1964-05-16
Tommy Tucker’s “Long Tall Shorty” is released.
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1964-05-05
The Who audition for Fontana Records
1964-05-02
Keith’s first official date with The Who playing a girl’s 21st birthday party upstairs in a pub on the North Circular. John is amazed to see Keith tie his drums together with rope but understands when he sees him play.
1964-04-28
The Who receive rejection letter from the BBC
1964-04-13
Pete write to the BBC confirming they are now The Who
1964-04-09
The Who audition for Fontana Records
1964-03-29
The first pirate radio station, Radio Caroline, begins broadcasting from a ship off the British coast.
1964-03-28
Roger marries his four-months pregnant 16-year old girlfriend Jacqueline Rickman at Wandsworth Registry Office. Johnny Kidd and The Pirates are guests at the reception. News of Roger’s marriage will not be shared with The Who’s fans until 1968 when Jacqueline files for divorce. In a 1972 Observer feature, Roger confessed, “I knew that if I… Read More »1964-03-28
1964-03-28
Two days of skirmishes break out between Mods and Rockers at Clacton. The British tabloid press leaps on it, describing it as an invasion and begins to write articles trying to understand what these Mods and their enemies the Rockers are all about. With this event, Modism moves beyond the London cult and begins to… Read More »1964-03-28
1964-03-07
The Who play a wedding reception for Joan Wilson whose brother had played drums with the Detours in 1962. The reception was held at Old Oak Common Institute in Shepherd’s Bush, London. This information is listed in The Who: Concert File