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

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1979

Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend1979

Arts / Popular Music

Townshend became the first major rock musician to donate his services to the human rights organisation Amnesty International when he performed three songs for its benefit show The Secret Policemans Ball

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Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend

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