Thunderclap Newman
Andy "Thunderclap" Newman: piano
b. ca. 1943, Hounslow, Middlesex, England
Jimmy McCulloch: guitar
b. 4 June 1953, Glasgow, Scotland;
d. 27 September 1979
John "Speedy" Keen: vocals, drums
b. 29 March 1945, Ealing, London
d. 21 March 2002
Tour Personnel
John Keen (vocals), Andy Newman (keyboards and saxophone), Jimmy McCulloch (guitar), Jack McCulloch (drums), Jim Avery (bass)
 
1969
Assembled by Pete Townshend around Newman, a former postal employee with a penchant for tone clusters. Townshend pulled together McCulloch (best known then for performing with a family musical ensemble) and Keen (ex roadie for John Mayall, chauffeur for Townshend, and aspiring songwriter having composed "Armenia City in the Sky" for The Who Sell Out).
May/June: "Something in the Air" / "Wilhelmina" [Track 604 301] UK1
photo: "Something in the Air" (sleeve)photo: "Something in the Air" (sleeve)Speedy Keen
1970
June: "Accidents" / "I See It All" [Track 2094 001] UK #46
"Wild Country" / "Hollywood" [Track 2094 002]
"The Reason" / "Stormy Petrel" [Track 2094003]
Hollywood Dream [LP Track 2406 003]
Something Old, Something New Schedule Old Pros
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