Andy "Thunderclap" Newman passed @ 73

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Andy "Thunderclap" Newman, who was part of the band Thunderclap Newman that had the hit Something in the Air, has died at the age of 73.
Pete Townshend was the man behind the creation of Thunderclap Newman in 1969. The Who announced his passing on Facebook:
"It is with great sadness that we report the death of Andy 'Thunderclap' Newman, who passed away yesterday age 73. Rest in peace."
Townshend formed the band to showcase the songs of the Who's roadie John "Speedy" Keen who had written the song Armenia City in the Sky that opens The Who Sell Out album. Pete produced and played bass on their first recording, Something in the Air, using the pseudonym Bijou Drains and they brought in Newman, who worked in the British post office and played Dixieland piano on the side, and 15-year-old guitarist Jimmy McCulloch.
Something in the Air, which Keen had written for the film The Magic Christian, went to number 1 in the U.K. for three weeks and peaked at 37 in the U.S.