Three of the band members – lead guitarist Pete Townshend, lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, and bassist John Entwistle – had been classmates at Acton County Grammar School.Īfter a few early personnel changes, and a change of name to The Who, in spring 1964 the band settled on Keith Moon as their drummer. The Who evolved from a band, The Detours, originally organized in 1959 by Roger Daltrey. Following is a brief summary of their history. We have featured The Who in a number of earlier blog posts see here here here here and here. The Who have also inspired any number of hard-rock or punk-rock groups that followed them. Since their inception over 50 years ago, they have produced an exceptional body of work. The Who have been one of the most durable and influential rock bands of all time. We will review a second cover of that song by the British pop group McFly.
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One cover of that song was performed by Elton John in the movie Tommy. We will then review the movie Tommy, and discuss the importance of Pinball Wizard in that film.
We will start with a brief review of The Who. It was featured in the 1975 movie Tommy, directed by Ken Russell. This is a great hard-rock song composed by Pete Townshend. Hello there! This is the sixth installment in our new feature: “Tim’s Cover Story Goes To The Movies.” In these posts, we discuss a famous song that makes an important contribution to a movie.
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