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Saturday, September 14, 1968
Rolling Stone features an interview with Pete. This often-reprinted interview details the plot of Pete's new rock opera, then called "Deaf, Dumb and Blind Boy," and Pete later has to refer back to the magazine… More »
Monday, September 14, 1970
U.S. Vice-President Spiro Agnew gives a speech to fellow Republicans at a fundraising dinner at The Sahara in Las Vegas. He denounces rock music for promoting drug use, singling out "With a Little Help From… More »
Monday, September 14, 1970
The Who stay in a hotel in Frankfurt where Pete picks up hotel stationary on which he writes the original draft of the song "Love Ain't For Keeping." He also writes "Pure and Easy" around… More »
Thursday, September 14, 1972
The Who play the Palasport in Rome, Italy. The audience gives the band a very tepid reaction after Pete smashes his guitar in violent reaction to the venue's poor PA system. The Who do not… More »
Friday, September 14, 1979
The Who play Madison Square Gardens in New York, New York
Friday, September 14, 1984
Roger attends the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards where he presents the award for Best Overall Performance in a Video to Michael Jackson for "Thriller"
Roger Daltrey during 1984 MTV Video Music Awards After Party at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City, New York, United States, 14th September 1987. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)
Friday, September 14, 1984
The Daily Mirror carries a story about Gabby Connolly, former singer for The Detours
Sunday, September 14, 1986
John's solo album The Rock receives its final LP mix at Westside Studios, London and is ready for release.
Sunday, September 14, 1997
Pete unveils a "blue plaque" commemorating Jimi Hendrix in London. Jeff Beck is also invited but doesn't attend
Close friends of rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix, (l to r) Hendrix's bassist Noel Redding, former girlfriend Kathy Etchingham and Who guitarist Pete Townshend, at the house in Brook St, Mayfair, where the star lived. A blue plaque was erected on the site today (Sunday) by English Heritage. (Photo by Fiona Hanson - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)
Tuesday, September 14, 1999
The Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline releases their CD Underdog featuring a cover of "Let My Love Open The Door."
You can listen to it on YouTube here
You can listen to it on YouTube here
Tuesday, September 14, 1999
Around this time "Put-Downs and Send-Ups", a CD containing two 1967 Who interviews, is released
Friday, September 14, 2001
The Basement Rock 'n' Roll Gallery in London features an exhibit called "Ready, Steady Who!" about the early "pop-art" phase of The Who
Saturday, September 14, 2002
The Who play The Joint in Las Vegas, Nevada
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
The Who: Live in Boston DVD is released in the U.S. on DVD by Rhino
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Pete and Roger appear at Sirius Satellite Radio headquarters in New York to announce the new The Who Channel on Sirius
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Musicians Pete Townshend, Rachel Fuller, and Roger Daltrey attend The Who's special appearance at Sirius Satellite Radio station on September 14, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Chad Buchanan/Getty Images)
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Pete and Roger appear on Late Show with David Letterman performing "Man in a Purple Dress." It is the first appearance by an entity called "The Who" on a continuing U.S. television show since The… More »
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Pete goes to his partner's Rachel Fuller In The Attic show at Joe's Pub in New York and performs a short acoustic set ending with "I'm One" performed by Pete with Rachel, Foy Vance and… More »
Pete Townshend performing at Joe's Pub at the Public, September 14, 2006. (Photo by Kevin Yatarola/Getty Images)
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
The Who play the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria
Saturday, September 14, 2019
Pete and Roger are featured on the cover of the The Times Saturday Review
Monday, September 14, 2020
Shel Talmy posts "How The Who Became Superstars - part 1" on facebook. You can read it here: Transcript in case it goes away: How The Who became superstars - Part 1 I’m gonna start… More »
