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    Where did Pink Floyd get their name from?

    Question #68172. Asked by romeomikegolf. (Jul 13 06 12:00 AM)


    naked_lunch

    Taken from the names of two Georgia bluesmen Pink Anderson and Floyd Council - from the early days when the band saw itself as a blues band.

    http://library.thinkquest.org/4626/rock.htm

    Jul 13 06, 1:34 AM
    Allergic2Life

    Orginally they were called The Pink Floyd.

    Jul 13 06, 7:03 AM
    Brainyblonde

    When Tea Set found themselves on the same bill as another band with the same name, Barrett came up with an alternative name on the spur of the moment, choosing The Pink Floyd Sound (after two blues musicians, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council). For a time after this they oscillated between 'Tea Set' and 'The Pink Floyd Sound', with the latter name eventually winning out. The word Sound was dropped fairly quickly, but the definite article was still used occasionally for several years afterward, up to about the time of the More soundtrack.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd


    Jul 13 06, 7:38 AM
    romeomikegolf

    That's yay's for all.

    RIP Syd Barrett.

    Jul 13 06, 12:16 PM


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