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The founding members of the Who, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle, grew up in Acton, London and attended Acton County Grammar School. [4] Townshend's father, Cliff , played saxophone and his mother, Betty, had sung in the entertainment division of the Royal Air Force during World War II, and both supported their son's interest ...
Townshend was born in Chiswick, West London, at the Chiswick Hospital, Netheravon Road, in the UK.He came from a musical family: his father, Cliff Townshend, was a professional alto saxophonist in the Royal Air Force's dance band the Squadronaires and his mother, Betty (née Dennis), was a singer with the Sidney Torch and Les Douglass Orchestras.
The band were first founded by Roger Daltrey under the name the Detours in 1959: the first line-up, in mid-1961, included Pete Townshend on lead guitar, Daltrey on rhythm guitar, John Entwistle on bass, Harry Wilson on drums, and Colin Dawson on vocals. [3]
Pete Townshend on writing for Roger Daltrey ("not easy"); losing Keith Moon and John Entwistle; and his new Audible Original, 'Somebody Saved Me.'
The Who undertook a “Farewell Tour” in 1982 but regrouped seven years later and have toured regularly ever since, with Townshend and singer/fellow founding member Roger Daltrey accompanied ...
The Who in 1975. The Who are an English rock band, whose most commercially successful line-up was Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon.Originally known as the Detours, the group performed with varying personnel in and around the London area until 1964, when Moon joined. [1]
Townshend, who does not feature on the album but has made a donation to the project alongside The Who, added: “Since then, I have tried to help raise awareness around this awful illness and the ...
In the group's earliest days, singer Colin Dawson handled lead vocals while Roger Daltrey played lead guitar and Pete Townshend played rhythm guitar. With Dawson leaving the group in early 1963, Daltrey and singer/bassist Gabby Connolly took over lead vocals, although Connolly would only remain with the group until May of that year; both Daltrey and John Entwistle would also play brass ...