Dick Parry
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| Dick Parry | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 December 1942 Kentford, Suffolk, England |
| Genre(s) | Progressive rock |
| Occupation(s) | Saxophonist |
| Instrument(s) | Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Trumpet |
| Years active | 1964 - Present |
| Associated acts | Pink Floyd David Gilmour Joker's Wild |
Dick Parry (born 22 December 1942 in Kentford, Suffolk, England) is an English saxophonist. He has appeared as a session musician on various albums by modern bands and artists, and is probably best known for his solo parts on the Pink Floyd songs "Money", "Us and Them", "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and "Wearing the Inside Out".[1]
[edit] Career
He started his career as a friend of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour.[1] He was part of a mid-1960s band called Joker's Wild. From there, Gilmour persuaded him to play on various Pink Floyd studio albums, (including The Dark Side of the Moon) as well as on every Pink Floyd live performance between 1973 and 1977, as well as on the 1994 tour.[1] He also toured as part of The Who's brass section on their 1979-80 tours.
He played Saxophone on "Celestine" for the 1997 album Big Men Cry by Banco de Gaia.
Parry appeared on Gilmour's live dates in 2001 and 2002. He also played on the 2006 On An Island tour in Europe, the United States, and Canada, performing saxophone on "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", "Wearing the Inside Out", and "Then I Close My Eyes".[1]
He also appeared at the Pink Floyd reunion at Live 8, where he played his saxophone part on "Money", and has also been heard touring Europe and South Africa with the Violent Femmes.[1]
Parry is also featured on David Gilmour's Remember That Night and Live in Gdańsk DVDs.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Dick Parry on tour". http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/2006/02/dick-parry-on-tour.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-19. "Dick Parry played the famous sax solos on ‘Money’ and ’Us and Them’ from ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973) and ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond‘ from ‘Wish You Were Here’ (1975). A session musician who has worked with the likes of John Entwistle and Rory Gallagher, Dick has been a friend of David‘s since childhood and toured with Pink Floyd during the Seventies. He gave up playing the saxophone and became a farrier, yet David managed to convince him to record and tour 1994’s ‘The Division Bell’ album. Since then, he has played with David in Paris and London in 2001 and 2002 and also played his part the famous Pink Floyd reunion for Live 8 last July."
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