1964 – The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford. 1965 – The Who play the Corn Exchange in Chelmsford. 1965 – The Who play Club Noreik in Tottenham. Opening for The Who at the all-night rave is The Muleskinners featuring future Small Faces’ keyboardist and second husband to the future Mrs. Moon, Ian McLagan.… Read More »Today in Whostory: 1/23/2020
1965 – The Who play the New Theatre in Oxford opening for P.J. Proby with the Mike Cotton Sound, Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers, and Sandra Barry and the Boys. Thirty-two years later Proby would play “The Godfather” during the 1997 Quadrophenia shows. 1967 – The Who record a new group of performances live… Read More »Today in Whostory: 1/17/2020
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: 1/13/2020
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: 1/12/2020
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: 1/03/2020
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: 12/27/2019
From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta i still think my favourite thing that's ever happened to me on the internet is the time a guy said "people change their minds when you show them facts" and I said "actually studies show that's not true" and linked TWO sources and he said "yeah well I still think it works" —… Read More »Today’s News – December 12, 2019 at 12:40PM
1964 – The Who play The Florida Rooms in Brighton 1965 – The Who play the Guildhall in Plymouth, Devonshire 1966 – The Who play the Assembly Rooms in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland 1966 – The single “Happy Jack” backed with “I’ve Been Away” is released in the U.K. For promotional ads, The Who hire illustrator… Read More »Today in Whostory: 12/09/2019
1957 – Pete gets a little brother as Paul Townshend is born 1967 – The Who were to have resumed touring Britain at the Sky Line Ballroom in Hull but the date is canceled. The excuse given is that The Who have to return to America for a performance on The Ed Sullivan Show although… Read More »Today in Whostory: 12/06/2019
1957 – Pete gets a little brother as Paul Townshend is born 1963 – The Detours perform at the Glenyln Ballroom in Forest Hill 1965 – The first instance where Keith Moon has to be replaced, due to a bout of whooping cough that leaves him bed-ridden with his mom taking care of him. Viv… Read More »Today in Whostory: 12/06/2019