<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Singer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Known for </Th> <Td> "The Great Gig in the Sky" (titled "The Mortality Sequence" in 1972) </Td> </Tr> <P> Clare H. Torry (born 29 November 1947) is a British singer best known for performing the wordless vocals on the song "The Great Gig in the Sky" by the group Pink Floyd on their 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon . She also covered the Dolly Parton single "Love Is Like a Butterfly" for the opening titles of the BBC TV series Butterflies, which ran for 4 series between 1978 and 1983 . </P> <P> Torry was born in November 1947 Marylebone to Geoffrey Napier Torry (1916 - 1979), who combined careers as Lieutenant - Commander in the Fleet Air Arm and as a RAF Flight Lieutenant, and his wife Dorothy W. Singer (1916 - 2017). Dorothy was the secretary to 6 BBC Directors - General . </P>

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