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The Who

The Who

Origin: Shepherd's Bush, London, England
Genres: rock, hard rock, power pop, art rock
Years Active: 1964-1982, 1985, 1988-1989, 1996-present
Website: http://www.thewho.com/

 

-English hard rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey(lead vocals, harmonica, guitar), Pete Townshend(guitar, keyboards, vocals), John Entwistle(bass guitar, brass and vocals), Keith Moon(drums and percussion)
-Rose to fame in the UK with singles being played in pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline, starting in January 1965 with songs like "I Can't Explain". They released albums like My Generation(1965), A Quick One(1966), The Who Sell Out(1967). In 1967, they hit the US Top 40 with their single "Happy Jack". In 1969, they released the movie Tommy.
-In 1978, at age 32, drummer Keith Moon died from a drug overdose. They released 2 albums afterto his death, Five Faces(1981) and It's Hard(1982), with Small Faces drummer Kenney Jones, before disbanding in 1983.
-According to Rolling Stone Magazine, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who complete the holy trinity of British rock. In 1990, The Who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

History
-In 1962, influenced by American R&B and skiffle, Townshend and Entwistle started a Dixieland jazz band called The Confederates. Townshend played banjo and Entwistle played French horn. Roger Daltrey met Entwistle while walking down the street with a bass guitar over his shoulder and asked him to join his band called The Detours. After a few weeks, Entwistle suggested Townshend join up.

-This band played a variety of music, most of it inspired by American R&B, country music and jazz. The lineup consisted of Daltrey on lead guitar, Townshend on rhythm guitar, Entwistle on bass, Doug Sandom on drums and Colin Dawson on vocals

-The band wanted a recording contract and they were told they needed a better drummer. They used The Rolling Stones and The Beatles as a slight inspiration. In 1964, Sandom left the band and Keith Moon replaced him.

-In February 1964, The Detours changed their name to The Who. They became popular among the British 'Mods', which was a subculture in Britain involving cutting-edge fashion, scooters, R&B, soul and blues music.

-Their debut album was My Generation in 1965. This album had the tracks "The Kids are Alright" and the title track "My Generation". Also included were the tracks "Happy Jack" "I'm a Boy", "Pictures of Lily".

-Their most famous performance was at The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, where others "poor" performances were hailed as good. They came through with flying colors. While doing this, they performed the song "A Quick One While He's Away"


Pete Townshend, Keith Moon and Mick Jagger



The Rolling Stones. L-R: Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman

-In 1971, the band released it's Who's Next album. This one had tracks like "Baba O'Riley" "Won't Get Fooled Again". Both of which are used on CSI: NY and CSI: Miami.
-On Sept. 7, 1978, Keith Moon overdosed on Heminevrin, a drug used to combat alcohol withdrawal and died in his sleep.

-On dec. 3, 1979, while The Who was playing at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, OH, a crowd crush killed 11 fans and injured 26 others. This was due to festival seating, which is a seating arrangement that is basically the first to enter the venue is the one to get the best seats. When the fans heard the band's sound check, they mistook this for the concert starting, so they tried to force their way in. When the doors opened, people were trying to stampede in to get the best seats and the crowding became deadly.

-The band was not informed until after the show because police feared problems if the concert was canceled. The band was deeply hurt by what happened and they required safety precautions for future concerts.
-In 1996, Townshend, Entwistle, Daltrey performed their rock opera Quadrophenia with guest stars at a concert in Hyde Park. Zak Starkey, son of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, sat in on drums.

-In Nov. 2003, The Who landed 7 albums in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, more than any other artist with the exceptions of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen.

