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The Who \u2013 The inventor of the power chord<\/p>\n
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Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend<\/strong> was born on May 19, 1945<\/strong>, in Chiswick<\/strong>, London. Coming from a family of musicians, he founded The Who<\/strong> in 1964<\/strong> with Roger Daltrey<\/strong> (vocals), John Entwistle<\/strong> (bass), and Keith Moon<\/strong> (drums).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ddab05″ header_2_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”justified” background_layout=”dark” width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Townshend pioneered the concept of the rock opera<\/strong> with Tommy (1969)<\/strong>, followed by Quadrophenia (1973)<\/strong>. Songs such as “My Generation” (1965)<\/strong>, “Won’t Get Fooled Again”<\/strong>, and “Baba O’Riley”<\/strong> became rock classics. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.matts-guitar-shop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pete-townshend-biographie-02.webp” alt=”Pete Townshend biography” title_text=”pete-townshend-biographie-02″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ddab05″ header_2_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”justified” background_layout=”dark” width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\nThe Who and the rock opera<\/h2>\n
He was also the pioneer of the windmill<\/strong> guitar move and the destruction of instruments<\/strong> on stage.
The Who\u2019s performance at the Woodstock Festival (1969)<\/strong> featured a legendary incident: activist Abbie Hoffman<\/strong> walked on stage during the show to deliver a political speech, and Townshend pushed him away with his guitar while shouting “Get off my fucking stage!”<\/strong> \u2014 a moment that became part of rock history.<\/p>\nLegacy<\/h2>\n