venetta fields sang vocals on great gig in the sky.
venetta fields sang vocals on great gig in the sky.
who sang vocals on great gig in the sky?
venetta fields
an early incarnation of the song, titled "the mortality sequence" and lacking the vocals later contributed by clare torry, was performed by pink floyd throughout 1972. in its final version, "the great gig in the sky" was performed live from 1973–1975, and from 1987–1994. during the band's 1974–1975 tour, david gilmour played both pedal steel guitar and the hammond organ, allowing richard wright to concentrate solely on piano (his keyboards were arranged where he couldn't play both). gilmour's pedal steel for "great gig" was located accordingly beside wright's hammond. starting in 1987, additional touring keyboardist jon carin took over the hammond parts. up to three singers performed the vocals, each taking different parts of the song. on the 1974–75 tour, vocal duties were handled by venetta fields and carlena williams, both former members of the blackberries.
the great gig in the sky
bullet::::- richard wright – keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on "astronomy domine", "time", and "comfortably numb"









































bullet::::- additional personnel









































bullet::::- guy pratt – bass, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "run like hell"









































bullet::::- jon carin – keyboards, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "hey you"









































bullet::::- sam brown – backing vocals, first vocalist on "the great gig in the sky"









































bullet::::- durga mcbroom – backing vocals, second vocalist on "the great gig in the sky"









































bullet::::- claudia fontaine – backing vocals, third vocalist on "the great gig in the sky"









































bullet::::- tim renwick – guitar, backing vocals









































bullet::::- dick parry – saxophone









































bullet::::- gary wallis – percussion









































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