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Today in Whostory
Saturday, May 5, 1962
Benny Spellman's "Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)" enters the U.S. charts. The B-side, "Fortune Teller" will be a staple of The Who's live act 1968-1970.
Sunday, May 5, 1963
The Detours play Douglas House in Bayswater
Sunday, May 5, 1963
The Detours play the White Hart Hotel in Acton.
Tuesday, May 5, 1964
The Who audition for Fontana Records. Chris Parmeinter of Fontana Records as well as Jack Baverstock attend at the same basement café where they had auditioned April 9. Both Keith and Brian Redman perform "I'm… More »
Thursday, May 5, 1966
The Who play the Town Hall in Kidderminster. Roger was again left out of the show. After the show the 17-year old singer for the local band Listen approaches Pete and volunteers to take Roger's… More »
Friday, May 5, 1967
A Friday night concert for The Who at Sporthallen in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Apparently The Who's performance was cut down to just five numbers as Pete was unhappy about the stage set-up as they are forced… More »
Sunday, May 5, 1974
Keith shows up at Ramport to record his vocal for "Tommy's Holiday Camp." Pete meanwhile is adding further overdubs.
Monday, May 5, 1980
The Who play the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tuesday, May 5, 1981
John completes the recording of his solo LP Too Late The Hero at Ramport Studios, London
Saturday, May 5, 1984
Pete Townshend is interviewed about Philip Norman's book "The Stones" on the television show "Ear Say".
Monday, May 5, 1997
The Who play the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
The Smithereens release a one-CD performance of Tommy. They record it as part of a deal to get their record label to issue an album of new original music. The CD cover is by William… More »
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Pete Townshend makes a one-off Canadian appearance, performing at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards honoring his fellow creator of The Who's Tommy, Des McAnuff. Pete performs "Pinball Wizard". Pete is photographed with the member… More »
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
The Who are scheduled to play the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The show would be postponed until December, and then rescheduled again for April 29, 2016
Thursday, May 5, 2022
The Who play the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas
Monday, May 5, 2025
Roger plays the Cheltenham Jazz Festival
