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The Who

Great Britain · Arts / Music. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

7Records
1964–1970Date range
5Named people
3Places

Chronological records

1964

Roger Daltrey1964

Acton · Arts / Popular Music

The Detours rename themselves The Who.

John Alec Entwistle1964

London · Arts / Popular Music

The Who line-up is completed after Keith Moon replaces Doug Sandom.

Peter Meaden1964

London · Arts / Popular Music

For a short period, under the management of Peter Meaden, The Who change their name to The High Numbers, during which time they release Zoot Suit/I'm the Face, a single designed to appeal to their mostly mod fans.

Peter Meaden1964

London · Arts / Popular Music

The Who are taken on by a mod publicist named Peter Meaden who convinces them to change their name to The High Numbers.

Keith Moon1964

London · Arts / Popular Music

The Who line-up is completed after Keith Moon replaces Doug Sandom.

Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend1964

London · Arts / Popular Music

The Who line-up is completed after Keith Moon replaces Doug Sandom.

1970

Roger Daltrey7 June 1970

New York · Arts / Popular Music

The Who's Tommy is performed at New York's Lincoln Center

Names involved

John Alec EntwistleKeith MoonPeter Dennis Blandford TownshendPeter MeadenRoger Daltrey

Provenance

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