On this day in 1978,
Keith Moon drummer with The Who, died of an overdose of
heminevrin prescribed to combat alcoholism. A post-mortem confirmed
there were 32 tablets in his system, 26 of which were undissolved. Moon
had attended a party the night before organised by
Paul McCartney for the launch of the The Buddy Holly Story
movie. He played on all The Who albums from their debut, 1965's
My Generation, to 1978's Who Are You, which was released two weeks
before his death.