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David Gilmour

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have taken the blues vocabulary and incorporated it into progressive/psychedelic rock with such eloquence. David Gilmour’s tone, note choice and sense of rhythm elevated Pink Floyd to a different level when he joined the band in 1967. As the era of the epic guitar solo dawned, David established himself as a soloist few could match, with a strong sense of melody and a knack for creating memorable parts – even in some of

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