Birth of Keith Moon23 August 1946
Birth of Who drummer Keith Moon.
Historical person
Keith Moon Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Keith Moon, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
10 records1946–19788 events3 places
Chronological biography
1946
1947
Birth of Keith Moon23 August 1947
Birth of Keith Moon
1964
The Who1964
The Who line-up is completed after Keith Moon replaces Doug Sandom.
Keith Moon Joins The WhoApril 1964
Replaces Doug Sandom and completes the classic line-up.
1966
Becks Bolero20 March 1966
Keith Moon, bass player John Paul Jones, keyboardist Nicky Hopkins, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page record "Becks Bolero" in London's IBC Studios
1967
Monterey Drum Destruction18 June 1967
Adds stage chaos during The Who's Monterey set.
1968
Led Zeppelin1968
Keith Moon is linked with the joke that the new band would go down like a lead balloon.
1973
Cow Palace Collapse20 November 1973
Collapses during a concert at the Cow Palace.
1978
Death of Keith Moon7 September 1978
Keith Moon dies of an overdose of the drug prescribed to control his alcoholism
Death of Keith Moon7 September 1978
Dies in London after a drug overdose.
Titles and roles
Drummer · Drummer · Member of The Who · Member of Who
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.