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What was Keith Moon's Net Worth?

Keith Moon was an English drummer who had a net worth equal to $10 million at the time of his death in 1978. That's the same as around $40 million today after adjusting for inflation. Keith Moon was best known for being the drummer for the band The Who alongsideRoger Daltrey,Pete Townshend, andJohn Entwistle. While Keith was with the Who, they released eight studio albums, including "The Who Sell Out" (1967), "Quadrophenia" (1973), and "Who Are You" (1978), and the band has sold more than 100 million records since their 1965 debut, "My Generation."

The long-term value of Moon's estate has been estimated at $70 million to $100 million. Keith released the solo album "Two Sides of the Moon" in 1975, and that year he also played Uncle Ernie in the film "Tommy," which was based on the Who's 1969 rock opera of the same name. Moon came in at #2 in a 2011 "Rolling Stone" readers' poll of "The Best Drummers of All Time," and in 1982, he was posthumously inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame. Sadly, Keith died of a Heminevrin overdose in September 1978.

Early Life

Keith Moon was born Keith John Moon on August 23, 1946, in Wembley, England. He was the son of Kathleen and Alfred Moon, and he had two sisters, Lesley and Linda. Keith was an imaginative, hyperactive child, and he loved music from an early age. Moon studied at Alperton Secondary Modern School, and at age 12, he began playing bugle with the local Sea Cadet Corps band. After deciding that the bugle was too difficult, he switched to drums and would often practice at Macari's Music Studio. Keith dropped out of school when he was 14 years old, then he attended Harrow Technical College. He worked as a radio repairman, making enough money to buy his first drum set.

Career

Moon took drum lessons from Carlo Little of the rock group Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages and joined the band the Escorts. In late 1962, he became a member of the cover band the Beachcombers, and in 1964, he auditioned to replace Doug Sandom in the Who and was invited to join the band. The Who's first album, "My Generation," was released on Brunswick Records on December 3, 1965. The U.S. version was titled "The Who Sings My Generation," and it was released on Decca Records in April 1966. The album reached #5 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Gold. The single "My Generation" was a top 10 hit in the U.K., Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands. The Who followed their debut with 1966's "A Quick One" (U.K.) / "Happy Jack" (U.S.), which reached #4 in the U.K. and went Gold in France. Their third album, 1967's "The Who Sell Out," featured the single "I Can See for Miles," which remains their biggest U.S. hit, peaking at #9 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. The 1969 album "Tommy" was certified 2x Platinum in the U.S., and it cracked the top 10 in several countries. In the U.K., the single "Pinball Wizard" reached #4 on the charts and was certified Silver. "Tommy" was adapted into a film in 1975 and a Broadway musical in 1992; the film earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and the musical received 10 Tony nominations, including Best Musical.

The Who's 1971 album "Who's Next" reached #1 in the U.K. and #2 in France, and it was certified 3× Platinum in the U.S. The album featured what would become two of their most well-known songs, "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Baba O'Riley." The band's next two albums, 1973's "Quadrophenia" and 1975's "The Who by Numbers," went Platinum in the U.S. and Gold in the U.K. Keith released the solo album "Two Sides of the Moon" in 1975, and it featured performances fromDavid Bowie,Ringo Starr,Joe Walsh, andHarry Nilsson. Moon's final album with the Who was 1978's "Who Are You," which was released just a few weeks before his death. The album was certified 2× Platinum in the U.S. and Canada, and the title track went on to become the "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" theme song in 2000. ("Baba O'Riley," "Won't Get Fooled Again," and "I Can See for Miles" also became theme songs for shows in the "CSI" franchise.) Keith composed several of the Who's songs, including "I Need You," "Girl's Eyes," and "In The City," and he produced "Baba O'Riley's" violin solo. Moon collaborated withJeff Beck,Jimmy Page,John Paul Jones, and Nicky Hopkins on the 1966 instrumental "Beck'sBolero," and he was a background vocalist on the Beatles' "All You Need Is Love" in 1967.

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Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.