Chris Townson

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Chris Townson (born July 24, 1947 Battersea, London - died February 10, 2008) was a musician, artist, illustrator and social worker. He is the only drummer ever to replace Keith Moon on a Who tour while Moon was still alive. Townson also played with Marc Bolan in John's Children in the 1960s. In the 1970s, he was a member of the bands Jook and Jet. Following the breakup of Jet, he became an illustrator and later, after returning to study, a social worker. In the 1990s, he played in the re-formed John's Children and Radio Stars, as well as with solo artist and former Jet-memberMartin Gordon in the 2000s. Gordon's album 'God is on His Lunchbreak' was accompanied by a book illustrated by Townson entitled 'The Illustrated and Annotated 'God's On His Lunchbreak, Please Call Back' Companion Volume' [1].