1965 – The Who play Wolsey Hall in Cheshunt 1966 – The Who play the Ritz Ballroom in Skewen 1966 – The Who play the Regal Ballroom in Ammanford, Glamorganshire, Wales 1967 – The Who play Festival Hall in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire 1968 – “Glow Girl” is recorded at IBC Studios. Written during a near-disastrous plane… Read More »Today in Whostory: 1/13/2021
1964 – The Detours play the White Hart Hotel in Acton 1965 – The Who play The Marquee Club. The tally shows £57 raised at door but Roger and Keith only get £2 for the night and Pete and John only £1! 1966 – The Who go to IBC studios to record their next single,… Read More »Today in Whostory: 1/12/2021
1970 – Melody Maker publishes an interview with Pete by Chris Welch. He discusses the future of Tommyand his plans to produce an album by a group formed around his old art school friend Andy Newman. Transcript: Will Pete Townshend ever write another “Tommy?” His opera was one of the few worthwhile events in Pop… Read More »Today in Whostory: 1/10/2021
1964 – The Who play the Glenlyn Ballroom in Forest Hill opening for The Rolling Stones. Pete, who has incorporated an arm-swinging move he saw Keith Richards perform as his own signature guitar move, apologizes for the appropriation to Richards. Richards says he doesn’t know what Pete’s talking about as it turns out he was… Read More »Today in Whostory: 1/03/2021
From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta Resident Alien co-creator Peter Hogan talks about his time working for Pete Townshend (last 4 paragraphs). https://t.co/VxJTDjabIB — The Who This Month (@BrianInAtlanta) January 1, 2021
1964 – The Who play The Ealing Club in Ealing 1969 – Rolling Stone carried a full page ad entitled “What Pete Townshend Thinks About King Crimson” 1975 – Cashbox carried a full page ad for Squeeze Box and “By Numbers” 1975 – Billboard featured its annual “Talent in Action” section featuring their “Number One”… Read More »Today in Whostory: 12/27/2020
From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta A lot of #keithrichards yesterday. Today #quadrophenia & #thewho, some of the work of which I'm most proud . This was the cover of the book within four distinct yet conjoined houses, like The Who. pic.twitter.com/vfe0n4Qul9 — Ethan Russell (@ethan_russell) December 19, 2020
From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta For this months edition, I spoke to the legendary producer Shel Talmy. A man who helped shape that sixties sound, in some respects his work is a soundtrack of that era, from the Kinks to the Who and beyond. #thekinks #thewhoTo order in print or emag 👇 https://t.co/XIlGP7aJt8 pic.twitter.com/wNSRw6WGMo — Kevin Burke (@KevsWork)… Read More »Today’s News – December 14, 2020 at 09:40PM
From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta For this months edition, I spoke to the legendary producer Shel Talmy. A man who helped shape that sixties sound, in some respects his work is a soundtrack of that era, from the Kinks to the Who and beyond. #thekinks #thewhoTo order in print or emag 👇 https://t.co/XIlGP7aJt8 pic.twitter.com/wNSRw6WGMo — Kevin Burke (@KevsWork)… Read More »Today’s News – December 14, 2020 at 09:40PM
1963 – The Detours perform at the Evershed and Bignoles Apprentice Association Social Club Dance at the Feathers Hotel on Ealing Broadway, London 1965 – The Who play the Federation Club in Norwich, Norfolk 1971 – The Who play the second of two nights at San Francisco Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California. The San… Read More »Today in Whostory: 12/13/2020