Particularly during production of The Kids Are Alright and Who Are You, Herndon takes fans on a trip of his years with Alabama, but actually takes time in the acknowledgements portion of the book to thank Randy Owen, Jeff Cook, and Teddy Gentry for giving him his. The video immediately went viral, receiving over 5 million hits in less than a month. By their final tour with him in 1976, and A band famous for their notoriously sexist behavior (as detailed in their 2002 collective memoir The Dirt) once had a woman keeping the beat for songs like 'Girls, Girls, Girls.'In 2000, Mötley Crüe lost both longtime drummer Tommy Lee and his replacement, Randy Castillo, within a matter of months. While touring with the Who, on several occasions he passed out on stageĪnd was hospitalised. Moving to Los Angeles with personal assistant Peter "Dougal" Butler during the mid-1970s, Moon recorded his only solo album, the poorly received Two Sides of the Moon. Particularly brandy and champagne, and acquired a reputation forĭecadence and dark humour his nickname was "Moon the Loon." After Moon suffered a number of setbacks during the 1970s, most notably theĪccidental death of chauffeur Neil Boland and the breakdown of his HisĢ1st birthday party in Flint, Michigan, has been cited as a notorious example of decadent behaviour by rock groups. Socialising, and was bored and restless when the Who were inactive. He was fascinated by blowing up toilets with cherry bombs or dynamite,Īnd by destroying television sets. Keith Moon, of The Who, took animal tranquilizers before a who concert, and collapses during a performance. In addition to his talentĪs a drummer, however, Moon developed a reputation for smashing his kit on stage and destroying hotel rooms on tour. Remained a member of the band until his death. He occasionally collaborated with other musicians and later appeared inįilms, but considered playing in the Who his primary occupation and Rise to fame, and was quickly recognised for his drumming style, whichĮmphasised tom-toms, cymbal crashes, and drum fills. Local band, the Beachcombers, he joined the Who in 1964 before they
Moon grew up in Alperton, a suburb of Wembley, in Middlesex,Īnd took up the drums during the early 1960s. History by a Rolling Stone readers' poll. Hall of Fame in 1982, becoming only the second rock drummer to beĬhosen, and in 2011, Moon was voted the second-greatest drummer in He was posthumously inducted into the Modern Drummer His drumming continues to be praised byĬritics and musicians. He was noted for his unique style and his eccentric, often Watts’ speed, power and time keeping were never better showcased than during the concert documentary, “Shine a Light,” when director Martin Scorsese filmed “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” from where he drummed toward the back of the stage.Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978) was an English drummer who played with the English rock band the Who. Watts was a jazz drummer in his early years and never lost his affinity for the music he first loved, heading his own jazz band and taking on numerous other side projects.Ī classic Stones song like “Brown Sugar” and “Start Me Up” often began with a hard guitar riff from Richards, with Watts following closely behind. The Stones began, Watts said, “as white blokes from England playing Black American music” but quickly evolved their own distinctive sound. He has been a part of the group for nearly 60 years, ranked just behind Mick Jagger and Keith Richards as the group’s longest lasting and most essential member. The quiet, elegantly dressed Watts was often ranked with Keith Moon, Ginger Baker and a handful of others as a premier rock drummer, respected worldwide for his muscular, swinging style as the band rose from its scruffy beginnings to international superstardom. THE “QUIET, ELEGANTLY DRESSED” DRUMMER WHO CHANGED ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY