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He is currently touring in Europe, the United States, and Canada with David Gilmour, playing saxophone on "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", "Wearing the Inside Out", and "Then I Close My Eyes" for Gilmour's On An Island Tour. He started his career as a friend of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, and was part of a mid-1960's band called Joker's Wild. From there, Gilmour persuaded him to play on various Pink Floyd studio albums as well as during many live performances between 1972 and 2006. He has also been heard touring Europe and South Africa with the Violent Femmes.

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  • Dick Parry
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  • He is currently touring in Europe, the United States, and Canada with David Gilmour, playing saxophone on "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", "Wearing the Inside Out", and "Then I Close My Eyes" for Gilmour's On An Island Tour. He started his career as a friend of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, and was part of a mid-1960's band called Joker's Wild. From there, Gilmour persuaded him to play on various Pink Floyd studio albums as well as during many live performances between 1972 and 2006. He has also been heard touring Europe and South Africa with the Violent Femmes.
  • Dick Parry is an English saxophonist who knew David Gilmour from an early age and was in the band Joker's Wild with Gilmour. During the Pink Floyd era Gilmour persuaded Parry to play some saxophone solos in some of their songs, these include "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. I-V)", "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. VI-IX)", "Money", "Us And Them" and "Wearing The Inside Out". Dick Parry also played these solos with Pink Floyd on tour between 1973 and 1977, he also returned for their 1994 tour.
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  • He is currently touring in Europe, the United States, and Canada with David Gilmour, playing saxophone on "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", "Wearing the Inside Out", and "Then I Close My Eyes" for Gilmour's On An Island Tour. He started his career as a friend of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, and was part of a mid-1960's band called Joker's Wild. From there, Gilmour persuaded him to play on various Pink Floyd studio albums as well as during many live performances between 1972 and 2006. He has also been heard touring Europe and South Africa with the Violent Femmes.
  • Dick Parry is an English saxophonist who knew David Gilmour from an early age and was in the band Joker's Wild with Gilmour. During the Pink Floyd era Gilmour persuaded Parry to play some saxophone solos in some of their songs, these include "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. I-V)", "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. VI-IX)", "Money", "Us And Them" and "Wearing The Inside Out". Dick Parry also played these solos with Pink Floyd on tour between 1973 and 1977, he also returned for their 1994 tour. After Pink Floyd, Parry went on to play with Gilmour on his live dates and also played "Money" in Pink Floyd's Live 8 Reunion.
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