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The RIAA certifies “The Who Live featuring Tommy” video as platinum.

Menahem Golan’s film version of the Brecht-Weill musical The Threepenny Opera, retitled Mack the Knife and featuring Roger singing the title song, is released in the U.S.

The Who are at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York as they are inducted into the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall Of Fame by the members of U2.

Joseph Townshend is born to Karen and Pete.

Roger and John attend the 2nd Annual Silver Clef Awards at The Puck Building in New York City, New York

The King Biscuit Flower Hour radio show in the U.S. broadcasts Roger’s Dec. 8, 1985 solo concert in Boston

The Who gather for a photo-op outside the Hard Rock Cafe in London. Pete smashes a guitar for the cameras.

On the day she and Pete were to adopt a baby boy, Karen discovers she is pregnant

Timothy White’s Rock Stars radio program is broadcast featuring an interview with Pete. He airs a new demo called “Penny Drop”. The interview, in print form the next year, will be the basis for the “Pete Is Gay” rumor.

Part one of a two-part Pete interview is the cover story on this month’s Guitar Player. A lot of the first part concerns how Pete has adapted his guitar playing to accommodate his tinnitus problem. You can read the interview here