David Gilmour

David Jon Gilmour is an English musician and multiinstrumentalist who was the guitarist lead vocalist and songwriter of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd It is estimated that as of 2010 the group have sold over 250 million records worldwide including 745 million units sold in the United States In addition to his work with Pink Floyd Gilmour has worked as a producer for a variety of artists and has enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist Gilmour has been actively involved with many charities over the course of his career In 2005 he was appointed CBE for his services to music He was awarded with the Outstanding Contribution title at the 2008 Q Awards In 2011 Rolling Stone Magazine ranked him number 14 in their list of the greatest guitarists of all time