SYD BARRETT-British psychedelia's golden child

'THE ANCHOR' WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE 'RIVERSIDE JAZZ BAR'.SO CALLED BECAUSE OF A LOCAL JAZZ BAND THAT PLAYED REGULARLY ON FRIDAY NIGHTS IN THE EARLY 60'S.A CHARISMATIC YOUNG KID CALLED ROGER KEITH BARRETT AND HIS FRIENDS WOULD OFTEN SLIP INTO THE PUB AFTER SCHOOL.SLOUCH QUIETLY IN THE CORNER AND TAP HIS FOOT TO THE BEAT OF 'THE JAZZMEN'. NOTICING HIS ADMIRATION FOR SID 'THE BEAT' BARRETT THE RESIDENT JAZZ BAND'S DRUMMER,THE LOCALS SOON BESTOWED ROGER WITH THE NICKNAME 'SYD' SPELLING THE PSEUDONYM WITH A 'Y' AS A MEANS OF DISTINCTION.
 
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