Birth of Keith Moon
Birth of Who drummer Keith Moon.
Role range: 1946-1978
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Keith Moon Biography and Timeline
Follow Keith Moon through 10 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Keith Moon, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
10Distinct records
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1946–1978Years on this page
1946
1947
Birth of Keith Moon
Birth of Keith Moon
1964
Keith Moon Joins The Who
Replaces Doug Sandom and completes the classic line-up.
Role range: 1946-1978
The Who
The Who line-up is completed after Keith Moon replaces Doug Sandom.
1966
Becks Bolero
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 Destruction
Adds stage chaos during The Who's Monterey set.
Role range: 1946-1978
1968
Led Zeppelin
Keith Moon is linked with the joke that the new band would go down like a lead balloon.
1973
Cow Palace Collapse
Collapses during a concert at the Cow Palace.
Role range: 1946-1978
1978
Death of Keith Moon
Keith Moon dies of an overdose of the drug prescribed to control his alcoholism
Death of Keith Moon
Dies in London after a drug overdose.
Role range: 1946-1978
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.