Birth of Roger Keith Syd Barrett6 January 1946
Birth of Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett
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Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
11 records1946–20068 events1 places
Chronological biography
1946
1965
Pink Floyd1965
Barrett co-founds Pink Floyd with Waters, Mason and Wright, consisting of the first names of Pink Anderson and Floyd Council
1967
Pink Floyd11 March 1967
Pink Floyd release "Arnold Layne", written by Barrett
Pink Floyd16 June 1967
Pink Floyd release "See Emily Play", written by Barrett
Pink Floyd5 August 1967
Pink Floyd release the album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn", largely written by Barrett
1968
Health of Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett1968
Barrett suffers from mental instability, exacerbated by his use of LSD & his behavior becomes increasingly erratic & he leaves the group
1970
The Madcap LaughsJanuary 1970
Barrett releases solo album, "The Madcap Laughs"
BarrettJune 1970
Barrett releases solo album, "Barrett"
1972
Stars5 August 1972
Barrett forms a short-lived band called Stars with ex-Pink Fairies member Twink on drums and Jack Monck on bass
1988
Opel1988
An album of previously unreleased material, "Opel," is released
2006
Death of Roger Keith Syd Barrett7 July 2006
Death of Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett
Titles and roles
Member of Pink Floyd · Member of Stars
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.