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Clare H. Torry (born 29 November 1947) is a British singer, known for performing the improvised, wordless vocals on the song "The Great Gig in the Sky" on Pink Floyd's 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon.
Apr 20, 2023 · 25-year-old singer Clare Torry was working as a staff songwriter for EMI when the call came. She wasn't a big Pink Floyd fan, but engineer Alan Parsons had worked with her before, having originally heard her sing on a Pick Of The Pops covers album, and brought her into the studio on January 21, 1973, to see what she might bring to the track.
Jun 18, 2020 · Flashback: Pink Floyd Play ‘The Great Gig in the Sky’ With Original Vocalist Clare Torry. This 1990 gig at Knebworth marked the first time the 'Dark Side of the Moon' singer had performed with ...
Almost 400 000 views! :) thanks for watching!! / 2015-01-03This is Clare Torry performing the Great Gig In the Sky at Wembley arena 22 November 1987. She app...
Jan 10, 2020 · The British singer Clare Torry knows the biz’s peaks and valleys. She had to fight just to get her name on Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon for her vocal work on “The Great Gig in the ...
As seen on TikTok trend. Pink Floyd's 'The Great Gig In The Sky' Live at #Knebworth in #1990 featuring Clare Torry. 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd's 'The Dar...
Mar 24, 2024 · Abbey Road contacted Clare Torry. Although scheduling conflicts threatened to prevent the now legendary session from ever taking place, Torry eventually made her way into the studio on a Sunday ...
May 26, 2020 · When Clare Torry went into the studio to record her now-legendary vocals for Pink Floyd’s “Great Gig in the Sky,” the centerpiece of 1973’s Dark Side of the Moon, neither the singer nor the band were particularly impressed with each other.David Gilmour remembered the moment in an interview on the album’s 30th anniversary:
Sep 8, 2020 · Pink Floyd song ‘Great Gig In The Sky’ is a bonafide classic that features on their stunning legendary 1973 masterpiece The Dark Side Of The Moon — but what makes the song so uniquely special is a strange vocal contribution from the unknown singer Claire Torry.. Torry, prolific session singer, had been recruited by Floyd for help on the track after the song had been through the mill in a ...
Apr 5, 2017 · “The Great Gig in the Sky,” that is to say, provides much-needed emotional release in an album that can sound, writes Alexis Petridis, “like one long sigh.”Yet if you know the story of Dark Side of the Moon and of Clare Torry’s defining contribution, you’ll know that her incredible soaring vocal was sheer happenstance, an improvisation by a young ...
