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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.
Who Are You was the Who's final studio album to feature Keith Moon as their drummer. He died three weeks after it was released. He died three weeks after it was released. The uncannily coincidental nature of the text "Not to Be Taken Away" that was stencilled on Moon's chair on the album cover was noted by some critics.
Moon was the last member of the Who to release a solo album. By this point, John Entwistle had released Smash Your Head Against the Wall (1971; with Moon playing percussion and singing backing vocals), Roger Daltrey released his hit album Daltrey (1973), and Pete Townshend had produced several Meher Baba tribute albums and the demo compilation Who Came First (1972).
Here's your chance to go all Keith Moon on a piano at East York rage room. Gannett. Mike Argento, York Daily Record. February 22, 2024 at 1:10 AM.
A long-gestating movie about The Who’s late drummer Keith Moon is finally moving ahead, with plans in place to shoot in Britain this summer, Variety can reveal. The project, which is tentatively ...
The band had not played for 14 months, and their performance was so weak that the footage was unused. Moon's playing was particularly lackluster and he had gained a lot of weight, [206] though Daltrey later said, "even at his worst, Keith Moon was amazing." [207] Recording of Who Are You started in January 1978. Daltrey clashed with Johns over ...
The group's last tours with Keith Moon. [99] 1977–1978: 15 December 1977 – 25 May 1978 (England) 2 Two special performances in London filmed for The Kids Are Alright documentary, marking Keith Moon's last performances before his death. [100] 1979: 2 May 1979 – 28 December 1979 (Europe, United States) 35
"Who Are You" is the title track on the Who's 1978 album, Who Are You, the last album released by the group before Keith Moon's death in September 1978. It was written by Pete Townshend and released as a double-A-sided single with the John Entwistle composition "Had Enough", also featured on the album. The song was one of the band's biggest ...