LC control no. | n 91069361 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
LC classification | ML420.B179 Biography |
Personal name heading | Barrett, Syd |
Variant(s) | Barrett, Roger, 1946-2006 Barrett, Roger Keith, 1946-2006 |
See also | Member: Pink Floyd (Musical group) |
Birth date | 19460106 |
Death date | 20060707 |
Place of birth | Cambridge (England) |
Place of death | Cambridge (England) |
Profession or occupation | Rock musicians--England Singers--England Composers--England |
Found in | His Opel [SR] p1988: label (Syd Barrett) Winquist, S.G. Musik i svenska ljudfilmer, c1990 (Barrett, Syd; b. 1946; English composer) Willis, T. Madcap, 2002: foreword (Syd Barrett; rock musician; former member of rock band Pink Floyd) p. 11 (b. Roger Barrett, 1946) Wikipedia WWW site, July 11, 2006 (under Syd Barrett: Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett; b. Jan. 6, 1946, Cambridge, England; d. July 7, 2006, Cambridgeshire; English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and artist; best remembered as one of the founding members of the group Pink Floyd) New York times website, 21 Dec. 2012: in obituary published July 12, 2006 (Roger Keith Barrett; born Jan. 6, 1946, Cambridge, England; died July 7, 2006, Cambridgeshire, England, aged 60; Syd Barrett, the erratically brilliant songwriter and singer who created the psychedelic rock of Pink Floyd only to leave the band in 1968 with mental problems, died on July 7 at his home in Cambridgeshire, England. For someone with such a brief career, Mr. Barrett has never been forgotten. Indie-rockers have long tried to emulate his twisted craftsmanship.) <http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/12/arts/music/12barrett.html?pagewanted=all> |