Bob Klose

Bob Klose (born 1945; sometimes referred to as Bob Close or Brian Close in various publications) is a British musician. He was one of the earliest members of the rock band Pink Floyd, playing the lead guitar, however he left the band before they recorded (possibly excluding the earliest "Lucy Leave" and "I'm a King Bee" recordings.)

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The Abdabs (a.k.a. The Screaming Abdabs) with Roger Waters (lead guitar), Rick Wright (rhythm guitar), Nick Mason (drums), Clive Metcalfe (bass guitar), and Keith Noble & Juliette Gale (vocals), performed rhythm & blues under various names (Sigma 6, The T-Set, The Meggadeaths, and the Abdabs variations above) during their run with manager Ken Chapman, who also wrote some early material for the band.

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Metcalfe, Noble, and Gale left the band around the time Wright and Gale married. Syd Barrett (guitar and vocals) and Bob Klose (lead guitar and vocals) joined the remaining members. They renamed themselves The Pink Floyd Sound (named after two old Georgia bluesmen, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council). The word "Sound" was dropped from the band's name, as, later, was the definite article.

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Klose was more interested in jazz and blues than Barrett's psychedelia and pop and so left the band in 1965, shortly after joining. Barrett assumed lead guitar, lead vocals, and the bulk of the songwriting, while Klose went on to become a photographer.

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It is said (and confirmed by himself in a TV documentary) that Klose's guitar can be heard on the early bootlegs I'm a King Bee and Lucy Leave.

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1945: 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar)....

British: The word British has several different uses. See the article on Britain for more details on the development and use of the word Britain....

Pink Floyd: Pink Floyd (formed in 1965 in Cambridge, England) are a British progressive rock band, noted for their progressive compositions, sonic experimentation, album art and live shows. Pink Floyd is one of rock's most successful acts, having sold an estimated 250 million albums worldwide....

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