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When Keith Moon died on September 7, 1978,
The Who were left without the driving force of their rhythm section, a larger-than-life drummer whose thunderous approach on the kit defined the band’s sound and changed the course of rock drumming. Even with this blow, guitarist and principal songwriter Pete Townshend announced the next day that the band “is more determined than ever to carry on.” They’d already signed deals for several projects and would soon be under contract to deliver albums to the label, the first of which would be
Face Dances, featuring new recruits Kenney Jones on drums and John “Rabbit” Bundrick on keyboards.