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1989 Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour

1989 Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour

-This tour helped to promote the band's recently released Steel Wheels album
-Continued to Japan in February 1990, with 10 shows at the Tokyo Dome.
-That show featured a different stage and was called the Urban Jungle tour, which ran from May-August 1990.
-This would be the last tour with Bill Wyman as bassist

History
-A pre-tour 'surprise show' took place on August 12, 1989 at Toad's Palce in New Haven, Connecticut.
-The official Steel Wheels tour kicked off later that month at the now demolished Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

-During the show in Pennsylvania, the power went out when the band was performing "Shattered" and caused a delay in the show. Jagger started talking to the people in the audience during the delay

-The stage was designed by Mark Fisher along with help from Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts

-Performances were later documented on the album Flashpoint and the video Live at the Max, both released in 1991

Tour band

• Mick Jagger: lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
• Keith Richards: guitar, backing vocals
• Ronnie Wood: guitar, backing vocals
• Bill Wyman: bass guitar
• Charlie Watts: drums, percussion

Additional musicians:

• Matt Clifford: keyboards, French horn
• Bobby Keys: saxophone
• Chuck Leavell: keyboards and musical director
• Bernard Fowler: vocals
• Lisa Fischer: vocals on the North American & Japanese tours only
• Cindy Mizelle: vocals on the North American & Japanese tours only
• Lorelei McBroom: vocals on the European tour only
• Sophia Jones: vocals on the European tour only
• The Uptown Horns:
1. Arno Hecht: saxophone
2. Bob Funk: trombone
3. Crispin Cioe: saxophone
4. Paul Litteral: trumpet

For the opening night of the Steel Wheels Tour the setlist was as follows (all songs composed by Jagger/Richards unless otherwise noted):

1. "Intro: Continental Drift"
2. "Start Me Up"
3. "Bitch"
4. "Shattered"
5. "Sad Sad Sad"
6. "Undercover of the Night"
7. "Harlem Shuffle" (Relf/Nelson)
8. "Tumbling Dice"
9. "Miss You"
10. "Ruby Tuesday"
11. "Play With Fire" (Nanker Phelge)
12. "Dead Flowers"
13. "One Hit (to the Body)" (Jagger/Richards/Wood)
14. "Mixed Emotions"
15. "Honky Tonk Women"
16. "Rock and a Hard Place"
17. "Midnight Rambler"
18. "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
19. "Little Red Rooster" (Dixon)
20. "Before They Make Me Run"
21. "Happy"
22. "Paint It Black"
23. "2000 Light Years from Home"
24. "Sympathy for the Devil"
25. "Gimme Shelter"
26. "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)"
27. "Brown Sugar"
28. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
29. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (encore)

For the final night of the Urban Jungle Tour (the last Rolling Stones concert with Bill Wyman) the band played:

1. "Start Me Up"
2. "Sad Sad Sad"
3. "Harlem Shuffle"
4. "Tumbling Dice"
5. "Miss You"
6. "Ruby Tuesday"
7. "Angie"
8. "Rock and a Hard Place"
9. "Mixed Emotions"
10. "Honky Tonk Women"
11. "Midnight Rambler"
12. "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
13. "Little Red Rooster"
14. "Before They Make Me Run"
15. "Happy"
16. "Paint It Black"
17. "2000 Light Years from Home"
18. "Sympathy for the Devil"
19. "Street Fighting Man"
20. "Gimme Shelter"
21. "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)"
22. "Brown Sugar"
23. "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
24. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (encore)

Other songs played on the tour:

1. "Almost Hear You Sigh" (Jagger/Richards/Jordan)
2. "Blinded by Love"
3. "Boogie Chillen" (Hooker)
4. "Can't Be Seen"
5. "Factory Girl"
6. "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Dixon)
7. "Salt of the Earth"
8. "Terrifying"
9. "Indian Girl" Hannover 23.May 1990

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The Rolling Stones

US Tour 1981

-Tour of the US to promote their newly released Tattoo You album

History
-Mick Jagger was initially not interested in another tour, but guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood were anxious to tour.

-Most shows later employed a cherry picker and the release of hundreds of balloons at the end of the show.

-This tour was one of the higher paying tours

-One of the sponsors for the tour was Jovan Musk. This was at a complete odds with The Stones bad boy image.

