If you've heard of Floyd Council at all, probably the only thing you know about him is that he was the source of the Floyd in Pink Floyd's name. But there's a lot more to the Chapel Hill bluesman's story than that; and if Raleigh musician Bullfrog Willard McGhee gets his way, that story will spread far and wide soon. You can find lots more about it in this story from Sunday's paper.

ADDENDUM (1/30/12): Promo film.

On this date 33 years ago, Pink Floyd released its underrated classic "Wish You Were Here." And on this date in 2008, that title becomes sadly applicable to Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright -- dead at age 65 from cancer.

In an eerie bit of timing, Wright died on the same day Floyd guitarist David Gilmour said in a published interview that chances for another Pink Floyd reunion are almost non-existent.