RIP: Roger (Syd) Barrett (1946-2006)

As Pink Floyd is my all-time favorite rock/pop group, I was saddened to hear of the death of Syd Barrett, one of the founders of the band back in the 1960s. Although he was only with the band at the very beginning, his influence lingered, and several of PF's later great songs either were inspired by him or were about him (e.g., Shine On You Crazy Diamond).

For more information about him, see the Wikipedia entry, the article written by Syd's sister Rosemary, and this article over at AllMusic. There is some interesting info in all three.