-This would be the last tour the Stones do together as band until 1989

The usual set list was:^[10]

1. "Under My Thumb"
2. "When the Whip Comes Down"
3. "Let's Spend the Night Together"
4. "Shattered"
5. "Neighbours"
6. "Black Limousine"
7. "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"
8. "Down The Road Apiece"
9. "Mona" (played only at JFK Stadium 26 September)
10. "Twenty-Flight Rock"
11. "Going to a Go-Go" (first played 3 November)
12. "Let Me Go"
13. "Time Is on My Side"
14. "Beast of Burden"
15. "Waiting on a Friend"
16. "Let It Bleed"
17. "Tops" (Played 25 September, 27 September, & 3 October)
18. "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
19. "Little T&A"
20. "Tumbling Dice"
21. "She's So Cold"
22. "All Down The Line" (Only Played 18 Times)
23. "Hang Fire"
24. "Star Star" (Only Played 10 Times)
25. "Miss You"
26. "Honky Tonk Women"
27. "Brown Sugar"
28. "Start Me Up"
29. "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
30. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (played 25 September; 3 October; 11 October until end of tour) [Encore]
31. Street Fighting Man" (played from 25 September-9 October) [Encore]

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Chris Jagger

Chris Jagger
This last name should tell you who he's related to!

Name: Christopher Jagger
DOB: Dec. 19, 1947
Where: Dartford, Kent, England
Genres: Cajun, folk, zydeco, country, blues, rock
Occupations: singer, actor, producer
Instruments: guitar, harmonica, washboard
Website: http://www.chrisjaggeronline.com/

IMDb
-Uncle of Jade Jagger, Karis Jagger, Gabriel Jagger, Jim Jagger, Georgia May Jagger, Elizabeth Jagger and Lucas Jagger
-Former brother in law of Bianca Macias-Jagger and Jerry Hall
-Also a musician, brother of Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger

-Christopher Jagger is an English-born musician born on Dec. 19, 1947 in Dartford, Kent, England
-He is 4 and a half years younger than his 68 year old older brother Mick

-Released his first 2 albums in 1973 and 1974
-He remains in the shade of his elder brother, this caused his music career to hardly make a move; despite his many contributions to being a singer, musician, songwriter, alot of journalists often compare him(usually in a very unfavorable light) to his older brother Mick instead of accepting that Christoper Jagger and Mick Jagger have 2 different styles of music

Bio
-After studying in dramatic art, this allowed Jagger to work in various fields, such as theatre, cinema, clothing design and decoration

-In the 1970s, he had a project for recording with The Flying Burrito Brothers, but it stopped. In the 1980s, he helped on 2 of The Rolling Stones albums, specifically Dirty Work(1986) and Steel Wheels(1989)

-Also has worked as a journalist for The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Mail on Sunday, The Independent on Sunday and Rolling Stone.
-Chris and partner Pat Townshend created a guitar company in the mid 1980s. Chris designed a magnesium alloy guitar called The Staccato. The guitar featured a bridge and neck system that could be switched out. The user could switch between a bass neck for 6 string neck.

-A prototype bass was built in Norfolk England in 1983 and a business was started. The partners included Pat Townshend, Bill Wyman, Chris and Mick Jagger. This comapny went under in 1987. During KISS' Crazy Nights tour, Gene Simmons can be seen playing a Staccato guitar.

Discography

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Today in Rock Music History

2005
-Notorious rap thug Suge Knight is arrested in Barstow, Calif. for violating parole after police allegedly find marijuana in his car and is also booked for no insurance on car
-Paul McCartney performs a 12 minute set of classic Beatles songs along with Drive My Car at Super Bowl

2001
-Marilyn Manson is arrested in Bologna, Italy when he passes through town on tour for a public indecency charge from 1999 concert

1970
-Apple Records releases John Lennon single Instant Karma

1965
-Rolling Stones II knocks Beatles for Sale out of #1 spot on UK Record Retailer chart

1964
-Tickets to The Ed Sullivan Show for the Beatles first appearance sell out

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