Editing Thunderclap Newman (section)

{{Short description|English rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Thunderclap Newman
| background      = group_or_band
| origin          = London, England
| genre           = {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[Pop music|pop]]}}
| years_active = {{indented plainlist|
* 1969–1971
* 2010–2012
}}
| label           = [[Track Records|Track]]
| past_members    = {{indented plainlist | 
* Andy Newman
* [[Speedy Keen]]
* [[Jimmy McCulloch]]
* [[Mark Brzezicki]]
* Nick Johnson
* Josh Townshend
* Tony Stubbings
}}
}}

'''Thunderclap Newman''' were <!-- Bands that originate from Great Britain are treated plural. See WP:ENGVAR for more details. --> a British [[rock music|rock]] band that [[Pete Townshend]] of [[the Who]] and [[Kit Lambert]] formed in 1969 in a bid to showcase the talents of [[Speedy Keen|John "Speedy" Keen]], [[Jimmy McCulloch]], and Andy "Thunderclap" Newman.

Their [[single (music)|single]], "[[Something in the Air]]", a 1969 UK [[Chart-topper|number one]] hit,<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book |title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music |The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]] |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer) |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |date=1997 |edition=Concise |isbn=1-85227-745-9 |page=1180}}</ref> remains in demand for television commercials, film soundtracks and [[compilation album|compilations]]. The band released a critically acclaimed rock album, ''[[Hollywood Dream]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/thunderclap-newman-p5022 |title=Thunderclap Newman &#124; Biography, Albums, & Streaming Radio |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref> and three other singles from the album, "Accidents", "The Reason" and "Wild Country".

From 1969 until 1971, the nucleus of the band consisted of the songwriter John "Speedy" Keen (vocals, drums, guitar), Andy "Thunderclap" Newman (piano) and Jimmy McCulloch (guitar). Pete Townshend (using the alias "Bijou Drains") played bass guitar on their album and singles, all of which he had recorded and produced at the IBC Studio and his Twickenham home studio.<ref name="Larkin"/> The band augmented its personnel during its tours: in 1969 with James "Jim" Pitman-Avery (bass guitar) and Jack McCulloch (drums).<ref name="Larkin"/> The band folded in April 1971. 

In 2010, at the instigation of music business manager Ian Grant, Newman formed a new line-up with [[Mark Brzezicki]], Nick Johnson, Josh Townshend and Tony Stubbings, who released an album titled ''Beyond Hollywood'' and remained active until 2012.