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Thursday, May 21, 1964
The Who play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford
Friday, May 21, 1965
The Who's second single, "Anyway Anyhow Anywhere" backed with "Daddy Rolling Stone" is released in the U.K. on Brunswick. Derek Johnson in New Musical Express calls is "a wild racer, with just about every… More »
Friday, May 21, 1965
The Who play the Ricky-Tick Club at the Plaza Ballroom in Guildford, Surrey
Saturday, May 21, 1966
The Who play the Floral Hall in Southport using the opening bands drummer in Keith's absence.
Saturday, May 21, 1966
Pete goes over to Keith's house and tries to apologize for the previous nights guitar throwing. Keith is having none of it and for the time The Who have to continue with another drummer.
Saturday, May 21, 1966
Billboard reports about a hot new single in the Toronto area, a cover of "I Can't Explain" by the Edmonton group King-Beezz
You can listen to it on YouTube here
You can listen to it on YouTube here
Sunday, May 21, 1967
The footage of The Who in studio recording "Pictures of Lily" (April 6-7) was broadcast in France on ORTF's program Bouton Rouge
Tuesday, May 21, 1968
The Daily Express carries a photo of Pete and Karen at their wedding as part of a "Bride of Britain Summer 1968" competition.
Wednesday, May 21, 1969
The Who were scheduled to play the Capitol Theatre in Ottawa, Canada but their equipment didn't arrive
Tuesday, May 21, 1974
John continues work on the Odds and Sods album at Ramport Studios, preparing stereo mixes of the tracks "I'm The Face," "Zoot Suit" and "Here 'Tis" from The High Numbers session of June 1964. Only… More »
Friday, May 21, 1982
A single from Pete's forthcoming album All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes is released. "Face Dances (Part Two)" backed with the non-album track "Man Watching" fails to chart in either Britain or the U.S… More »
Wednesday, May 21, 1997
thewho.net domain name was first registered and soon went live.
Tuesday, May 21, 2002
Redline Entertainment releases a two-CD compilation of the three Pete Townshend Scoop LP's called Scooped
Thursday, May 21, 2009
The Who perform a three-song acoustic set at Arsenal's end of season charity ball. Pete, currently suffering from the flu, soldiers on to help Roger salute Arsenal's support of the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Image courtesy of www.thewhothismonth.com
Friday, May 21, 2010
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Presents The 35th Anniversary Of The Who's "Tommy" at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. Ken Russell attends.
Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Monday, May 21, 2012
Roger joins Ringo Starr and Sir Cliff Richard at an exclusive preview of the Chelsea Flower Show. Roger presented the Homebase Teenage Cancer Trust Garden as a patron of the charity.
Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
The Who play the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois
