finishes their final concert tour with a show at Earls Court in London, England
• 1996-01-17 11th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: David Bowie; Jefferson Airplane; Little Willie John; Gladys Knight and the Pips; Pink Floyd; The Shirelles; The Velvet Underground; Pete Seeger; and Tom Donahue
• 2005-07-02 Live 8 concert at Hyde Park, London, England; performers include Paul McCartney, U2, Coldplay, Elton John, Sting, Madonna, The Who, Pink Floyd, and R.E.M.
• 2006-05-29 Singer David Bowie joins guitarist David Gilmour as special guest during encore at Royal Albert Hall, London concert; they perform "Arnold Layne" and "Comfortably Numb" in what becomes Bowie's final UK appearance
• 2006-08-26 David Gilmour performs with his band and the Polish Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra before a crowd of 50,000 at Gdańsk Shipyard, Poland
• 2019-06-20 David Gilmour auctions 126 of his guitars for record-breaking $21M USD, including “The Black Strat,” a 1969 Fender Stratocaster used on Pink Floyd albums “The Dark Side of the Moon,” “Wish You Were Here.” and “The Wall” ($3.975M), at Christie's in New York City; charity auction proceeds earmarked to fight against climate change

Personal Life

• 1975-07-07 Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour (29) weds American model and artist Virginia "Ginger" Hasenbein (26); divorce in 1990
• 1994-07-29 British "Pink Floyd" guitarist David Gilmour (48) marries second wife, British writer Polly Samson (32)

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