Dick Parry
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Dick Parry is a saxophonist born in 1944. He has appeared as a session musician on various albums by modern bands and artists. Most notably, he plays saxophone solos on many Pink Floyd tracks including "Money" and 'Us And Them' (from The Dark Side Of The Moon), "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" parts 5 and 7 (from Wish You Were Here) and "A Great Day For Freedom" (from The Division Bell.)
He started his career as a friend of David Gilmour (Pink Floyd guitarist) and was part of a mid-1960's band called 'Joker's Wild'. From there, Gilmour was a major part of persuading him to play on various Pink Floyd studio albums as well as during many live performances between 1972 and 1995.