Song of the day for September 7, 2024
My Generation by The Who is today’s featured song.
On this day in 1978, Keith Moon, the high-spirited drummer for The Who, died at the age of 32. Joining the band in 1964 before they released their first single, Moon appeared on the band’s first eight albums – from their 1965 debut, My Generation to 1978’s Who Are You, which was released two weeks before his death. While Moon reportedly said he only enjoyed playing with The Who, he participated in the occasional outside project as well. In 1966, he worked with Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck, pianist Nicky Hopkins, and soon-to-be Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones on the instrumental “Beck’s Bolero,” which was the b-side to “Hi Ho Silver Lining” and appeared on the album Truth.
