After their Woodstock performance, The Who’s popularity exploded in the United States. They were touring to promote the newly released rock opera Tommy, which also changed the course of rock history.

The song was, of course, part of Pete Townshend ... set at the Woodstock Festival in the middle weekend of August 1969. While they were playing their “opera” section, Abbie Hoffman infamously ...

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While that can certainly apply to everyone who couldn’t get enough of The Who’s ‘My Generation’, Pete Townshend said that there was no way of knocking some of the storytellers that came before him.

And while Pete Townshend had a cocksure attitude ... members and the audience when they played. Their show at Woodstock has gone down in history as one of their finest moments. Still, even then, ...

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For Pete Townshend, it was likely more than just a mode of transportation; it was a symbol of style and success during a transformative time in his career. The 1963 Lincoln Continental didn’t ...