Tom Wright is a photographer who got to know Pete Townsend at Art School and acted as The Who's road manager for their first US tour. A few years ago he published a book about his experiences. It's really, really good and if you're a Who fan, you should get it (there's also stories about his experiences with other bands including Joe Walsh, Eagles and JD Souther).
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Wright gave a lot of photos to The University of Texas at Austin, and they've now put up an exhibition of a hundred photos - mostly of The Who - on a website.
https://www.cah.utexas.edu/feature/wright/pageone.php
Thanks for the find, UTW. Joe was his usual charming and funny self in the videotaped speech, and I love all the photos of the band. Tom even managed to capture a rare shot that featured Roger and his beautiful wife, Heather.
"You thought you would be satisfied, but you never will learn to be still."
I love the who... I was just listening to them. they are a class act indeed and I really need to catch a live show one day
I like them, but not as much as I did when I was 17-18 years old. Good hard rocking sounds, but Pete Townshend often gets quite preachy for my tastes(Maharishi, the little boy who heard music, etc). They did put out quite a few good tunes. Having said that, I wish they'd just hang it up already(same goes for the Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foreigner, Boston, etc). Daltrey & Townshend aren't the only two who made the who what they were(may Moon & Entwistle RIP).
Top 10 Who songs:
1. Going Mobile
2. We're Not Gonna Take it
3. The Real Me
4. Bargain
5. I'm Free
6. I Can't Explain
7. Tommy Overture
8. Slip Kid
9. Call Me Lightning
10. The Good's Gone
All carrot, no stick.
"He's just another power junkie, just another silk scarf monkey. You'd know it if you saw his stuff. The man just isn't big enough."--Glenn Frey/Don Henley
"You think you know me, but you haven't got a clue."--John Lennon/Paul McCartney