Everyone knows the story of Pete Best, the “5th Beatle” and how he was bounced from the band just before they hit it big.  Turns out there was also a “5th Who”..err.. earlier drummer for “The Who” who (that?) was dismissed from the band just before their big break.

Of all the larger than life personalities in Rock’n Roll few are larger than Keith Moon, drummer for The Who.  Today I find out from UltimateClassicRock.com that he was not their original drummer, that honor belongs to a bloke named Doug Sandom.  The short story: in 1962 London there was a group called the Detours.  They were detoured by another group called The Detours and so they changed their name to The Who.  Who?  Yes, that’s right.  No, not Yes.  The Who.  Their drummer was named Doug Sandom.  There were also three other guys, Roger, John and Pete.  The group got an audition for Fontana Records which they failed.  In the fallout, Doug Sandom was fired and eventually Keith Moon was hired.  The rest is history (said in the voice of Howard Cosell).  For a better written and more detailed account, see the article at UltimateClassicRock.com.  If that’s enough info for you then watch this:

And another for good measure: