Scot Halpin
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Thomas Scot Halpin (February 3, 1954 – February 9, 2008) was an artist and musician noted for sitting in for The Who's Keith Moon during a rock concert at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. In 1973 he was awarded Rolling Stone magazine's "Pick-Up Player of the Year Award" for his historic performance during this show.[1]
[edit] Biography
Halpin was born February 3, 1954, to Elizabeth and Richard Halpin, of Muscatine, Iowa. He grew up in Muscatine, showing early promise as a visual artist and musician. In the early seventies, he moved to California, where he met his wife and life-time collaborator Robin Young at City College in 1978. Halpin went on to earn an MA in Interdisciplinary Arts from San Francisco State University.
Halpin became composer in residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts, in Sausalito, California, and played with a number of bands over the years, including: The Sponges, Funhouse, Folklore, SnakeDoctor and Plank Road. While on the West Coast, Halpin and his wife managed a New Wave punk rock night club, The Roosevelt, before moving to Indiana in 1995 to pursue opportunities in the visual arts.[1]
From 1995 until his death, Halpin resided in Bloomington, Indiana, with his wife Robin and son, James.[2] According to local newspapers in the Bloomington area, Halpin died February 9, 2008, of a benign but inoperable brain tumor.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Making Everlasting Memories, worldwide memorialization, establish a living family history
- ^ Interview with National Public Radio, February 18, 2006
- ^ Obituaries for Feb. 10, 2008 - tmnews.com
