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The Who concert disaster was a crowd disaster that occurred on December 3, 1979, when English rock band the Who performed at Riverfront Coliseum (now known as Heritage Bank Center) in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, and a rush of concert-goers outside the Coliseum's entry doors resulted in the deaths of 11 people.
John Alec Entwistle (9 October 1944 – 27 June 2002) was an English musician, best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band the Who.Entwistle's music career spanned over four decades.
1970: 16 January 1970 – 20 December 1970 (Europe, United States) 74 Opera house dates in Europe, as well as various dates and tours of the United Kingdom and the United States, supporting Tommy. [4] The live album Live at Leeds was recorded in February. [93] 1971: 4 January 1971 – 15 December 1971 (United Kingdom, United States) 73
Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (1996) BBC Sessions (2000) View from a Backstage Pass (2007) Greatest Hits Live (2010) (disc one only) Live at Hull 1970 (2012) Live at the Fillmore East 1968 (2018) Death of Keith Moon (7 September 1978) The Who Who Are You Tour (1979–1980) Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica
The pair quarrelled, particularly in the mid-1970s, over the group's direction. [375] During his time with the band, Jones was subject to intermittent criticism from Daltrey. [376] Entwistle's death in 2002 came as a shock to both Townshend and Daltrey, and caused them to re-evaluate their relationship.
The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have died in the 1970s. The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age.
Halpin was born in Muscatine, Iowa, to Elizabeth and Richard Halpin, of Muscatine.He grew up in Muscatine, showing early promise as a visual artist and musician. In the early 1970s, he moved to California, where he met his wife and life-time collaborator Robin Young at City College of San Francisco in 1978.
Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 [2] – 7 September 1978) was an English musician who was the drummer for the rock band the Who.Regarded as one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock music, [3] [4] he was noted for his unique style of playing and his eccentric, often self-destructive behaviour.