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The Who, a British Invasion rock and roll with a twist of R&B band, was "discovered" in 1963 West London and first gained attention in 1964 for front stage, guitar-smashing antics and raw emotive play here-to-fore unseen at early rock concerts. The l...more

The Who, a British Invasion rock and roll with a twist of R&B band, was "discovered" in 1963 West London and first gained attention in 1964 for front stage, guitar-smashing antics and raw emotive play here-to-fore unseen at early rock concerts. The line-up of Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon exploded onto the scene with an incendiary performance at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival, and the musicians later became true international stars with their 1969 rock opera "Tommy." The 1971 album "Who's Next" is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest rock albums of all time and contributed to the band's influence in modern rock and roll. After Keith Moon's death from an overdose in 1978, the band continued to record and saw more individual efforts from its surviving members. Despite the tragic death of Entwistle in 2002, the band plays on....less