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- Full name: Keith John Moon
- Born: August 23, 1946
- Birthplace: Harlesden, London, England
- Died: September 7, 1978
- Years active: 1964-1978
- Nickname: "Moon the Loon"
- Last Who album: Who Are You
- Died of an overdose of a drug that treated alcoholism
- The Who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990
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The Who's Keith Moon was known for having the wackiest and most unpredictable personality in rock throughout the later Sixties and until his death in 1978, but his groundbreaking drumming is what will be remembered most. At a time in music history when the steady backbeat was cherished, Moon deviated from the norm with a bombastic, frenzied style that essentially classified the drums as a lead instrument.
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B.Z. (Before Zeppelin)
At one point there was talk of assembling a Sixties supergroup that would have included Moon, his Who bandmate John Entwistle and Jimmy Page. Moon famously commented that the band would "go down like a lead zeppelin," and indeed, the project never materialized—but Moon did manage to name one of the biggest rock bands of all time. -
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Keith Moon on Amazon
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Two Sides of the Moon - $24.98
Stunning digitally remastered two CD reissue of this 1975 solo album from the maniacal drummer for The Who. Disc One features the album's original 10 tracks with an additional 15 ...Amazon
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Keith Moon: Instant Party: Musings, Memories and Minutiae - $19.95
Renowned party animal and phenomenal drummer for The Who, Keith Moon lived fast and died young. Not a typical biography, this compendium of stories, facts, photos, and an...Amazon
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Comanche Moon - $19.94
Texas Rangers Woodrow Call and Augustus McCrae pursue three outlaws, Comanche war chief Buffalo Hump, Comanche horse thief Kicking Wolf and a Mexican bandit king. Now in their midd...Amazon
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Keith Moon Questions
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Were the moon landings a fake? 3 AnswersThey were not fake. We landed on the moon 6 times, which I consider to be way too few. Mythbusters even did an episode confirming or busting the usually claime... read more -
How many moons does Mars have? 1 AnswerOur red neighbor Mars has two moons called Phobos and Deimos. They are very small - Phobos is 22 km and Deimos is 12.6 km in diameter and they are believed to ... read more -
How many moons does Venus have? 1 Answer0 as the earth is the only planet with a natural sattelite, what we call the moon read more -
Will the moon be colonized? How will territorities be defined on the moon? 1 AnswerThe presence of water makes colonizing the moon a good possibility. It's proximity to Earth makes it much easier to colonize than Mars. It'll be very expensiv... read more
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