United KingdomDavid Gilmour is the #5,692 most-subscribed YouTube creator worldwide and #410 in United Kingdom, with 1.4M subscribers and 499.6M total views across 588 videos. David Gilmour is known as aircraft pilot, composer and executive producer.
Biography
David Jon Gilmour is an English musician best known for being the lead guitarist of the English rock band Pink Floyd. He joined in 1967, shortly before the departure of founding member Syd Barrett. By the early 1980s, Pink Floyd had become one of the highest-selling and most acclaimed acts in music history. 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).
Channel description
David Gilmour is guitarist, vocalist and writer with Pink Floyd, but is also renowned for his solo work. David's guitar playing, singing and songwriting became major factors of Pink Floyd's worldwide success, including The Dark Side Of The Moon, the third most successful album of all time. David was voted 'Best Fender Guitar Player Ever' in a poll in Guitarist magazine.
David has released five solo albums, his first 'David Gilmour' in 1978, charting in the UK and the US. His second 'About Face' was released in 1984, again hitting the Top 20 in the UK. Album number three, 'On An Island', entered the UK Charts at Number 1 and was multi-platinum around the world. 'Rattle That Lock' was released in 2015 and went to Number 1 in 13 charts worldwide and Number 2 in a further eight.
Gilmour's fifth solo album 'Luck and Strange' was released in September 2024 and hit #1 in the UK, Germany (his first #1 there), Poland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Portugal and Austria.
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David Gilmour - Remember a Day (Later...with Jools Holland, 27 Sep 2008)
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David Gilmour - Remember a Day (Later...with Jools Holland, 27 Sep 2008)
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David Gilmour - Remember a Day (Later...with Jools Holland, 27 Sep 2008)
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David Gilmour - The Girl In The Yellow Dress (Later...with Jools Holland, 29 Sep 2015)
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David Gilmour - The Girl In The Yellow Dress (Later...with Jools Holland, 29 Sep 2015)
Frequently asked
- How many subscribers does David Gilmour have?
- 1.4M subscribers — #5,692 worldwide, #410 in United Kingdom.
- When did David Gilmour start on YouTube?
- The channel was created in Feb 2006.
- What awards has David Gilmour won?
- Recognitions include Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Order of the Badge of Honour.