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David Jon Gilmour (* 6. März 1946 in Grantchester Meadows, Cambridge, Großbritannien) ist Gitarrist, Sänger, Komponist und Songwriter der britischen Rockgruppe Pink Floyd. David Gilmour wuchs als Sohn des Genetikprofessors Doug Gilmour in einer akademischen Mittelschichtfamilie auf. Als Teenager begann er mit dem Gitarrespiel in verschiedenen lokalen Cambridger Gruppen. Mit seinem Schulfreund Syd Barrett gab er vereinzelt Straßenkonzerte. Beide verband eine große Leidenschaft für die Musik von Bob Dylan, den Beatles und den Rolling Stones. Mitte der sechziger Jahre arbeitete David Gilmour zeitweise als Dressman. Seine Vorliebe galt allerdings der Musik. Syd Barrett gründete bald darauf Pink Floyd, David Gilmour...

JJ Gilmour “If you don’t give me love” is the infectious first single from JJ Gilmour’s long-awaited second album “The Boy Who Didn't Fall”, which has now been released (April 2009). JJ Gilmour originally enjoyed huge European success in the 1990s as lead vocalist with Scottish rock heroes The Silencers before releasing a critically acclaimed first solo album, “Sunnyside P.A.L” in 2002. In the last two years, he has signed a new management deal with the legendary Miles Copeland and supported or toured with such wide-ranging talents as Bob Geldof, Simple Minds, Ocean Colour Scene, David Bowie, and INXS. “The...

Austin singer-songwriter Colin Gilmore is building his reputation the old-fashioned way: hard work and imagination. He and his new wife's idea of the perfect honeymoon was a tour of Japan, where he played eight cities in 10 days, complete with a different backing band at each gig. He has recently toured the west coast, played the Old Town Art Fair in Chicago, and played an online interactive concert at Mike Nesmith's Videoranch. The Flatlanders are set to include Gilmore's song "The Way We Are" on their next album. "I'm getting out there and doing it," says Gilmore, who was invited...