Roger is rightly famous for being one of the founding members of the group. All the facts about roger waters the will blow your mind. In 1965, he cofounded the progressive rock band pink. A brief look at the bands the pink floyd members were part of before the pink floyd formed and started going places. Contact aae music for artist booking fees and book roger waters for your event. His father, the son of a coal miner and labour party activist, was a schoolteacher, a devout christian, and a communist party member. Waters became the primary lyrical contributor in pink floyd after the departure of fellow. Roger waters contact info booking agent, manager, publicist. However, considering his net worth, we wouldnt be surprised if he has a clean financial record. His country of birth is england in the united kingdom.
George roger waters born 6 september 1943 is an english songwriter, singer, bassist, and composer. He, along with syd barrett, nick mason, and richard wright, formed the. Roger is rightly famous for being one of the founding members of the group called pink floyd, as well as for his solo career. In 1965, he cofounded the progressive rock band pink floyd. Roger waters cincinnati tickets, heritage bank center, 01 aug. As the driving force behind pink floyd in the 70s and early 80s, roger waters helmed a series of searching, highconcept albums that reimagined rock as a force of almost symphonic stature, exploring themes of societal alienation the wall, class consciousness animals, and existence itself dark side of the moon. Roger waters on this date in 1943, english rock musician and songwriter george roger waters, best known for his 20year career in the band pink floyd, was born in great bookham, england. He, along with syd barrett, nick mason, and richard wright, formed the band in 1965 and released their first album, the piper at the gates of dawn in 1967. Roger waters booking agent, manager, and publicist contact info. Many of his songs are about the second world war, in which his father, eric fletcher waters to whom the final cut was dedicated died during the british invasion of anzio, italy. The pink floyd blues band the tea set the pink floyd january winter 1965 the group of people below played a handful of gigs together changing their name when the situation required it. English songwriter, bassist, and lyricist of pink floyd roger waters was born in great bookham village located in mole valley, surrey, united kingdom on september 6th, 1943 and is 76 years old today. In the wake of syd barretts departure, waters emerged as a formidable songwriter, but its this stretch of 70s albums each one nearly symphonic in its reach that established him as a distinctive, idiosyncratic voice within rock and, following. George roger waters born 6 september 1943 in great bookham, surrey, united kingdom is an english musician, singersongwriter and composer roger waters was the main lyricist for the classic british rock band pink floyd.
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He was born to mary, who passed on in 2009 and eric waters. He made his 270 million dollar fortune with amused to death, radio k. Roger was born on 6th september 1943 in great bookham, surrey, england. In 1965, he cofoondit the progressive rock baund pink floyd wi drummer nick mason, keybuirdist rick wright an guitarist, sangster, an sangwriter syd barrett. Waters initially served solely as the bassist, but following the departure of singersongwriter syd barrett in 1968, he also became their lyricist, colead vocalist, and conceptual leader. George roger waters born 6 september 1943 in great bookham, surrey, is an english singer, songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, and composer. Before they were pink floyd a history of the band pre floyd. Roger waters height weight body statistics biography. He was born in great bookham, surrey and moved to cambridge during his early childhood. He became the colead vocalist after the departure of band. The musician is married to laurie durning, his starsign is virgo and he is now 76 years of age. Roger waters was the main lyricist for the classic british rock band pink floyd. Pink floyd was an english rock band that was cofounded by waters with fellow student friends syd barrett on guitar and lead vocals, nick mason on drums and richard wright on keyboards and vocals, in london in 1965.
George roger waters, betterknown as roger waters, was born in great bookham, surrey, england and grew up in cambridge, england. Roger waters born september 6, 1944 is a worldrenowned, seminal british musician who rose to recognition as the conceptual leader of the progressive rock outfit pink floyd, hailing from great bookham, surrey, england. George roger waters born 6 september 1943 is an english musician, singer, songwriter and composer. Roger waters bio, wiki, age, height, wife, tour, wall, us. Fletcher was a son of a labor party politician and coal miner. George roger waters was born on 6 september 1943, the younger of two boys, to mary nee whyte. He was born in great bookham, in surrey, which is near a town called dorking, about twenty miles south of london.
