1970-01-09
The first inquest into the death of Neil Boland is held
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1970-01-09
“Legs” Larry Smith, as “Topo D. Bil,” releases the single “Witchi Tai To” in the U.K. Keith is a guest percussionist on the track.
1970-01-06
Damon Lyon-Shaw is at IBC Studio A, London mixes a preliminary Who live album from Bob Pridden’s two-track tapes recorded during the 1969 U.S. tour. The tracks are “Young Man Blues version 1,” “I Can’t Explain,” “Fortune Teller,” “Young Man Blues version 2,” “Summertime Blues” and “Shakin’ All Over.”
1970-01-04
Keith’s chauffeur, Neil Boland, dies in a tragic accident
1970-01-03
Rolling Stone, in their year in review rate Tommy the most overrated album of the year, “four sides of music that would have made a great single album.”
1970-01-02
Keith spends the day with his old group The Beachcombers, then takes them out to the Speakeasy.
1969-12-27
Rolling Stone carried a full page ad entitled “What Pete Townshend Thinks About King Crimson”
1969-11-18
The Who flew back to London
1969-11-13
Pete appears on WEDO AM’s Personal Close-Up radio show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1969-11-09
The Who were scheduled to play the Kinetic Playground in Chicago, but the venue was destroyed by a fire two nights earlier