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1963-11-23

    Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters’ LP Cry Baby and 11 Other Hits enters the U.S. charts.

    1963-04-25

      The Beachcombers place an ad for a “good, reliable rock drummer” in the Harrow Observer. Despite the apparent disqualification for the “reliable” part, Keith applies and succeeds in landing the job

      1962-09-06

        The Detours get a feature article in the Acton Gazette and Post, their first ever press mention, in a review of the Gala Ball of the 1st. The paper says the “Detours” jazz group provided “the gist of the twist.”

        Keith Moon in his first band, "Mark Twain and the Strangers"

        1962-09-05

          Keith’s group Mark Twain and the Strangers audition for the BBC Light Programme. They are passed over for the Dave Clark Five

          1962-08-09

            Pete’s mom Betty reads an article in the Ealing and Acton Gazette about Robert Druce’s successful dances at Acton’s White Hart Hotel.

            1962-07-30

              The Detours’ rhythm guitarist Roy Ellis drowns while swimming in the Thames. The Detours inherit his Vox 15s amp.

              1962-07-07

                James Brown’s “Shout and Shimmy,” later covered by The Who, hits the U.S. pop charts. It peaks at #61 Listen to James Browns’s version here Compare it to The Who here

                1962-06-25

                  Keith attends a show by Screaming Lord Sutch and The Savages. Afterwards he approaches the band’s drummer, Carlo Little, and asks him to teach him his “wildman” drumming style. Carlo agrees. Two days later, Keith gets his first lesson from Little. Little later describes the 15 year-old Keith as “a lad fumbling, trying to play.”

                  1962-06-21

                    The Everly Brothers’ LP Instant Party is released in the U.K.

                    1962-05-05

                      Benny Spellman’s “Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)” enters the U.S. charts. The B-side, “Fortune Teller” will be a staple of The Who’s live act 1968-1970.