Henry Goldrich, the purveyor of Manny’s Music in Manhattan where David Gilmour bought his famed black Stratocaster in 1970, has died. He passed away Feb. 16 at his home in Boca Raton, Fla., at the age of 88.
Gilmour played the black Strat on many epic Floyd recordings for decades before selling it at auction in 2019 for $3.98 million. (He donated the proceeds to charity.)
Goldrich is also credited with introducing the wah-wah peddle to Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton.
Other artists he served included Pete Townshend, James Taylor, John Sebastian and Sting.
Manny’s closed in 2009 after 74 years of business.
May he rest in peace.