The Who

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The Who

The Who is an English rock band who were formed in the 1960s. The band originally consisted of Pete Townshend playing the guitar, vocalist Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle at the bass and drummer Keith Moon. Today Daltrey and Townshend, the only two members who are alive, continue to go on tour as The Who. Their most recent album Endless Wire was released in 2006.

About

Pete Townshend and John Entwistle met while studying at the same high school in London. They played in the band Dixieland with John plating the trumpet while Pete plays banjo.

In the early 60's, Pete and John had formed a rock and roll band. In 1962, John left the band to join another band called Detours, a hard-edged rock band featuring Roger Daltrey. In the later part of 1962, Pete joins the Detours.

In 1963, Roger became the lead vocalist of Detour when Colin Dawson left the band. After a year, Doug Sandom left the group and he was replaced by Keith Moon. They changed their name to The High Numbers, which later became The Who.

In 1964, they signed a recording contract under Decca Records. Their first album, I Can't Explain was released in January 1965. After that, they had released their more follow up albums.

After the released of their album Quadrophenia, the group takes a break. The Who returned in 1975. In 1978, Keith died due to a drug overdose. They replaced him with Kenny Jones.

In 1979, when 11 attendees of their concert were trampled to death, the group decided to take their break again. Pete, John and Roger concentrate in their solo careers.

In 1981, The Who got back to record another album Face Dances and it was big hit. In 1982, they announced in one of their concert tour that it would be their farewell tour.

In 1985, they are reunited to play Live Aid. In 1989, Jones was replaced by Simon Philips for a 25th anniversary tour in America. In 1994, they reunited again to celebrate Roger's 50th birthday.

In October 2002, The Who held a concert for the benefit of the families of the NYC victims of the September 11 attacks.

In 2002, they were about to held their North American tour but on the night before their 1st show, John Enthwistle died from a cocaine induced heart attack. They replaced him with Pino Palladino

Awards & Certifications

Chart Toppers

Year	Title	US Mainstream Rock	US Hot 100	Album
1981	You Better You Bet	1	18	Face Dances
1982	Athena	3	28	It's Hard

News

Tours & Concerts

There are no current tour and concert schedules for The Who.

Announcements

There are no announcements as of this time

Discography

Albums

The Who Sings My Generation 1966-04-11 Reaction	A Quick One 1966-12-6 Reaction	The Who Sell Out 1967-12-15 MCA	Tommy 1969-05-23 MCA
Who's Next 1971-07-31 MCA	Quadrophenia 1973-10-19 MCA	The Who By Numbers 1975-10-18 MCA	Who Are You 1978-08-18 MCA`
Face Dances 1981-03-16 Warner Bros.	It's Hard 1982-09-04 Warner Bros.	Endless Wire 2006-10-30 Polydor

Singles

Date	Title	Album
1965	My Generation	My Generation
1967	I Can See For Miles	The Who Sell Out
1969	Pinball Wizard	Tommy
1969	I'm Free	Tommy
1970	See Me, Feel Me	Tommy
1971	Won't Get Fooled Again	Who's Next
1971	Behind Blue Eyes	Who's Next
1981	You Better You Bet	Face Dances
1981	Daily Records	Face Dances
1981	Another Tricky Day	Face Dances
1981	Don't Let Go the Coat	Face Dances
1981	Did You Steal My Money	Face Dances
1981	How Can You Do It Alone	Face Dances
1981	You	Face Dances
1982	Athena	It's Hard
1982	Eminence Front	It's Hard
1982	Cry If You Want	It's Hard
1982	Dangerous	It's Hard
1982	It's Hard	It's Hard
2006	It's Not Enough	Endless Wire

Compilations

Best of The Who 1966 Vinyl	I'm A Boy 1966 Vinyl	Exciting The Who 1969 Vinyl	Magic Bus: The Who on Tour November 30, 1968 Decca
Direct Hits November 1968 Decca	Live at Leads May 16, 1970 MCA	The Ox 1970 Vinyl	Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy October 30, 1971 MCA
Golden Double Album 1971 Polydor	Odds and Sods September 28, 1974 MCA	The Best of The Last Ten Years 1974 Polydor	Hooligans October 1981 MCA
Join Together 1982 Polydor	Who's Greatest Hits 1983-05-08 MCA	The Singles 1984-11-17 Polydor	The Who Collection 1985-10-04
Who's Missing 1985	Two's Missing 1987-04-11	Rarities 1966-1972 1991	Who's Better, Who's Best 1993-03-16
My Generation - The Very Best of The Who 1996-08-27 MCA	20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Who 1999-04-06	The Ultimate Collection 2002	The Who: Then and Now 2004-03-30 Geffen