1963 – The Detours play at the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1964 – The Who play the Glenlyn Ballroom in Forest Hill 1965 – The Who play Burton’s Ballroom in Uxbridge, Middlesex 1966 – The Who were scheduled to perform at the Sheffield University Arts Festival. Pete flew into London from New York with jet… Read More »Today in Whostory: 6/29/2021
1963 – The Detours played a wedding reception in Perivale at the Millet Arms. They were payed £:15. 1964 – The Who play the Glenlyn Ballroom in Forest Hill 1968 – The Who were guests of honor at the annual Greyhound Derby at White City Stadium where Yellow Printer and Camera Flash were running. Earlier… Read More »Today in Whostory: 6/22/2021
1963 – The Detours play in Greenford at the Oldfield Hotel. 1964 – The Who play the 1964 Jazz Festival at the Regency Ballroom in Bath 1965 – The Who play the Blue Moon Club in Hayes, Middlesex 1966 – The Who play the Gay Tower Ballroom in Edgbaston, Birmingham 1967 – The Who begin… Read More »Today in Whostory: 6/20/2021
1965 – The Who play the Stourbridge Town Hall 1965 – Who manager Chris Stamp goes on his first trip to see Decca Records management in New York. The only way he can make the flight is to have his brother, the actor Terence Stamp, downgrade his first-class ticket to two coach tickets as he… Read More »Today in Whostory: 6/16/2021
1963 – The Detours play the GEC (General Electric Company) Pavilion, Preston Road, Wembley, N.W. London. 1966 – The Who record preliminary versions of two new Pete compositions “Disguises” and a song from Pete’s first rock opera Quads, “I’m A Boy.” “Disguises” is rush mixed to be used the next day on the last episode… Read More »Today in Whostory: 6/14/2021
1963 – The Detours play the Carnival ballroom at the Park Hotel in Hanwell 1964 – The Who play the second of two nights at the Florida Rooms in Brighton 1965 – The Who play The Pavilion in Bath, Somerset 1967 – After a week off from gigs following their mini tour of Scandinavia, The… Read More »Today in Whostory: 5/17/2021
From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta May 15 1970 Nippon Grammophon in Japan releases one of the most sought-after discs for Who collectors: "The Battle of The Who & Jimi Hendrix" in a 2-disc metal can. Contents include best-ofs by both artists. pic.twitter.com/tZbb2amt0V — The Who This Month (@BrianInAtlanta) May 15, 2021
From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta My lovely wife surprised me yesterday with this commissioned artwork. It's by @TealCartoons , an artist working on the new edition of "Spitting Image". pic.twitter.com/W0KPRWaEih — The Who This Month (@BrianInAtlanta) May 13, 2021
From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta A huge thank you to everyone who supported this years charity White Label Auction raising funds for The BRIT Trust. Thanks to artists @kylieminogue @thecure @UB40 @TheWho @thespecials @EricClapton @misscherrylala @work1ngmensclub @ocsmusic @MarkKnopfler & many more (1/2) pic.twitter.com/brBoRJ6FiZ — White Label Auction (@WhiteLabelAuct) May 8, 2021
From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta A huge thank you to everyone who supported this years charity White Label Auction raising funds for The BRIT Trust. Thanks to artists @kylieminogue @thecure @UB40 @TheWho @thespecials @EricClapton @misscherrylala @work1ngmensclub @ocsmusic @MarkKnopfler & many more (1/2) pic.twitter.com/brBoRJ6FiZ — White Label Auction (@WhiteLabelAuct) May 8, 2021