Birth of Roger Keith Syd Barrett
Birth of Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett Biography and Timeline
Follow Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett through 11 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
11Distinct records
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1946–2006Years on this page
1946
1965
Pink Floyd
Barrett co-founds Pink Floyd with Waters, Mason and Wright, consisting of the first names of Pink Anderson and Floyd Council
1967
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd release "Arnold Layne", written by Barrett
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd release "See Emily Play", written by Barrett
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd release the album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn", largely written by Barrett
1968
Health of Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett
Barrett suffers from mental instability, exacerbated by his use of LSD & his behavior becomes increasingly erratic & he leaves the group
1970
The Madcap Laughs
Barrett releases solo album, "The Madcap Laughs"
Barrett
Barrett releases solo album, "Barrett"
1972
Stars
Barrett forms a short-lived band called Stars with ex-Pink Fairies member Twink on drums and Jack Monck on bass
1988
Opel
An album of previously unreleased material, "Opel," is released
2006
Death of Roger Keith Syd Barrett
Death of Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.