Dick Parry, a saxophonist who played with Pink Floyd on some of his biggest hit songs, has passed away at the age of 83.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, May 22, Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour announced the news of Parry’s death, writing, “My dear friend Dick Parry died this morning.”
He shared, “Since I was seventeen, I have played in bands with Dick on saxophone, including Pink Floyd.”
“His feel and tone make his saxophone playing unmistakable, a signature of enormous beauty that is known to millions and is such a big part of songs such as ‘Shine on You Crazy Diamond,’ ‘Wish You Were Here,’ ‘Us and Them’ and ‘Money.’”
“He played in the last band I had that included Rick Wright for the On an Island Tour and at Live 8 with Pink Floyd,” Gilmour concluded.
Notably, the 80-year-old English musician did not reveal what claimed the life of Dick Parry.
It is pertinent to mention that Gilmour, who shared a carousel of pictures with Parry, has a photograph of them on stage at the Victoria Cinema in Cambridge in 1963.
