Saturday, January 1st, 1966

Beat Instrumental features John as the Player of the Month. This issue also features the 1965 Gold Star Awards which has Pete Townsend (sic)  listed as #7 Lead Guitarist, John as #8 Bass Guitarist, Keith as #3 Drummer, The Who as #4 Best Group on Stage, and My Generation as #5 Arrangement.  There is also a very brief mention of Keith and his drums