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Today in Whostory
Friday, October 21, 1966
The Who appear on Ready, Steady, Go! performing (lip-synced) "Batman", "Cobwebs and Strange", "Bucket T", "I'm A Boy", "Disquises" and "My Generation"/"Rule Brittania"
Friday, October 21, 1966
The Who play the Konserthallen in Gothenburg
Friday, October 21, 1966
The Middlesex County Times' "Profile Spot" features Betty Townshend (Pete's Mom)
Saturday, October 21, 1967
The Who appear on the BBC1 TV show Twice A Fortnight miming to "I Can See For Miles" and "Mary Anne With The Shaky Hands."
Saturday, October 21, 1967
The Who play the New Century Hall in Manchester. The mini-opera “Rael,” introduced to the set at the beginning of the month, is dropped after this show, never to be revived.
Saturday, October 21, 1967
Melody Maker features "Stevie Wonder singles out the new singles" where he "reviews" I Can See For Miles
Tuesday, October 21, 1969
The Who continue a six-night stand at the Fillmore East in New York accompanied by the Joshua Light Show.
Tuesday, October 21, 1969
The Who are at IBC Studios working on Tommy
Thursday, October 21, 1971
The Who play Green's Playhouse in Glasgow, Scotland
Saturday, October 21, 1972
Pete's album Who Came First hits the British charts. Although it has Pete on the cover and is marketed as a solo album, it is more a compilation of the privately released Meher Baba albums.… More »
Monday, October 21, 1974
Roger is interviewed for the last of a four-part interview program with The Who for BBC Radio 1.
Tuesday, October 21, 1975
The Who play the first of three nights at the Empire Pool in Wembley, London
Tuesday, October 21, 1975
The soundtrack to Lisztomania is released. Rick Wakeman's planned "concept album" version of the soundtrack is turned down for a simple collection of songs and performances. The result does not chart in the U.K. and… More »
Thursday, October 21, 1976
The Who play the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada
Saturday, October 21, 1978
The Jam's single “Down In The Tube Station At Midnight” enters the British charts. On the flip side is a cover of “So Sad About Us” and the picture sleeve carries a tribute to Keith.
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Saturday, October 21, 1978
Billboard's album chart features The Who's "Who Are You" at #2
Thursday, October 21, 1982
MTV airs their Farewell To The Who special. If anyone has this video, please contact me. I know I had it on VHS at some point but am not locating it.
Thursday, October 21, 1982
The Who play the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. Roger has to leave the concert in the middle of the show due to a sore throat. He returns to the stage after a short break.
Friday, October 21, 1988
Goldmine reports that MCA and PolyGram had wanted to release The Who's first three albums on CD a year earlier but The Who asked for more money than either record label thought they were worth.… More »
Wednesday, October 21, 1998
The John Entwistle Band play at The Inzone in Kernersville, North Carolina
Sunday, October 21, 2001
The John Entwistle Band play the second of two nights at B.B. Kings in New York, New York
Monday, October 21, 2002
An unsent letter to fans from Kurt Cobain is published in Newsweek. The letter concludes “Hope I die before I become Pete Townshend.”
Monday, October 21, 2002
Pete reposts his diary entry “A Different Bomb” about his personal investigation into Internet child pornography. He had intended to take down the entry but, “ I just heard that another young woman who Double-O… More »
Monday, October 21, 2002
The Who: Ultimate Collection boxset is released in the U.K. It features a different cover from the U.S., plus five more songs than the U.S. and two CD-Rom videos. It peaks at #17.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Endless Wire, the first Who album of new music in twenty-four years, is released. It peaks at #9 in the U.K.. and #7 in the U.S
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
The Who begin their fall tour playing The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Roger is a guest lecturer at the University of Central Oklahoma's Academy of Contemporary Music.
Scott Booker and Roger Daltrey on the MakerÕs stage during WednesdayÕs ACM@UCO master class. Photo by George Lang
Friday, October 21, 2011
Roger performs at the City National Civic in San Jose, California
SAN JOSE, CA - OCTOBER 21: Singer Roger Daltrey performs The Who's "Tommy" at San Jose Civic Auditorium on October 21, 2011 in San Jose, California. (Photo by C Flanigan/WireImage)
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Pete is interviewed on The First Time on BBC Radio 6
Monday, October 21, 2019
The Who perform at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
