Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Myth and spectacle combine in this 2023 reimagining of The Who’s 1969 rock concept ...

Like so many ’60s pop bands, The Who was a singles band. Albums were often an afterthought, and the rest of the songs on the records were nothing more than filler. Radio play drove the sales.

Pete Townshend recounted the truth behind the story of how “Pinball Wizard” came to be part of the Who’s 1969 rock opera Tommy, forcing him to make the deaf, dumb and blind lead character into an ...

Few songs by The Who are as legendary as “Pinball Wizard”. This hard rock power pop tune was a standout track on the band’s 1969 rock opera concept record, Tommy. The whole of the album is quite ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook It’s 2003. President Bush gives his “Mission Accomplished” speech and American troops are slowly ...

The Who gave the world many unique rock ‘n’ roll songs. For example, one of the only hit songs about a game is The Who’s “Pinball Wizard.” In his autobiography, Pete Townshend explained how the words ...

Woke producers have cut one of the most famous lines of The Who’s iconic song Pinball Wizard from a musical celebrating Live Aid. Lyrics referring to that ‘deaf dumb and blind kid’ who ‘sure plays a ...