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4 Folk and Rock Musicians From the 1960s Who Disappeared Without a Trace
These rock musicians from the 1960s got a taste of fame, and then promptly disappeared. Let's learn more about what happened ...
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Syd Barrett, The Rock Star Who Lost It
He Became Syd Syd Barrett was born Roger Keith Barrett in Cambridge, England on January 6, 1946. As a teenager, Barrett gained the nickname "Syd"—and also a taste for collecting instruments.
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No. 9: Syd Barrett’s Psychotic Breakdown
A founding member of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett was best known as the lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter during the band's heavily psychedelic early years. He composed the majority of ...
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The real Syd Barrett, by the people who knew him
Pink Floyd became the UK’s first major psychedelic band thanks to their visionary leader Syd Barrett, then the world’s biggest prog rock band after they cut him loose in early 1968.
What do Syd Barrett and Robert Fripp have to do with Britpop? See Blur’s Modern Life Is Rubbish
Okay, it’s not all-out prog – but the band’s second record contains the spirit of the genre, with its English eccentricities, non-linear approach to playing and rule-breaking flair ...
‘Childhood’s End’: The Pink Floyd song that predicted their success
Despite spending years lost after Syd Barrett's departure, Pink Floyd managed to signal their next move before they saw their future through a prism.