1963 – The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1964 – The Who play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford. According to legend, this is likely the show that Keith showed up and “auditioned” for the band. 1965 – The Who play Town Hall in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. 1966 – The Who play the Corn Exchange… Read More »Today in Whostory: 4/30/2021
From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta Wilko Johnson Conversations On Canvey Episode 5 Working With Roger Daltrey https://t.co/DbhXbkShwe via @YouTube — The Who This Month (@BrianInAtlanta) April 29, 2021
1964 – The Who play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1965 – The Who play the Oasis Club in Manchester 1966 – The Who play the Odeon Cinema in Rochester, Kent 1966 – “A Legal Matter” enters the Dutch charts where it will peak at #22. 1966 – The first issue of the magazine Disc… Read More »Today in Whostory: 4/23/2021
1964 – The Who play the Glenlyn Ballroom in Forest Hill 1965 – The Who play The Marquee Club in London 1967 – The Who return to London 1969 – The Who appear on “This is…Tom Jones” in the U.K. 1973 – Roger Daltrey releases his first solo album, Daltrey, in the U.K. Chris Charlesworth… Read More »Today in Whostory: 4/20/2021
1965 – The Who play the Botwell House in Hayes, Middlesex 1966 – The Who play the Town Hall in Walsall transcription of review of this show: (Image caption): Not much evidence of dancing at this “dance” organized by Mossley Youth Club at Walsall Town Hall. Chief attraction for nearly 1,000 fans was London group,… Read More »Today in Whostory: 4/19/2021
1963 – The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1964 – The Who play the Florida Rooms in Brighton 1965 – The Who play Civic Hall in Crawley, Sussex 1969 – The Who appear on “This is Tom Jones” in the U.S. 1970 – The Who perform at University of Leicester with supporting act… Read More »Today in Whostory: 4/18/2021
1964 – The Who play the Goldhawk Social Club in Shepherd’s Bush 1965 – The Who play the “Big Easter Rave” at The Florida Rooms in Brighton. Roy Hatley recalls, “On their Easter Saturday 1965 appearance a frightening 1700 plus crowd was packed in like sardines to watch them, with another 500 sitting on the… Read More »Today in Whostory: 4/17/2021
1963 – The Detours play in Bayswater at Douglas House 1965 – The Who play the Dacorum College of Further Education in Hemel, Hempstead, Hertfordshire 1966 – The Who tele-record an appearance miming “Substitute” for Top of the Pops 1967 – Mono mixes of “Pictures of Lily” and “Doctor, Doctor” were completed at Ryemuse Sound… Read More »Today in Whostory: 4/07/2021
1963 – The Detours play the White Hart Hotel in Acton 1965 – The Who play the Harrow Technical College Student’s Rag Week Dance at Town Hall in Wembley. They share the bill with Donovan and Rod Stewart and The Soul Agents. Rod the Mod makes moves on Keith’s new girlfriend Kim Kerrigan. Fears that… Read More »Today in Whostory: 4/01/2021
1963 – The Detours play Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1964 – Two days of skirmishes break out between Mods and Rockers at Clacton. The British tabloid press leaps on it, describing it as an invasion and begins to write articles trying to understand what these Mods and their enemies the Rockers are all about. With… Read More »Today in Whostory: 3/28/2021