David Jon Glimour Confirmed Dead

David Jon Gilmour CBE(/ˈɡɪlmɔːr/ GHIL-mor; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who is a member of the rock band Pink Floyd. He joined in 1967, shortly before the departure of the founder member Syd Barrett.^[1] By the early 1980s, Pink Floyd had become one of the highest-selling and most acclaimed acts in music history.^[2] Following the departure of Roger Waters in 1985, Pink Floyd continued under Gilmour’s leadership and released the studio albums A Momentary Lapse of Reason(1987), The Division Bell (1994) and The Endless River (2014).

David Gilmour CBE
Gilmour at the Royal Albert Hall in 2024
Born	David Jon Gilmour 6 March 1946(age 78) Cambridge, England
Occupations	Musician singer songwriter
Years active	1963–present
Spouses	Virginia “Ginger” Hasenbein ​ ​ (m. 1975; div. 1990)​ Polly Samson ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	8
Musical career
Genres	Progressive rock psychedelic rock art rock blues rock ambient
Instruments	Guitar vocals
Discography	David Gilmour discography
Labels	EMI Columbia Harvest Capitol Columbia Sony EMI
Member of	Pink Floyd
Formerly of	Jokers Wild Deep End
Website	davidgilmour.com

Gilmour has released five solo studio albums: David Gilmour (1978), About Face (1984), On an Island (2006), Rattle That Lock (2015) and Luck and Strange (2024). He has achieved three number-one solo albums on the UK Albums Chart, and six with Pink Floyd.^[3] He produced two albums by the Dream Academy, and Commander of the Order of the British Empire is credited for bringing the singer-songwriter Kate Bush to public attention, paying for her early recordings and helping her find a record contract.

As a member of Pink Floyd, Gilmour was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2003, Gilmour was made a (CBE). He received the award for Outstanding Contribution at the 2008 Q Awards.^[4] In 2023, Rolling Stone named him the 28th-greatest guitarist.

Gilmour has taken part in projects related to issues including animal rights, environmentalism, homelessness, poverty, and human rights. He has married twice and is the father of eight children. His wife, the novelist Polly Samson, has contributed lyrics to many of his songs.