Dick Parry, Saxophonist Who Played Classic Solos on Pink Floyd's DSOTM and Wish You Were Here, Dies at 83

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https://variety.com/2026/music/obituaries-people-news/dick-parry-dead-pink-floyd-saxophonist-dark-side-moon-1236757358/

Dick Parry, who created some of the most indelible saxophone solos in rock music history through his association with Pink Floyd and lifelong friend David Gilmour, died Friday at age 83.

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The death was announced by Gilmour on social media Friday afternoon.

“My dear friend Dick Parry died this morning,” the singer-guitarist wrote. “Since I was seventeen, I have played in bands with Dick on saxophone, including Pink Floyd.”

Gilmour continued, “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’… ‘Us and Them’ and ‘Money.'”

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Photo Gilmour shared, showing him and Dick Parry playing for the ABC Minors at the Victoria Cinema in Cambridge in 1963.