On this day in 1965 Roger Daltrey thumped Keith Moon (an ambition for many who knew the ‘lovable’ Moon) and he was sacked from the Who!
The band was ending an european tour playing 2 final concerts in Denmark. There was a band wide arguement and Daltrey popped Moon. Instead of thinking that Daltrey was the face of the band, and a really fine singer the band sacked him. Did any of the remaining members not understand that without Daltrey the Who would not have been the Who? Just like it wasn’t after Moon died.
In any event Boz Burrell was recruited to replace Daltrey. It must have happened very quickly as Daltrey was reinstated within 24 hours. So it makes you wonder whether there were thoughts about Daltrey’s position before the dust up.
Burrell, who he? Good question, Burrell was bass player with a band called The Tea Time Four (well, it was the 60s). In that band (of which I have no recollection) Ian McLagen (later of the Faces) played the organ. Before leaving to join The Sidewinders the band changed their name to The Boz People. Burrell went on to play in King Crimson and co-found Bad Company with Paul Rogers (ex-Free).
Burrell died aged 60 on 21st September 2006 of a heart attack in his home in Marbella.
Hi – so Boz was primarily known as a singer, he didnt begin playing the bass until the early 70’s with KC, Snape, then Bad Company. He was hired into KC as the vocalist, the bassist quit and RF supposedly taught him the instrument from scratch.