Tommy: The Movie has its world premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater. A morning press conference is attended by all the movie’s stars except Oliver Reed, Jack Nicholson and Roger and Ken Russell who are in England working on Lisztomania. The film receives a standing ovation despite occasional sound problems. Afterwards The Who and celebrities attend… Read More »1975-03-18
Pete is at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City, running Tommy: The Movie over and over while he checks for problems with the film’s Quintaphonic soundtrack. Also this day or the next, Pete has a meeting in his hotel room with Who fan and photographer Jeff Stein who proposes making a documentary film on… Read More »1975-03-17
John and his band The Ox play Hempstead, Billero Hall, Allentown College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
John and his band The Ox is the headlining act in Hempstead, New York at the Calderone Concert Hall
“Tommy” has its “World Premiere” in Dallas, Texas with Ann Margaret attending
John and his band The Ox play Philadelphia’s Spectrum opening for Humble Pie. The show is recorded and broadcast later on the King Biscuit Flower Hour syndicated radio show and is released commercially in 1997
Roger is interviewed in his dressing room at Shepperton for The Old Grey Whistle Test
MCA sends U.S. radio stations the promotional LP Who’s Ox. Side one contains Who songs written by John while side two has John solo songs
The U.S. Navy Recruiting Office puts out a two-LP set called Sounds Like The Navy. It contains an interview with Keith Moon conducted by Los Angeles DJ Sam Riddle. Keith plays Who songs and cuts from his new solo album
A double A-side single from the Tommy: The Movie soundtrack is released worldwide. “Listening To You/See Me, Feel Me” by Roger Daltrey, The Who and chorus is paired with the non-LP track “Overture from Tommy” performed by Pete. The single fails to chart in the U.S. or U.K.