The Who

Genres:	Pop / Rock
Descriptive "tags":	classic rock, rock, hard rock, alternative, mod, punk, british, indie, pop, 60s, british invasion, seen live, oldies, metal, alternative rock, indie rock, Progressive rock, the who, punk rock, psychedelic
Decades Active:	1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Search for Artist on:	OLDIES.com, Wikipedia, Flikr (photos), YouTube (videos)
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Biography

Formed in Shepherd's Bush, London, England in 1964, the Who evolved out of local youth club band the Detours. Pete Townshend (Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend, 19 May 1945, Chiswick, London, England; guitar/vocals), Roger Daltrey (b. Roger Harry Daltrey, 1 March 1944, Hammersmith, London, England; vocals) and John Entwistle (b. John Alec Entwistle, 9 October 1944, Chiswick, London, England, d. 27 June 2002, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; bass/vocals) founded this attraction, and having jettisoned Colin Dawson (vocals) and Doug Sandom (drums), recruited Keith Moon (b. Keith John Moon, 23 August 1946, Willesden, London, England, d. 7 September 1978, London, England; drums) as a replacement for the latter.

The restructured quartet was adopted by manager/publicist Peter Meadon, who changed their name to the High Numbers, dressed them in stylish clothes and determinedly courted a mod audience. Their sole single, "I'm The Face", proclaimed this allegiance...

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