Pete Townshend of the Who was the mastermind behind Thunderclap Newman, named after the band’s piano player, Andy “Thunderclap” Newman. Townshend put the group together as a way to showcase the songs of drummer/singer Speedy Keen, who had written “Armenia City in the Sky” for The Who Sell Out album, per American Songwriter. In addition to Newman, Keen and McCulloch, a prodigy who started playing guitar at the age of 11, Thunderclap Newman also featured Townshend playing bass under the pseudonym Bijou Drains.
Despite their impressive debut, Thunderclap Newman unfortunately didn't go on to have any more hits, as they broke up after their first album. And though McCulloch had a successful stint as a member of Wings with Paul McCartney, his career was cut short when he died at the age of 26 in 1979.
“I think if I hadn’t come into Jimmy McCulloch’s life, he might still be alive today,” Townshend said. “I think the fact that he went on to work with Paul McCartney and Wings was the death of him.”
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"None of these three people were ever meant to be stars, and there they were, with a #1 record on 'Top of the Pops,' and 'Pinball Wizard' was #4," Townshend added, laughing. "I remember when I finished the mix — which I did in a proper studio — the engineer banged on the desk and 'That’s a #1 record!' I think everybody just knew it."
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