Daily Eighties Flashback: The Who “Eminence Front”
The Who made twenty-six appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1983, the last of those twenty-six songs, “Eminence Front,” rose to a peak position of number 68.
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Tunesmate Podcast Episode 54 – Top Fool Songs
In this episode of Tunemate’s podcast, join Ray and Marc as they countdown their top five fool songs. Whatever decade you embrace, you will be sure to find a song to add to your...
Guess What? Pete Townshend’s Second Song He Wrote Was A Hit!
 Back in 1964, The Who were looking to establish themselves as a band. Pete Townshend took it upon himself to start writing his own music rather than just doing covers. Per Townsend’s autobiography...
Discover Each Studio Track Of Your Favorite Song
Isolated tracks are the individual parts of the recordings. When you listen to an isolated track, you can just hear the vocal, or guitar, or drums and so on. In these tracks, you can...
Birthday of the Week: Roger Daltrey
This week’s Birthday of the Week is Roger Daltrey, who turns 75 this Friday (March 1). Daltrey is, of course, known as the lead singer for The Who, though he has also enjoyed some success...
DEF: The Who “Athena”
The Who have hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart sixteen times, spanning fifteen years from “Happy Jack” in 1967 to “Athena” in 1982. On this date in 1982, that last Top 40...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Who “I Can See for Miles”
Over a period of nearly two decades, from 1965 to 1983, The Who made twenty-six appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Only once, though, did the band reach the Top 10. That happened exactly 50...
DEF: The Who “You Better You Bet”
Amid all of their success in the 1970s and 1980s, The Who scored 14 Top 40 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, most successfully with their number 9 hit “I Can See For Miles”...
Roger Daltrey at 70
If you want to hear the history of rock ‘n’ roll from the mid-1960s through the early 1980s embodied in one band, British band The Who might be your best bet (pun intended). Their...
You Better You Bet
Did you know The Who never had a #1 on the US and UK charts? You Better You Bet! According to Amazon, “The song was written by Pete Townshend of The Who for their...
