From the Tommy liner notes by Brian Cady: This song was originally written by Sonny Boy Williamson (the second artist to record under that name), real name Alex "Rice" Miller, and was released in February 1951. Pete picked up the song from Mose Allison’s 1959 cover version although The Who’s version more closely resembles the… Read More »Eyesight to the Blind
Pete is interviewed on the programme Night Waves on the U.K.’s classical music station BBC Radio 3. A major topic is the influence of auto-destructive artist Gustav Metger who currently has a retrospective of his six-decade artistic career in London
Label / Index # the Polar Bear Records PB-044/045 Compare with; Acoustic Glory (CD) (RattleSnake RS 017) Acoustic Slip Kids (CD) (Brain Food) Benefit (CD) (SBWH 0001/2) Bridge Benefit Reunion (CD) (Mainstream MSBR-001/ MSBR-002) Bridge To The Blues (CD) (Substitute Reel Recordings) Live 2000 (CD) (WHO 2000 W1/W2) Maximum Acoustic (CD) (Maximum R&B Records) Unplugged… Read More »We Shall Be Beneficent
Label / Index # Acoustic Artists UP9 Compare with; Acoustic Glory (CD) (RattleSnake RS 017) Acoustic Slip Kids (CD) (Brain Food) Benefit (CD) (SBWH 0001/2) Bridge Benefit Reunion (CD) (Mainstream MSBR-001/ MSBR-002) Bridge To The Blues (CD) (Substitute Reel Recordings) Live 2000 (CD) (WHO 2000 W1/W2) Maximum Acoustic (CD) (Maximum R&B Records) We Shall Be… Read More »Unplugged
Roger Daltrey writes for TheWho.com about his current campaign with other British performing artists to extend performance rights payments beyond 50 years to 95 years.
Label / Index # Masterport 244 Venue: Wembley Stadium, London, UK, August 18 7, 1979 Recording: Audience + Amateur Film Comments: NEW GREAT 3 CD + 1 DVD boot. This is a really interesting new re- lease on the Masterport label which documents the return of The Who post Keith Moon in a great show – here… Read More »The Who And Friends Roar In!
Ian McLagan & Pete Townshend (w/The Bump Band & Jody Denberg) Video by Mark Bowman Images Live at the 2007 Austin Music Awards – SXSW 2007- (Performing Ronnie Lane’s immortal “Kuschty Rye” and the Small Faces classic hit, “What’cha Gonna Do About It?” Personnel: Ian McLagan – Keyboards, Pete Townshend – Guitar, “DonDon” Harvey –… Read More »Ian McLagan & Pete Townshend – (Kuschty Rye & What’cha Gonna Do About It?)
Very rare recording of the short lived, live from Joe’s Pub series that Pete Townshend was doing with his wife where they would have other artists sit in for songs. … Pete came out on acoustic (as he would all night) and plopped himself down next to J. and noted, “This was J.’s choice, I… Read More »Pete Townshend and J Mascis – “See Me, Feel Me” Joe’s Pub 02/20/2007
Label / Index # Hercules HC 006 Compare with; High Numbered (CD) (Brunswick LAT 9000) My Generation Venue: Shindig Recording: Soundboard Comments: This is a multi-artist compilation from American TV music program “Shindig” that ran in the 1960’s. The sound quality is pretty good overall, however, a few tracks are “cut-off” at the end.… Read More »The Very Best & Rariest of “SHINDIG!”
Pete is interviewed by the Daily Times Leader of West Point, Mississippi