NEW YORK — Pete Townshend's prescient 1969 rock opera "Tommy," a horrifying if ultimately transcendent howl of anger and anguish at the damage wrought on the boomer generation by their war-scarred ...

On this date 55 years ago — May 17, 1969 — the British rock band The Who released what it called a “rock opera”: “Tommy,” the story of a boy traumatized as a youth and suffering with a psychosomatic ...

Since 1969, there’s been no shortage of ways to see, hear and feel The Who’s epic rock opera Tommy. Born as a groundbreaking double-LP, it served as a stunning vehicle for The Who’s pyrotechnic live ...

Myth and spectacle combine in The Who’s exhilarating 1969 rock opera, Tommy—including the unforgettable anthems “I’m Free,” “See Me, Feel Me,” “Sensation” and “Pinball Wizard.” After witnessing his ...

The Who’s “Tommy” was first released as an album in 1969 and the rock opera about the pinball playing “deaf, dumb and blind” Tommy Walker was later translated into a opera production, a film and a ...

1 Photos: SIX THE MUSICAL in Rehearsal Ahead of Melbourne Run 2 Photos: Backstage at WAITRESS THE MUSICAL With the Original Australian Cast in Melbourne Legendary British band The Who extended the ...

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