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Thomas Scot Halpin (February 3, 1954 – February 9, 2008) was an American artist and musician. In 1973, having initially been a member of the audience at a concert by the Who at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California, he ended up playing drums onstage after the band's drummer Keith Moon passed out mid-show.
Scot Halpin: 1973 (died 2008) drums Moon lost consciousness during a show in San Francisco on 20 November 1973, and was substituted for by audience member Halpin. [39] Peter Huntington: 2004–2006 Due to Starkey's touring commitments with Oasis, Huntington was the main drummer on Endless Wire. [40]
The first live performance of Tommy was a press reception at Ronnie Scott's on 1 May 1969. [42] The following day, the group flew out to New York for a US tour, starting at the Grande Ballroom, Detroit. [42] On 17 August, the Who appeared at the Woodstock festival, having been delayed from the previous evening after the show ran late.
The album was released in May with the accompanying single, "Pinball Wizard", a debut performance at Ronnie Scott's, [114] and a tour, playing most of the new album live. [115] Tommy sold 200,000 copies in the US in its first two weeks, [ 116 ] and was a critical success, Life saying, "for sheer power, invention and brilliance of performance ...
The documentary featured never before seen footage from the band's first Quadrophenia tour including footage from its opening night in San Francisco, California, In which drummer Keith Moon collapsed twice and resulted in Scot Halpin, an audience member, filling in for Moon. Tickets for The Who's official fan club were given the first ...
February 9 – Scot Halpin, 54, rock drummer February 13 – Roger Voisin , 89, classical trumpeter February 19 – Teo Macero , 82, jazz saxophonist, composer, record producer
Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 [2] – 7 September 1978) was an English musician who was the drummer for the rock band the Who.Regarded as one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock music, [3] [4] he was noted for his unique style of playing and his eccentric, often self-destructive behaviour.
Scot Eaton (21st century), American comic book artist; Scot Gemmill (born 1971), Scottish professional football player; Scot Halpin (1954–2008), American drummer; Scot Heckert, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates; Scot Hollonbeck (21st century), American wheelchair racer; Scot Kelsh (born 1962), American politician