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Doug Sandom

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Musician

The Resume

    (February 26, 1930-February 27, 2019)
    Born in Greenford, England, United Kingdom
    Original drummer for the Who (1962-64)
    Wrote ‘The Who Before the Who’ (2014)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a decade older than the rest of the band, which contributed to his not fitting in.
    His wife Lily objected to his staying out late at night to play.
    He was asked to leave after a failed audition with Fontana Records when the producer said he did not like Sandom’s drumming.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was especially hurt by Pete Townshend asking him to leave, since a few months earlier, he had defended Townshend when a record company executive called the guitarist ‘gangly, noisy, and ugly’ after another failed audition.
    Townshend later said he regretted how ‘clumsily’ he had handled Sandom’s dismissal.
    He held no grudges, telling an interviewer, ‘The main thing I want everybody to know is I still think the Who is the best fucking rock and roll band in the world.’ (2012)

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 69 Votes: 68.12% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 31 Votes: 48.39% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 60 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 194 Votes: 47.94% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 261 Votes: 47.89% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 113 Votes: 59.29% Annoying