Scot Halpin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Scot Halpin
Occupation	American Artist
Date Of Birth	Feb 3, 1954(1954-02-03)
Age	70
Date Of Death	2008-02-09
Birthplace	Muscatine
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aquarius

Scot Halpin Biography

Scot Halpin is one of the most popular and richest American artist who was born on February 3, 1954 in Muscatine, United States. Thomas Scot Halpin (February 3 1954 until February 9 2008) was an American musician and artist who was most well-known for an incident that took place in 1973, when as a spectator at a show by The Who held at Cow Palace in Daly City, California, he ended performing drums on stage following the drummer for the band Keith Moon passed out mid-show. Halpin’s performance earned him Rolling Stone’ s “Pick-Up Player of the Year Award” later in the year.

From 1995 to his death, Halpin resided in Bloomington, Indiana, with his wife Robin and son James. According to local news outlets in the Bloomington region, Halpin died February 9 8th, 2008, of a non-malignant, inoperable brain tumor.

The show continued with “Magic Bus”. The percussion of the song’s opening verses consisted only of Moon hitting two wooden blocks against one another. However, at the song’s conclusion, Moon passed out completely, slumping onto his drums. He was carried off—this time not to return. Guitarist Pete Townshend later said in an interview that Moon had consumed large tranquilizer pills, meant to be given to animals, with a large volume of brandy.

Halpin was a composer-in-residence in The Headlands Center for the Arts located located in Sausalito, California, and was a member of a variety of bands throughout his career which included: The Sponges, Funhouse, Folklore, SnakeDoctor and Plank Road. While in the West Coast, Halpin and his wife ran a brand New Wave punk rock club called The Roosevelt prior to moving into Indiana the year 1995 in order to explore possibilities in visual art.

Scot Halpin Net Worth

Scot Halpin is one of the richest American Artist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Scot Halpin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Halpin was born in Muscatine, Iowa, to Elizabeth and Richard Halpin, of Muscatine. Halpin grew up in Muscatine with early signs of promise as an musician and artist. In the 1970s, he relocated to California and became acquainted with his spouse and frequent partner Robin Young at City College of San Francisco in 1978. Halpin earned the MA of Interdisciplinary Arts at San Francisco State University.

On the 20th of November, 1973, The Who opened their Quadrophenia US tour in the Cow Palace in Daly City which is a suburb located just from San Francisco. Halpin aged 19 and was recently relocated to the city in Muscatine, Iowa, was along with a fellow fan who was using tickets purchased from someone else. They showed up at the concert at 13 hours in advance to ensure the best seats.

In later interviews, Daltrey praised Halpin’s ability, claiming that the “papers missed it”. Interviewed by Rolling Stone, Halpin admired the Who’s stamina, admitting, “I only played three numbers and I was dead.” On January 27, 2009, the Who posted a link on their website announcing a memorial blog in memory of Halpin.

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Who is Scot Halpin Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Scot Ranked on the list of most popular American artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Scot Halpin celebrates birthday on February 3 of every year.

What happened to Scott Halpin?

Death. From 1995 until his death, Halpin resided in Bloomington, Indiana, with his wife Robin and son, James. According to local newspapers in the Bloomington area, Halpin died February 9, 2008, of an inoperable non- malignant brain tumor.

Who took over for Keith Moon?

In November 1978, Jones was invited by guitarist Pete Townshend and manager Bill Curbishley to join The Who, replacing their original drummer Keith Moon, who had died of a drug overdose in September.

Who was Keith Moon with when he died?

September 7, 1978

What age is Keith Moon?

32 years (1946–1978)

Who is Keith Moon's daughter?

Amanda Jane Moon DeWolf