Episode 157: “See Emily Play” by The Pink Floyd
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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The Book and the Chapter by Roger Barrett
Roger Barrett was born in Cambridge in 1946. He came from an intellectual but not especially bookish family. His two big passions were music and painting. By the time his father died, just before Roger's 16th birthday, he had graduated to playing a full-sized guitar. At the time, his musical tastes were largely the same as those of any other British teenager.
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