Here's something you don't see every day.
On July 4, 2009, attendees of Jeff Beck's sold-out show at London's
Royal Albert Hall got a bit of a bonus during the encore: an on-stage
visit by Pink Floyd legend David Gilmour.
Gilmour—whose brief appearance was a complete
surprise to everyone in the audience—picked up his black Strat, and the
band launched into an extended guitar-heavy instrumental version of
"Jerusalem," a Sir Hubert Parry-penned hymn from 1916 that was inspired by an influential William Blake poem of the same name.
Up next (and last) was "Hi Ho Silver Lining," Beck's 1967 debut solo
single. The song is always a crowd pleaser, especially in the U.K.,
where it actually charted. Beck sings on the track (a true rarity), and
Gilmour pitched in on vocals—and lead guitar—for this occasion. You can
watch clips of both songs below.
If the site of these two Strat masters sharing a stage looks vaguely
familiar, it might be because they performed together at the Royal
Albert Hall on April 1, 2004, when they both participated in the Teenage Cancer Trust concert.
Gilmour is, of course, on the cover of the all-new December 2015 issue of Guitar World. It's available now at newsstands and the Guitar World Online Store. Enjoy!
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