1971-08-14
Keith appears in a taped performance on Viv Stanshall’s BBC Radio One program Radio Flashes. Other Keith appearances occur on the 21st and 28th.
Other
1971-08-12
Pete is interviewed on WMMS-FM where he declares, “we’ve been careful not to preach and careful not to teach.”
1971-08-01
Members of The Who attended the evening “George Harrison And Friends” concert benefitting Bangla Desh at Madison Square Gardens in New York.
1971-07-31
Henry Mancini’s album Mancini Concert hits the U.S. charts. It features a cover of “Overture (from Tommy).” You can listen to it on YouTube here
1971-07-30
Pete is interviewed in The Times. He discusses Mick Jagger’s fascination with The Who, his desire for a film project, and how tired he is of Tommy.
1971-07-19
Roger marries his second wife, 24-year old American model Heather Taylor, at the Battle Registry Office in East Sussex
1971-07-19
Keith sits in on a session with Paul McCartney’s brother’s band The Scaffold, playing drums on their song “Do The Albert.” You can listen to it here
1971-07-17
Nick Logan interviews Pete in New Musical Express. “Christ almighty,” Pete proclaims, “we thought, here we are being told we are musical geniuses and all we are is a bunch of scumbags…we’ve never felt we were a good musical band. We’ve always been like a gimmicky band…[Tommy] was mainly a brilliant example of the ad… Read More »1971-07-17
1971-07-17
Billboard magazine prints a full-page ad that features Keith in drag It promotes “Won’t Get Fooled Again” and their upcoming U.S. tour
1971-07-17
Chris Charlesworth reviews the Dunstable show and says The Who are still the “most exciting live band in existence.”