1963 – The Detours play at the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1964 – The Who play the Corn Exchange in Chelmsford, Essex 1965 – The Who play the Oasis Club in Manchester 1970 – The Who play Lanchester Polytechnic in Coventry. The Who plan to leave on a high note but after cutting down Tommy… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/28/2024
1965 – “My Generation” reaches its U.K. peak at #2 being beaten out of first place by The Seekers’ “The Carnival Is Over.” Record Mirror also reports on The Who’s new album 1965 – BBC’s Light Programme’s Saturday Club, recorded on the 22nd is broadcast from 10pm-12am and features “It’s Not True”, “The Good’s Gone”,… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/27/2024
1963 – The Detours play at the Town Hall in Acton 1965 – The Who play the Wimbledon Palais, in Wimbledon, London 1965 – The Who appear on the cover of “Western Scene” 1966 – The Who go into IBC Studios to work on the space filler number Pete has written for the new album.… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/26/2024
1964 – The Who play the Florida Room in Brighton to play the first of four Wednesdays. 1967 – The Who play the first of two nights at The Village Theatre in New York City. The Vagrants, with guitarist Leslie West, and The Rich Kids open for them. 1967 – Disc magazine reports that a… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/25/2024
1963 – The Detours play at the Goldhawk Social Club in Shepherd’s Bush 1965 – The Who tape their Saturday Club appearance at Aeolian Hall, Studio One of the BBC. Songs recorded live in studio (and released 35 years later on BBC Sessions) are “My Generation, “ “The Good’s Gone, “ and “La La La… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/22/2024
1965 – A bit of drama comes at a charity concert, the London students’ Glad Rags Ball at Wembley Pool, where The Who are the third act performing with Donovan, The Kinks, The Hollies, Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames, Wilson Pickett, the Birds, Marc Bolan and Geno Washington and the Ramjam Band. Wembley Pool… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/19/2024
1963 – The Detours play at St. Mary’s Ballroom in Putney 1965 – The Who play Queen Mary College in Stepney, East London 1966 – The Who were scheduled to play the Locarno Ballroom in Glasgow, but this show was rescheduled for 02/27/1967 and again to 05/29/1967 1966 – Record Mirror reviews The Who’s new… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/17/2024
1965 – The Who play the Winter Gardens in Malvern 1965 – Glyn Johns is at Decca Studios in West Hapstead preparing mono mixes of “Out In The Street” and “The Kids Are Alright” 1968 – New Musical Express carries the article “Pete Townshend keeps The Who live.“ The interview with Pete centers on the… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/16/2024
1963 – The Detours play at the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1964 – The Who play the Olympia Ballroom in Reading 1964 – Melody Maker features an ad for “The Who Maxiumum R&B” 1969 – The Who play the Public Music Hall in Cleveland, Ohio 1970 – New Musical Express has part two of a… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/14/2024
1965 – The Who play the La Locomotive Club in Paris 1965 – Record Mirror carries two ads for My Generation 1966 – The Who fly to Switzerland to play in the snow, spending four days in Neuschnee, Grindelwald having publicity photos snapped. 1969 – The Who play the New York State University Gymnasium in… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/13/2024