The Who was formed in 1964 in London, England.
The band was one of the key figures of the British Invasion and the mod movement of the mid-'60s and hard rockers of the 70s. They recorded albums that stays in the history of rock music as masterpieces: "My Generation" with mid-60s youth hymns, face of 1967's era "The Who Sell out", the greatest rock-opera of 1969 "Tommy", hard rockers "Who's Next" and "Quadrophenia".
Roger Daltrey - vocals, guitar, since 1964
Pete Townshend - guitar, primary songwriter, since 1964
Keith Moon - drums 1964-1978, died in 1978
John Entwistle - bass 1962-2002, died in 2002
Kenny Jones - drums 1979-1988
Current live band members:
John "Rabbit" Bundrick - keyboards (1979-1981, 1989-present)
Zak Starkey - drums (1996-present)
Simon Townshend - second guitar (1996-1997, 2002-present)
Pino Palladino - bass (2002-present)
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