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Musicians Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, and John Entwhistle met at
school in West London. In 1960 with Doug Sandom, they formed
"The Detours." They soon discovered rhythm and
blues. They then became "The Who." Not so long
after "The Who," the manager, Peter Meaden made them the
"High Numbers," but ended up quitting. Doug Sandom left
and Keith Moon joined. They were "The Who" again.
With new managers, they out out album "My Generation." A
big hit! It featured songs such as "Happy Jack,"
"My Generation," and "I Can't Explain." They
then released a rock opera called "Tommy." It had
sensational hit "Pinball Wizard" on it. "The
Who" lived up to their reputations of party animals. They
enforced the saying, "I hope I die before I get old."
Finally, Keith Moon's reckless lifestyle caught up to him, and he
died. With ex-"Small Faces" drummer Kenney Jones,
"The Who" continued to record until 1982, when they decided to
persue separate careers away from the pain of their loss. |
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