On this day: February 18, 1968

Psychedelic drugs had begun taking a toll on Pink Floyd founder and singer/guitarist Roger 'Syd' Barrett, and on February 18, 1968 he was officially replaced by Dave Gilmour who had occasionally played with the band to that point.

Barrett was responsible for many of the groups early hits including; Arnold Layne and See Emily Play, but his increasing drug use had made him unreliable and often incoherent.

Later, band member Roger Waters would go on to write the song Shine on You Crazy Diamond about the original singer/guitarist who was becoming more and more reclusive.

Other notable events for February 18:
-The Everly Brothers recorded When Will I Be Loved on Feb. 18, 1960, it was recorded during their last session for Cadence Records before they signed with Warner Bros. label
-Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band made their New York debut on Feb. 18, 1971 at Unganos
-Sparkle in the Rain by Simple Minds entered the UK charts at number 1 on Feb. 18, 1984
-Yoko Ono was born Feb. 18, 1933
-John Travolta was born Feb. 18, 1954