Harry Shearer’s wife Judith Owen releases her CD Lost & Found which reportedly was to feature a cover of “My Generation.” This information is listed at www.thewhothismonth.com/2005.html. And I did find a press release (https://mobile.top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=12452&cat=) that said it would contain “My Generation”, but discogs nor Spotify list the track and I have not found anything… Read More »2005-03-01
Petra Haden’s a cappella recording Petra Haden Sings The Who Sell Out is released by Bar/None records
Roger participates in the Rock n’ Roll Fantasy Camp in Los Angeles through the 21st. In addition to performing with the attendees at the House of Blues, Roger also agrees to help attendee and Who fan Kamesh Nagarajan propose to his girlfriend on stage.
Dreadnaught releases their double live CD Live At Mojo featuring a cover of John’s “I’ve Been Away.” You can listen to it on youtube here
The Sun reports that John Entwistle’s home Quarwood was bought by the Dutch tycoon Piet Pulford.
Roger Daltrey receives a “Commander of the British Empire” award from Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace for his charity work with the Teenage Cancer Trust. His wife Heather, his sister Jill and his grand-daughter Lily attend. Says Roger about the Queen, “I don’t think she’s a rock ‘n’ roll fan. She’d probably fall off her… Read More »2005-02-09
Pete attends the final performance of a play about The Four Seasons, Jersey Boys, at the La Jolla, California Playhouse. Also present at the event are Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio of the Four Seasons. The show raises $40,000 for victims of the recent Asian tsunami.
Pete and Rachel are photographed at Kennedy Airport in New York City.
Christie’s auctions five pieces of one of Keith Moon’s silver Premiere kits to an American collector for £120,000. Meanwhile a 1963 white Gibson SG Special played by Pete during the U.K. 1973 tour is won with a bid of £85,000
CBS-TV premieres their third CSI series, CSI: New York, this time using “Baba O’Riley” as the theme song