Doug Sandom (1930-2019)
Doug Sandom (1930-2019) Douglas Sandom was an English drummer who was the first drummer for the rock band The Who. During the infancy of the band's career, while they were playing as the Detours (around mid-1962), Sandom, a bricklayer, joined as drummer. However, while the other members of the band were in their late teens, Sandom was in his early thirties, and the age difference caused problems within the band. Sandom's wife also objected to him staying out into the later hours of the night. In February 1964, the band discovered that there was another group called the Detours. On Valentine's Day 1964, they changed their name to the Who. Achievements: When the band secured, but failed, an audition with Fontana Records in early 1964, the label's producer, Chris Parmeinter, expressed a dislike for Sandom's drumming. The band's then-manager, Helmut Gordon, and lead guitarist Pete Townshend agreed. Townshend suggested to the other members, Roger Dal...