The filming of Tommy begins.. The first scenes are interiors at Harefield Grove, a country estate in Middlesex, and involve Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Robert Powell and Barry Winch. Pete watches on set for changes which would require re-writing of the score
Keith leaves his residence at the Santa Monica beachhouse to return to London for the filming of Tommy
Ringo’s film Count Downe, now retitled Son Of Dracula and featuring a cameo by Keith, premiers in Atlanta
Keith and Ringo appear on The Flo And Eddie Show live on KROQ-FM in Pasadena. Keith plays Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and surf music records
Pete performs live for the first time as a solo act at The Roundhouse in London as part of a charity concert to raise funds to buy a coach for the Camden Square Community. At one point he gets into a shouting match with a heckler. You can listen to the show on YouTube here
Pete attends an Eric Clapton comeback party held at The China Garden Restaurant in Soho
Keith and Dougal move out of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel into a $5000 a month rented beachfront house on the Pacific Coast highway in Santa Monica, sharing it for a time with John Lennon and May Pang Internet search indicates this photo is of the house Keith rented in Santa Monica.
Keith joins Ringo Starr and Jim Keltner, all playing drums during the recording of “Rock Around The Clock” and “Loop De Loop” for the John Lennon-produced Harry Nilsson album Pussycats. Keith also plays congas on “Mucho Mungo”/”Mt. Elga” and Chinese wood blocks on “All My Life.” Paul McCartney drops by for the session and he… Read More »1974-04-09
Ken Russell completes the shooting script for Tommy
Keith Moon and his chauffeur and minder Dougal Butler leave life in England behind and move to the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. It is Keith’s intent to become a tax exile, as so many of the successful British rockers have done, but he never manages to stay out of England long enough to… Read More »1974-04-01