1961
The Detours
Forms The Detours in west London.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Acton in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Forms The Detours in west London.
Becomes drummer for The Detours before Keith Moon.
Joins Roger Daltrey's group The Detours.
Joins The Detours after Entwistle recommends him.
Pete Townshend and his school friend from Acton County Grammar School John Entwistle found their first band, The Confederates, a Dixieland duet featuring Townshend on banjo and Entwistle on horns
Pete Townshend and his school friend from Acton County Grammar School John Entwistle found their first band, The Confederates, a Dixieland duet featuring Townshend on banjo and Entwistle on horns
Townshend & Entwistle join The Detours, a skiffle/rock and roll band fronted by Roger Daltrey, another former schoolmate
Townshend & Entwistle join The Detours, a skiffle/rock and roll band fronted by Roger Daltrey, another former schoolmate
Townshend & Entwistle join The Detours, a skiffle/rock and roll band fronted by Roger Daltrey, another former schoolmate
The Detours build a following in west London clubs.
The Detours renamed themselves The Who
The Detours rename themselves The Who.
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