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Thursday, April 13, 1961
The Hammersmith & Shepards Bush Gazette and Post carries an article titled "The Young Makers" featuring a photo of John
Saturday, April 13, 1963
The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford
Monday, April 13, 1964
The Who play the 100 Club in London opening for the Mike Cotton Sound. This would be Doug Sandom's final appearance with The Who.
Ad for The Who's April 13, 1964 appearance at the 100 Club
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Monday, April 13, 1964
Pete writes a letter to the BBC apologizing for applying twice for a position on the BBC Light Programme, once as The Detours and once as The Who. He confirms that they are now called… More »
Tuesday, April 13, 1965
The Who play The Marquee Club in London
Thursday, April 13, 1967
The Who play Circus-Krone-Bau in Munich. Footage of John sitting on his amps while the Who perform is used in the concluding credits of The Kids Are Alright.
Thursday, April 13, 1967
The Who get a beer buzz visiting the Löwenbräu Brewery in Munich. They are photographed raising a pint by Dezo Hoffman. Hoffman also shoots promotional photos of The Who "playing" in the woods while Stanley… More »
The Who at the Lowenbrau brewery on April 13, 1967
Sunday, April 13, 1969
The New York Times Magazine contains literary criticism of rock lyrics. One song discussed is "Substitute".
Image from the New York Times for an article titled "' All You Need Is Love. Love Is All You Need.' So writes a rock poet. But is that poetry" from April 13, 1969
Monday, April 13, 1970
The Who go into IBC Studios, London to record new studio versions of their stage act for later broadcast on the BBC. Paul Williams is the producer. The tracks are "Heaven and Hell", "Substitute", "Pinball… More »
Radio listing for April 19, 1970
Tuesday, April 13, 1971
Les Grands Ballet Canadiens premiere a ballet version of Tommy at New York's City Center. The performances take place while the 2 LP disc is played over loudspeakers. Clive Barnes in The New York Times… More »
Playbill for Tommy ballet from April 1971
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Wednesday, April 13, 1994
An exhibit of photos taken by Pete Townshend's old art school friend Tom Wright is held at The Center for American History at The University of Texas in Austin. Wright was The Who's official photographer… More »
Tom Wright exhibit ad for April 13-29, 1994
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Sunday, April 13, 2008
The Who play the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington Gore, London
Photo by Matt Kent/WireImage
Friday, April 13, 2018
Roger appears on the Graham Norton Show