Pink floyd bass player and singer roger waters was born in great bookham in 1943. He was the chairman of the cambridge youth campaign for nuclear disarmament at age fifteen. Roger waters was born in great bookham, england on september 6, 1943. He is best known as the bass player, colead singer, principle lyricist, and founder member of the english rock band pink floyd 19641986. Biography the main creative force behind 70s space rockers pink floyd, roger waters was born in great bookham in 1943. Songs like comfortably numb and another brick in the wall braided. Feb 09, 2016 george roger waters born 6th september 1943 is a communist musician, singer, songwriter and composer. Album rock arena rock art rock progrock psychedelicgarage folkrock keyboard. Roger waters born great bookham, surrey 1945 january 27th nick mason born 1945 july 28th richard wright born. In the early years of the second world war, his father was a. Roger waters biography george roger waters born 6 september 1943 great bookham, cambridge, uk roger waters musical career took off when he joined the band pink floyd in 1965 along with highschool friend syd barrett.
Roger waters cincinnati tickets, heritage bank center, 01. Successfully bending the minds of psychedelic music fans since the mid60s, lesser known is the fact bass player, cofounder and occasional singer, roger waters, was born in great bookham. George roger waters was born on 6 september 1943, in great bookham, surrey england. Roger was born in the city of great bookham on 6th september 1943 as the second son of eric fletcher waters and mary whyte.
He helped compose the soundtrack to the 1970 documentary the body. Roger waterss numerology born 09061943, great bookham intro waters is the theatrical and conceptual composer of the band, its lyrical driving force, passionate and uncompromising. Roger waters was born on september 6, 1943, to parents eric and mary waters. Roger waters contact information name, email address, phone number. Songs like comfortably numb and another brick in the. Waters met fellow pink floyd member and first lead singer syd barrett while growing up in cambridge. Roger will tour north america and mexico for the us and them tour in 2020.
George roger waters born 6 september 1943 in great bookham, surrey, united kingdom is an english musician, singersongwriter and composer. George roger waters born 6 september 1943 is an english rock musician. Roger waters biowiki, age, height, wife, kids, net worth. How rodrigo y gabriela tackled pink floyds daunting echoes with. September 6, 1943 in great bookham, cambridge, england.
When roger was 5 months old he lost his father, eric fletcher waters in wwii, the loss of his father is referred in free four, us and them, another brick in the wall part i. In 1965, he cofounded the progressive rock band pink floyd with drummer nick mason, keyboardist richard wright and guitarist, singer and songwriter syd barrett. Born on september 6, 1943, george roger waters came from great bookham, surrey, england. Pink floyd roger waters religion and political views. Pink floyd bassist roger waters was born in the village of great bookham within surrey, england 76 years ago today. He, along with syd barrett, nick mason, and richard wright, formed the ban read more. His father was a second lieutenant gets killed during the battle of anzio when waters was only five months old.
Roger waters simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He married judy trim in 1969, carolyn christie in 1976, priscilla phillips in 1993, and laurie durning in. After barretts drug problems got him kicked out of the band, waters became the primary creative force, and thanks to such. Waters initially served solely as the bassist, but following the departure of singersongwriter syd barrett in 1968, he also became their lyricist, colead vocalist, and conceptual leader pink floyd achieved international success. Kirkpatrick in great bookham between september 1914 and april 1917. Roger waters by eddie berman, is licensed under ccby2. This is a hasslefree site no popups, no sound, no user ids, no spyware, and no huge graphics. Roger waters biography, family life and everything about. After barretts drug problems got him kicked out of the band, waters became the primary creative force, and thanks to such inspirations as his father who died in world war. Bass player, composer, vocalist, and frontman of the english rock band pink floyd, the group known for songs like shine on you crazy diamond. His father died a year later in world war ii, leaving him to be raised by his mother, whose socialist ideals caught on with him. Waters is politically active, particularly concerning the issues of the environment and israels aggression towards palestine. Roger was born in england hence being a british national.
Was fired from the band in 1979, rejoined in 1986 as a session player and was officially reinstated in 1992. They recorded once under the name the tea set material which has not yet been unearthed. George roger waters born 6 september 1943 in great bookham, surrey, united kingdom. English songwriter, bassist, and lyricist of pink floyd roger waters was born in great bookham village located in mole valley, surrey, united kingdom on. George roger waters born 6 september 1943 is an inglis sangster, sangwriter, multiinstrumentalist, an componer. Before they were pink floyd a history of the band pre. He was born george roger waters on september 6, 1943, in great bookham, surrey, england. Apr 25, 2020 roger waters was born in 1943 on 6th september. A roger waters biography george roger waters was born on september 6, 1943.
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