1963 – The Detours play the White Hart Hotel in Acton 1964 – Pete fills in another form requesting an audition for the BBC Light Programme this time under the name “The Who”. 1965 – The Who play The Ealing Club in Ealing 1966 – The Who release their first single on Robert Stigwood’s Reaction… Read More »Today in Whostory: 3/04/2020
1963 – The Detours play the White Hart Hotel in Acton 1963 – The Detours play the Douglas House in Bayswater. 1965 – The Who play Le Disque a Go!Go! Club in Lansdowne, Bournemouth, Hampshire 1969 – The Who end the recording of Tommy at IBC Studio A after almost five months in the studio.… Read More »Today in Whostory: 3/03/2020
View Pete’s Solo Discography View our Pete Photo Gallery Born Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend on May 19, 1945, to Clifford & Betty Townshend in Chiswick, England. Townshend was primarily raised in the London suburbs of Ealing and Acton. Mr. & Mrs. Townshend met while playing in the World War II era big band the Squadronaires,… Read More »Pete Townshend
View Roger’s Solo Discography View our Roger Photo Gallery Born Roger Harry Daltrey on March 1, 1944, to Harry & Irene Daltrey in Shepherd’s Bush, England. Daltrey was primarily raised in the London suburbs of Shepherd’s Bush and Bedford Park. Harry Daltrey worked for a water closet manufacturer. Irene Daltrey lost a kidney in 1937… Read More »Roger Daltrey
1944 – Roger Harry Daltrey is born at Hammersmith Hospital in West London. 1964 – The Who play St. Mary’s Hall in Putney 1965 – Roger is the first member of The Who to turn 21 1967 – “Happy Jack” peaks at #4 on the German charts. It is The Who’s biggest singles hit in… Read More »Today in Whostory: 3/01/2020
From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta The interesting story of Erin Pizzey whose battered women's shelters connected to @TheWho's charity work and was a partial inspiration of Pete Townshend's White City https://t.co/Hxn93ljFAZ — The Who This Month (@BrianInAtlanta) February 28, 2020
1963 – The Detours play the Douglas House in Bayswater in the afternoon 1963 – The Detours play the White Hart Hotel in Acton 1966 – The Who perform without Roger at the Victoria Ballroom in Chesterfield. Roger had come down with laryngitis 1967 – The Who play two shows at the Palazzetto dello Sport… Read More »Today in Whostory: 2/24/2020
From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta .@regmeuross’ Woody Guthrie song project with Pete Townshend gets underway on a barge in London with a great workshop session. Be the first to hear more news 👇🏼https://t.co/8HkU33eKlX#singer #songwriter #storyteller #fireanddustCatch Reg Meuross live https://t.co/ej8B8NuHwv pic.twitter.com/NYDr6wawuR — 🎶 Katie Whitehouse (@frtheWhiteHouse) February 22, 2020
1966 – The Who play the Esquire Club in Sheffield 1969 – The Who were scheduled to play Dreamland in Margate 1969 – Rolling Stone magazine publishes an article entitled “Who Finishing Rock Opera” 1970 – The Who play the City Hall in Hull 1971 – The Who hold their first official session for the… Read More »Today in Whostory: 2/15/2020
1959 – Mose Allison records his version of Sonny Boy Williamson’s “Eyesight To The Blind.” Pete will later hear this version of the song at the Sunnyside Road flat and it will inspire him to include it in Tommy. You can listen to it on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAePxK6LO94 1964 – The Detours play the Oldfield… Read More »Today in Whostory: 2/13/2020