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Thursday, May 14, 1964
The Who play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford
Friday, May 14, 1965
The Who play the Dunstable College of Further Education Rag Ball at the Civic Hall in Dunstable
Saturday, May 14, 1966
The Who play the Palais de Danse in Bury, Lancashire. Roger is absent for reasons unknown and The Who are again a temporary trio.
Saturday, May 14, 1966
Disc and Music Echo carries an article titled "Who Bomb Threat" Transcript: WHO BOMB THREAT: IRA WARN ‘DON’T WEAR UNION JACKETS IN DUBLIN’ Photo caption: Who in Ireland—with Pete Townshend wearing tricolour jacket FANATICAL IRISH… More »
Wednesday, May 14, 1969
The Who play the Boston Tea Party in Boston, Massachusetts
Thursday, May 14, 1970
Down Beat carries an interview with Pete in which he discusses his love of The James Gang and declares that the best rock music is neither revolutionary nor political. Transcript: Who’s Who: An Interview with… More »
Thursday, May 14, 1970
Rolling Stone prints a lengthy interview with Pete conducted by Jonathan Cott. Pete discusses everything from the death of Brian Jones and his writing of the never-released song "A Normal Day for Brian" to his… More »
Photo: David Greenberg
Friday, May 14, 1971
The Who play Mountford Hall at Liverpool University in Liverpool
Friday, May 14, 1971
John releases The Who's first solo LP, Smash Your Head Against The Wall in the U.K. and Europe. Keith Moon provides part of the drumming on the track "No. 29 (External Youth)." The album fails… More »
Saturday, May 14, 1977
Record Mirror carries a review of the newly released "On Of The Boys", Roger's third solo album.
Monday, May 14, 1979
"The Kids Are Alright" and "Quadrophenia" make their debut at the Cannes Film Festival
Wednesday, May 14, 1997
The Who play the Zénith de Paris in Paris, France
Monday, May 14, 2001
Thunder release their CD They Think It's All Acoustic...It Is Now with an acoustic version of "Pinball Wizard." You can watch Thunder perform "Pinball Wizard" on YouTube here
Tuesday, May 14, 2002
Poison releases their CD Hollyweird featuring a cover of "Squeeze Box."
Listen to Poison's version of "Squeeze Box" here
Listen to Poison's version of "Squeeze Box" here
Tuesday, May 14, 2002
Xero/G releases their CD Are You Weightless with a cover of "Baba O'Riley." You can listen to it on Youtube here
Tuesday, May 14, 2002
The country band McBride & The Ride releases their CD Amarillo Sky featuring a cover of "Squeeze Box". Watch their music video for the song on YouTube here
Sunday, May 14, 2006
For the next 7 days, Pete pulls some poetry, or what he calls "lyric guides", out of the attic to share with readers of his website. The titles are "Are You God?", "Two Thousand Years",… More »
Thursday, May 14, 2015
"Evening Celebrating The Who with Pete Townshend and Eddie Vedder" in support of Teen Cancer America is held at the Rosemont Theatre. Special guests include Roger, Joe Walsh, Joan Jett and Rick Nielsen
