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Keith Moon
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English rock musician, drummer of The Who (1946–1978)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Swift Cookbook
- Play Like Keith Moon
- Swift 4 Programming Cookbook: 50 task-oriented recipes to make you productive with Swift 4
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1946-08-23
- Active to
- 1978-09-07
Discography
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Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978) was an English musician, best known for being the drummer of the English rock group The Who. He was known for his unique drumming style, and gained notoriety for his eccentric and often self-destructive behaviour. In 2011, Moon was voted the second greatest drummer in history in a Rolling Stone's '"The Best Drummers of All Time'" readers' poll. His drumming skills continue to attract praise from critics and musicians alike, 35 years after his d
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,520x
- 2015 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: The American Thyroid Association Guidelines Task Force on Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
· 2016 · cited 12,284x
- First principles methods using CASTEP
· 2005 · cited 11,999x
- Overview of the<i>CCP</i>4 suite and current developments
· 2011 · cited 11,874x
- Fostering implementation of health services research findings into practice: a consolidated framework for advancing implementation science
· 2009 · cited 10,875x
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Key facts
- Born
- Keith John Moon , ( 1946-08-23 ) 23 August 1946, Wembley , Middlesex , England
- Died
- 7 September 1978 (1978-09-07) (aged 32), Mayfair , London, England
- Resting place
- Golders Green Crematorium , London, England
- Occupations
- Musician actor
- Spouse
- Kim Kerrigan ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1975 )
- Partner
- Annette Walter-Lax (1975–1978)
- Genres
- Rock hard rock power pop
- Instruments
- Drums vocals
- Years active
- 1962–1978
- Formerly of
- The Who
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.keithmoon.co.uk
- Image
- Keith Moon 4 - The Who - 1975-2.jpg
- Height
- 69
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- name in native language
- Keith Moon
- Commons category
- Keith Moon
- date of birth
- 1946-08-23
- date of death
- 1978-09-07
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- pseudonym
- Moon the Loon, Uncle Ernie
- end of work period
- 1978-00-00
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Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 – 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, he was noted for his unique style of playing and his eccentric, self-destructive behaviour.
Moon grew up in Wembley and took up the drums during the early 1960s. After playing with a local band, the Beachcombers, he joined the Who in 1964 before they recorded their first single. Moon was recognised for his drumming style, which emphasised tom-toms, cymbal crashes, and drum fills. Throughout his tenure with the Who, his drum kit steadily grew in size, and (along with Ginger Baker) he has been credited as one of the earliest rock drummers to regularly employ double bass drums in his setup. Moon occasionally collaborated with other musicians and later appeared in films, but considered playing in the Who his primary occupation, and remained a member of the band until his death. In addition to his talent as a drummer, Moon developed a reputation for smashing his kit on stage and destroying hotel rooms on tour. He was fascinated with blowing up toilets with cherry bombs or dynamite, and destroying television sets. Moon also enjoyed touring and socialising, and became bored and restless when the Who were inactive. His 21st birthday party in Flint, Michigan, has been cited as a notorious example of decadent behaviour by rock groups.