List of the Who band members
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This page is a list of the various personnel and line-ups that have been a part of the English rock band the Who, from their origin as the Detours in 1962 to the present day. Founding members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend have been the band's only constant members throughout its history.[1]
Personnel
| Timeline | |
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| 1964–1978 | |
| 1979–1988 |
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| 1989–2002 |
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| 2002–present |
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Members
- Current members
| Image | Name | Active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Roger Daltrey | 1964–1965, 1965-1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996-present |
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All releases |
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Pete Townshend | 1964–1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996-present |
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- Former member
| Image | Name | Active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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John Entwistle | 1964–1966, 1966-1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996-2002; died 2002 |
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All releases from My Generation (1965) to Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2003) |
| Doug Sandom | 1964; died 2019 | drums | None | |
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Keith Moon | 1964–1966, 1966-1978; died 1978 |
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All releases from My Generation (1965) to Quadrophenia soundtrack (1979) |
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Kenney Jones | 1978–1982, 1985, 1988, 2014 | drums | All releases from Quadrophenia soundtrack (1979) to Who's Last (1984) |
Touring members
- Current touring members
| Name | Active | Instruments |
|---|---|---|
| Zak Starkey | 1996–present | drums, percussion |
| Simon Townshend | 1996–1997, 2002–present | guitar, backing vocals |
| Loren Gold | 2012–present | keyboards, backing vocals |
| Jon Button | 2017–present | bass guitar |
| Billy Nicholls | 1989, 1996–1997, 2019–present | backing vocals |
| Keith Levenson | 2019-present | music coordinator, conductor |
| Katie Jacoby | lead violinist | |
| Audrey Q. Snyder | lead celloist | |
| Emily Marshall | keyboards, associate conductor |
- Former touring members
| Name | Active | Instruments |
|---|---|---|
| John "Rabbit" Bundrick | 1979–1981, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1996–2011 | keyboards, backing vocals |
| Reg Brooks | 1979–1980 | trombone |
| David Caswell | trumpet | |
| Howie Casey | saxophone | |
| Dick Parry | ||
| Tim Gorman | 1982 | keyboards |
| Simon Philips | 1989 | drums |
| Steve Bolton | rhythm and lead guitars | |
| Chyna Gordon | backing vocals | |
| Cleveland Watkiss | ||
| Simon Clarke | saxophone | |
| Tim Sanders | ||
| Roddy Lorimer | trumpet | |
| Simon Gardner | 1989, 1996–1997 | |
| Neil Sidwell | trombone | |
| Jody Linscott | percussion | |
| Jon Carin | 1996–1997 | keyboards |
| Dennis Farias | brass | |
| Nick Lane | ||
| Roy Wiegand | ||
| Pino Palladino | 2002–2006 | bass |
| Frank Simes | 2012–2017 | keyboards, backing vocals |
| John Corey | ||
| J. Greg Miller | 2012–2013 | brass |
| Reggie Grisham | ||
| Scott Devours | 2013 | drums |
Fully detailed timeline
| The Detours (1962 – January 1963) |
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| The Detours (January–December 1963) |
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| The Detours (December 1963 – April 1964) |
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| The Who[3] (April 1964 – September 1978) |
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| Death of Keith Moon (7 September 1978) | |
| The Who Who Are You Tour (1979–1980) |
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| The Who Face Dances Tour (1981) |
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| The Who It's Hard Tour (1982) |
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| Hiatus (1983–1988) | |
| One-off performances at Live Aid (1985) and the BPI Awards Ceremony (1988) |
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| The Who 25th Anniversary Tour (1989) |
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| One-off performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (1990) |
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| Hiatus (1990–1995) | |
| The Who Quadrophenia Tour (1996–1997) |
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| The Who (1999 – February 2002) |
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| The Who (February–June 2002)[6] |
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| Death of John Entwistle (27 June 2002) | |
| The Who (July 2002 – 2011) |
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| One-off performance at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony (2012) |
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| The Who Quadrophenia and More Tour (2012–2013) |
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| The Who (2014–2016) |
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| The Who (2017) |
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| The Who (2019–present)[11] |
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Timeline
Official members[12]
Touring members timeline
References
- ^ "Even with just two original members, the Who prove they can still rock". New York Daily News. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Current Touring Band".
- ^ For a few months between July and October 1964, The Who were renamed The High Numbers at the insistence of their manager Peter Meaden.
- ^ Keith Moon lost consciousness during a show in San Francisco on 20 November 1973, and was substituted for by audience member Scot Halpin.
- ^ John Bundrick was not able to join the band at The Concert for New York City in 2001, and was substituted for by Jon Carin.
- ^ This line-up rehearsed for the 2002 tour, but did not actually perform in concert, as John Entwistle died shortly before the first show of the tour.
- ^ John Bundrick was tending to his terminally ill wife between November 2006 and March 2007 and was substituted for by his keyboard tech Brian Kehew.
- ^ Brian Kehew was unable to join the band on 8 November 2006, and was substituted for by J.J. Blair.
- ^ a b Zak Starkey and Pino Palladino were not able to join the band at Live8 in 2005, and were substituted for by Steve White and Damon Minchella of The Players.
- ^ Zak Starkey was unable to join the band from 5–14 February and from 8 June – 8 July 2013, and was substituted for by Scott Devours.
- ^ "Current Touring Band". Thewho.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "The Who This Month! 1962". www.thewhothismonth.com. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
