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Today in Music History: Townshend's Theme

Posted at 6:48 AM on October 29, 2010 by Jill Riley
Filed under: Music History

This Day In Music History:

In 1955, Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" was released and favorably reviewed by Billboard as a "cleverly styled novelty with nonsense words, rapid fire delivery."

In 1971, In the first of a series of tragedies that befell The Allman Brothers Band, the group's leader and great guitarist, Duane Allman, was killed in a motorcycle accident just outside their hometown of Macon, Georgia. He was only 24.

In 1975, Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Review kicked off in Plymouth, Massachusetts, at the Memorial Auditorium. The name of the ensemble was inspired by Dylan's hearing thunder rolling across the sky one evening.

In 1999, For the first time in two years, the surviving members of The Who--Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle--reconvened for a concert at the MGM Grand in Vegas. The occasion was to launch a new internet video company, Pixelon. The concert, which also featured the Dixie Chicks, Tony Bennett and Kiss, was webcast.

History Highlight:
In 1973, One of the epic works by The Who, Quadrophenia, lit up retail, and was certified Gold on this day. The album featured the single "Love, Reign O'er Me".

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