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Photo of Pete Townshend with a Guitar to be auctioned

2001-04-17

    Pete sells eight of his personally crafted Gibson SG’s for £10,000 each on his website to benefit his Double O Charity. Each guitar is signed and comes with a CD of Pete performing a riff on that guitar

    2001-03-24

      Channel 4 in the U.K. airs a show called Top Ten Guitar Heroes featuring a segment on Pete

      Cover of LynnMarie's "Squeezebox" CD

      2001-03-20

        LynnMarie releases her CD SqueezeBox appropriately featuring a cover of “Squeeze Box”. You can listen to it on youtube here

        Ad for Roger Daltrey's appearance in Vail, Colorado on March 16, 2001

        2001-03-16

          Roger does a one-off charity show at Dobson Arena in Vail, Colorado with Peter Frampton and Simon Townshend. The show is a benefit for The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation and the U.S. Disabled Ski Team

          2001-03-05

            Pete, on his website, says he has spent the first six weeks of the year finishing piano pieces he had written between 1995-1999 for Scoop 3. He also says he has trawled through his old and recent stuff and has not found a single “perfect” Who song. Roger has supplied three songs that, while good,… Read More »2001-03-05

            Cover of the Hesher's self titled album

            2001-02-27

              Rap artist Hesher releases his self-titled CD containing “Whose Generation,” a rap version of “My Generation.” You can listen to it on youtube here

              2001-02-26

                The Who announce that they will not be participating in the planned tribute CD to Sun Records. They blame scheduling conflicts

                2001-02-21

                  The Grammy awards are broadcast live. The Who, having won a lifetime achievement Grammy, are represented by a video tribute.

                  2001-02-20

                    John Entwistle accepts The Who’s Lifetime Achievement Grammy at an un-televised ceremony the night before The Grammys broadcast. During the next night’s show, The Who are represented by a video tribute. Attendees receive a four-track DVD preview of the upcoming Royal Albert Hall 2000 release. Others winning the Lifetime Achievement Grammy this year are The… Read More »2001-02-20

                    2001-02-19

                      Pete writes a review of The Who Sell Out for Q magazine’s website