This is no 'Stars in their eyes' wig wearing outfit!Īs history rolls on they have proved to be an essential ingredient to fans of The Who and the musical legacy it's left behind. The music will always comes first - played with honesty & dignity. Who's Who plays to its strengths, which is its collective talent as players and performers. Any player will tell you that you cannot buy chemistry, and It serves as a testament to the reputation they have worked extremely hard to cement. Their chemistry together, that comes from an understanding of each other as players much like The Who themselves. That's what defines the members that make up Who’s Who. Who's Who - Raw Power, Passion and Soul. On 11th February 2016, Who's Who played out the evening of Quadrophenia Immersive, a 4 dimensional insight into the film performed at the famous venue, alongside the original actors in the film, at a sold out Hammersmith Apollo, on a very special evening, to a very special crowd. The Keith Moon Blue Plaque Reception at The Grosvenor Hotel in Mayfair, London in 2009, saw Zak Starkey watch the entire set, completely transfixed by the incredible authenticity and timing of bass player Terry Wyatt prompting Zak to single him out for the kind of praise that only members of a rhythm section can truly understand, but coming from someone who played with the Great John Entwistle for all those years, reminding him of what he was once used to hearing, all the more memorable. “What an absolutely brilliant band Who’s Who are!” The 2006 Who Convention* featured the first ever airing to an audience of Quadrophenia as a 4 piece since The Who at Stoke in '73, which led Simon Townshend to declare, Quadrophenia Immersive - Hammersmith Eventim Apollo, February 2016.White label Productions preferred act for Lambert & Stamp Movie launch, Hackney May 2015.1995 - Bottom Line, Shepherds Bush (Gary) Opening for Roger and John’s Quadrophenia Show.The Strypes Godfrey Townsend (The John Entwistle Band) Johnny Marter (SAS Band) Brett Buddy Ascott (The Chords / Fallen Leaves) Martin Blunt (The Charlatans)Ĭollectively played at 4 Who Conventions: Peter “Dougal” Butler (Keith Moons’ right hand man) The Late Doug Sandom (The Detours & Friend of the band) Kenney Jones (Small Faces, The Faces, The Who) Giving nothing less than 100% during a performance, Who’s Who ensure that a night to remember is guaranteed for those people who are able to to attend. Widely respected and acknowledged by members of (and those close to) The Who, as the group that most interprets the songs of Pete Townshend and the legendary live performances of The Who, with honesty and integrity. He would almost certainly have tried to visit with Roger and me at Wembley Stadium this year, and we will both miss seeing him.IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT SEE BELOW From the first show in 1996, at The Railway Hotel, Harrow, West London to their 20th Anniversary, "Sold Out", appearance at the Hammersmith Apollo in February 2016 Who’s Who, the longest established Who Appreciation Show in the UK, have received incredible reactions across Europe and beyond for their exciting live performances and set a benchmark for others to follow. Doug took a while to forgive me, but did so in the end, and although I didn’t see much of him we remained friends. He encouraged me – as did my best friend in those days Richard Barnes. He never sneered at my aspirations the way some of my peers tended to do (I was a bit of an egoistic handful sometimes). It was his age and his wisdom that made him important to me. A bricklayer by trade, Doug was an excellent drummer but was considered by our first record label to be too old for us. If you have read my book Who I Am you will know how kind Doug was to me, and how clumsily I dealt with his leaving the band to be replaced eventually by Keith Moon. “Just heard from his son that Doug, drummer with the early Who, passed away yesterday at the age of 89. Townshend was the one who announced Sandom’s death on the band’s website, penning a heartfelt tribute. Sandom and Townshend did not speak for nearly 20 years, but later reconciled and became close friends. I thought I was doing all right with the band, we never got slung out of nowhere, we always passed our auditions.” I was a few years older than he was, and he thought I should pack it in more or less because of that. “But I didn’t get on well with Peter Townshend. It was very nice to be part of a band that people followed, it was great,” Sandom later said of his time in The Who. “I wasn’t so ambitious as the rest of them.
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