Birth of Roger Waters
Birth of Roger Waters, later bassist, lyricist and conceptual leader of Pink Floyd
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Roger Waters Biography and Timeline
Follow Roger Waters through 86 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Roger Waters, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1943
1963
Sigma 6
Waters plays in early student bands that lead toward the formation of Pink Floyd
1965
Pink Floyd Name
Waters performs as the group adopts the Pink Floyd name from blues musicians Pink Anderson and Floyd Council
1966
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd make their debut appearance using that name with the line-up of Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Rick Wright, the venue is the Countdown Club in London's Palace Gate
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd gets its first billing at London's Marquee Club
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd sign a management contract with Peter Jenner and Andrew King
1967
Pink Floyd
Two days of recording at Sound Techniques studio in Chelsea with Joe Boyd, the tracks recorded are "Interstellar Overdrive", "Arnold Layne", "Let's Roll Another One" (later to be called "Candy And A Currant Bun") and "Nick's Boogie"
Pink Floyd
Granada's TV documentary on the UFO club and underground scene is broadcast
Pink Floyd
"Arnold Layne" is released backed by "Candy And A Currant Bun"
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd sign to EMI records with an advance of GBP 5,000
Pink Floyd
"The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" is released
Apples and Oranges
Pink Floyd release Apples and Oranges as a late Syd Barrett-era single
1968
A Saucerful of Secrets
Waters contributes to A Saucerful of Secrets as Pink Floyd shifts beyond the Barrett period
Pink Floyd
"Point Me At The Sky" and "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" are recorded at Abbey Road Studios
Saucerful of Secrets Issued
Pink Floyd released A Saucerful of Secrets, marking the transition from Barrett's leadership to a more collaborative group sound.
1969
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd perform at Mothers Club in Birmingham; recordings later appear on Ummagumma.
Pink Floyd
"Ummagumma" is released
Pink Floyd
Studio sessions in Rome for the soundtrack of "Zabriskie Point"
More Film Score Completed
Pink Floyd supplied music for Barbet Schroeder's film More, exploring acoustic songs and instrumental soundtrack pieces.
The Man and The Journey Staged
The band performed an extended conceptual suite at the Royal Festival Hall, foreshadowing its later album length works.
1970
Pink Floyd
"Relics" is released
Pink Floyd
"Atom Heart Mother" is premiered at the Bath Festival
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd play to 20,000 people at a free concert in London's Hyde Park
Atom Heart Mother
Pink Floyd release Atom Heart Mother in the United Kingdom
Pink Floyd
"Atom Heart Mother" is released
Pink Floyd
"Relics" is released. Waters collaborates with British composer Ron Geesin, who co-wrote Pink Floyd's title suite from Atom Heart Mother, on a soundtrack album, Music from "The Body", which consisted mostly of instrumentals interspersed with songs composed by Waters
1971
Pink Floyd
"Meddle" is released
1972
Pink Floyd
Recording starts at Chateau d'Herouville outside Paris for the soundtrack of "Obscured By Clouds", the album is finished by the 29th
Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii
Eight days of recording and filming starts in a Roman amphitheatre for "Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii"
Pink Floyd
"Obscured By Clouds" is released
Pink Floyd
Sessions start at Studio 2 in Abbey Road on "Eclipse", the original title of "Dark Side Of The Moon"
Rainbow Theatre Eclipse Premiere
Pink Floyd unveiled an early live version of the suite later released as The Dark Side of the Moon.
1973
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd release The Dark Side of the Moon in the United Kingdom
Pink Floyd
"Dark Side Of The Moon" performed at Earls Court, London
Pink Floyd
"Dark Side Of The Moon" Released
Pink Floyd
"Dark Side Of The Moon" hits number 1 in the Billboard album chart
Money Single Reaches America
The song Money became a major American radio and chart success, widening the audience for The Dark Side of the Moon.
1974
Household Objects
Pink Floyd abandon most of the Household Objects project and move toward new material
Shine On You Crazy Diamond Debuts
Pink Floyd began performing an early version of Shine On You Crazy Diamond as the group developed material about Syd Barrett.
1975
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Syd Barrett unexpectedly visits Abbey Road while Pink Floyd work on material for Wish You Were Here
Records, sources and methodology
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