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Birth name | Floyd August Guilbeau |
Born | Sunset, Louisiana, U.S. | September 26, 1937
Died | April 12, 2016 | (aged 78)
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Years active | 1960s–2000s |
Floyd August "Gib" Guilbeau (September 26, 1937 – April 12, 2016)[1] was an American Cajun country rock musician and songwriter. As a member of Nashville West, Swampwater, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and later The Burrito Brothers, Guilbeau helped pioneer the fusion of rock and country music in the 1960s.