Years Active: 1968-2009
Band Members: Kenney Jones, Keith Moon, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Pete Townshend
Influenced by: The Rolling Stones, Bo Diddley, James Brown, The Kinks, The Shadows, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, Ventures, Johnny Kidd, Link Wray, The Beach Boys
Genre: Rock & Alternative
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May 08 2009 9:00AM
by Kim Davis
Filed under: Potent Quotables
Spinner: "'Austin Powers' has done a lot of damage to the image of swinging London." --Pete Townshend The Who guitarist ripped Mike Myers' movie for perpetuating images of the era from what he called "lazy American newsreels." Maybe no one told him it was a ... Read moreNov 20 2008 3:00AM
by Gaylord Fields
Filed under: Rock Almanac
Spinner: On This Date in 1973: After Keith Moon passes out at his drum kit during a San Francisco performance by the Who, Pete Townshend appeals to the audience for a drummer to take Moon's place onstage. Scot Halpin, a 19-year-old fan from Iowa, stands in to ... Read moreJul 14 2008 12:00PM
by Steve Baltin
Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, Tribute
Spinner: There were no gold watches or long speeches as the Who were feted by VH1 in Los Angeles. Fittingly for a band that, according to Jack Black, were the greatest ever "because they were the first to rock hard," the two-hour-plus tribute at UCLA featured ... Read moreVideos (18)
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