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Friday, June 7, 1963
The Detours play the Goldhawk Social Club in Shepards Bush.
Photo of the Goldhawk Social Club in Shepherd's Bush
Sunday, June 7, 1964
The Who play the Florida Rooms in Brighton
Monday, June 7, 1965
The Who mime to "Anyway Anyhow Anywhere" on Gadzooks! It's The In Crowd broadcast live from BBC Television Centre at 7pm. The show also featured Marianne Faithfull, Gene Pitney, and Dana Gillespie and was hosted… More »
Monday, June 7, 1965
The Who play in London at the Marquee Club
Tuesday, June 7, 1966
The Who play in Copenhagen at the Tivoli Hit House. At a press conference before the show John says he hates Danish beer, Danish cigarettes and every Who song but one — "Substitute."
The Who perform at the Hit House inCopenhagen, Denmark on June 7th, 1966
Photo Source: 'The Who in Denmark & Norway & Finland'. [Kjell Malmberg; Olle Lundin;] & Georgi Mitchew
Tuesday, June 7, 1966
The Who play in Odense at Fyens Forum
The Who perform at Fyens Forum in Odense, Denmark on June 7, 1966
Photo Source: 'The Who in Denmark & Norway & Finland'. [Kjell Malmberg; Olle Lundin;] & Georgi Mitchew
Wednesday, June 7, 1967
Two tracks destined for long shelf lives are mixed in 4-track by Kit Lambert at CBS Studios, London. Cy Langston's "Early Morning Cold Taxi" and Keith's "Girl's Eyes" will not be officially released for twenty-seven… More »
Saturday, June 7, 1969
Melody Maker declares Tommy the Pop LP of the Month saying it gives "a facelift to pop's image". Jon Hineson is featured in "Blind Date" and reviews The Who. There is an ad for "Pop… More »
Saturday, June 7, 1969
The Who play the Majestic Hills Theater in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Sunday, June 7, 1970
The Who play two shows in New York at the Metropolitan Opera House
Sunday, June 7, 1970
The Who are presented with plaques from Decca Records for $5,000,000 worth of records sold in the U.S.
Monday, June 7, 1971
The Who record "Getting In Tune," "Time Waits For No Man" (later retitled "When I Was A Boy") and completion of the 1970 recording "Naked Eye" at Olympic Studios in Barnes.
Saturday, June 7, 1975
Melody Maker reviews a production of Tommy that stars Olivia Newton-John, Cliff Richard and, as Tommy, Leo Sayer. If anyone has this issues of Melody Maker, please share!
Saturday, June 7, 1975
New Musical Express reviews a stage performance of Tommy in Leicester. I don't have this issue of NME (if you do, please share), but this likely (most certainly?) refers to the play that opened on… More »
Sunday, June 7, 1981
Pete joins Bruce Springsteen on stage during the encore of Bruce's set in Birmingham, England. He adds guitar to "Born To Run" (with Pete playing lead), a Mitch Ryder medley, "Shake" and "Sweet Soul Music."
Sunday, June 7, 1987
The News Of The World attacks Pete in an editorial because he supports the Labour Party's Wealth Tax If anyone has this article or time to visit a local library to get it from microfiche… More »
Wednesday, June 7, 1989
Pete and Ronnie Lane's Rough Mix is released on CD.
Sunday, June 7, 1992
Roger's solo album Rocks In The Head is released in the U.S. It does not make the album charts.
Roger Daltrey's "Rocks in the Head" album
Monday, June 7, 1993
Pete attends the groundbreaking ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland. Pete mimes guitar playing with his shovel. "Originally it was music that came from people that were in trouble, and… More »
Wednesday, June 7, 2000
CNN's Showbiz Today carries a sound clip from Pete in which he says of the upcoming tour, "Yeah, it's for nostalgia, part of it is for nostalgia."
Thursday, June 7, 2001
John Entwistle plays in Winooski, Vermont at the Higher Ground
Monday, June 7, 2004
The BBC Sessions CD by The Marmalade is released containing a cover of "I Can't Explain."
Listen to it on YouTube here
Monday, June 7, 2004
The Who play the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, West Midlands. Kasabian is the opening act
Wednesday, June 7, 2006
The Who play in Hertfordshire at Knebworth House at the Festival of Networking for the Hedge Fund Industry, benefitting the Teenage Cancer Trust
Wednesday, June 7, 2006
The Gangster Rabbi releases his album Jewish Pirate featuring a truncated cover of "A Quick One While He's Away" called "Ivor The Engine Driver".
You can listen to it on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEjPE0924qs More »
Monday, June 7, 2010
Roger Daltrey spearheads a charter petitioning for better care for teenage cancer victims worldwide.
Read more about it on The WHo's official website here: https://www.thewho.com/roger-daltrey-leads-global-campaign-to-help-young-people-fight-cancer/
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