John Cavanagh is a former presenter of the Rock Show on BBC Radio One. He is a regular presenter on several other BBC Radio networks. And he owns a Farfisa Compact Duo organ which was used by Pink Floyd on many of their early recordings.
The piper at the gates of dawn
... seemingly random assortment of already existing tracks by artists including Patti Page (the 1950 hit single “Tennessee Waltz”) and “I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again” by highlonesome folk singer Roscoe Holcomb.
Pink Floyd: Through the Eyes of the Band, Its Fans, Friends and Foes
Morrison had already approached Blackhill with a view to representing the band, had looked over The Pink Floyd's contract with Boyd and Polydor and told them they could do better. Before Joe could raise any objection, Blackhill had ...
Having acquired a BRM 1957, and then a Ferrari 512 BB, in 1979 he started to take part in motor races (including the 24 Hours of Le Mans a number of times, notably with Nick Mason in 1982). He was also the designer of the Emka prototype ...
From the time drummer Nick Mason visited Geesin’s damp basement flat in Notting Hill, to the last game of golf between bassist Roger Waters and Geesin, this book is an unflinching account about how one of Pink Floyd’s most celebrated ...
Featuring 56 songs and a foreword by Pink Floyd's first manager, Peter Jenner, and an introduction by Rob Chapman (author of Syd Barrett: A Very Irregular Head), this beautifully illustrated and official book compiles Syd's extraordinary ...
In 1866, their father tried to overcome his drinking problem and took the children back to live with him in Argyll, Scotland, but after a year they returned to their grandmother's house in Cranbourne, where Kenneth lived until he entered St ...
ThHINTER The edition was first broadcast on ITV on 18.7.67 at 5.25pm . ... Winter College of Technology / Racing & Pop Festival , Gardens , Blackpool , College of Commerce , Hull , Brands Hatch Race Track , Lancashire , England .
The book explores the music, the defining moments, and the personality clashes that very nearly destroyed the band.