Viv Prince

As the drummer for the Pretty Things, Viv Prince was one of British rock's first wildmen, playing with an uninhibited drumming style that influenced the young Keith Moon, who would watch Prince with the Pretty Things in his early Who days. That unpredictable, sprawling energy would also come across in the drumming on many of the Pretty Things' mid-'60s recordings, which were among the most frenetic British R&B/rock of the era. Beginning with their debut single, "Rosalyn"/"Big Boss Man," Prince definitely made a strong contribution to the early Pretty Things, both musically and...