The Who personnel
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This page is a list of the various members of The Who.
This page documents the various personnel and line-ups that have been a part of the band over the years.
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[edit] Personnel
- Colours indicate official members under the name "The Who"
| Pre-Moon era (1962 - Apr '64) |
"Classic Era" (Apr '64 - Sep '78) |
Post-Moon era (1979 - 1988) |
Post-Jones era (1989 - Jun '02) |
Post-Entwistle era (Jul '02 - present) |
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| Pete Townshend (1962 - present) |
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| Colin Dawson (1962) |
Gabby Connolly (1963) |
Roger Daltrey (Dec '63 - present) |
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| John Entwistle (1962 - Jun '02) |
Pino Palladino (Jul '02 - present) |
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| Doug Sandom1 (1962 - Apr '64) |
Keith Moon (Apr '64 - Sep '78) |
Kenney Jones (1979 - 1982) |
Simon Phillips (1989) |
n/a (1990 - 1995) |
Zak Starkey (1996 - present) |
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| n/a | "Rabbit" Bundrick (1979 - 1981) |
Tim Gorman (1982) |
n/a (1983 - 1984) |
"Rabbit" Bundrick (1985 - present) |
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| Roger Daltrey (1962 - Dec '63) |
n/a (1964 - 1988) |
"Boltz" Bolton (1989) |
n/a (1990 - 1995) |
Simon Townshend (1996 - 1997) |
n/a (1998 - 2001) |
Simon Townshend (2002 - present) |
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[edit] Fully detailed timeline
| The Detours (1962 - January 1963) |
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| The Detours (January 1963 - December 1963) |
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| The Detours (December 1963 - February 1964) The Who (February 1964 - April 1964) |
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| The Who (April 1964 - July 1964) The High Numbers (July 1964 - October 1964) The Who (October 1964 - September 1978) |
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| Keith Moon dies (September 7, 1978) |
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| The Who Face Dances Tour (1979 - 1981) |
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| The Who It's Hard Tour (1982) |
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| Hiatus (1983 - 1988) |
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| One-off performances at Live Aid (1985) and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (1988) |
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| The Who 25th Anniversary Tour (1989) |
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| Hiatus (1990 - 1995) |
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| The Who Quadrophenia Tour (1996 - 1997) |
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| The Who (1999 - June 2002) |
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| John Entwistle dies (June 27, 2002) |
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| The Who (July 2002 - Present) |
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[edit] Notes
- Note 1: For a period between Doug Sandom's leaving and Keith Moon's joining, The Who briefly played with a session drummer.
- Note 2: Keyboardist John Bundrick was not able to join the band at The Concert for NYC in 2001, and was substituted for by Jon Carin.
- Note 3: Keyboardist John Bundrick is tending to his ill wife and his technician Brian Kehew filled in from Nov. 2006 - Dec. 2006.
- Note 4: Keyboard fill-in Brian Kehew was in England for his book release so J.J. Blair filled in on keyboards on Nov. 8, 2006.
- Note 5: Drummer Zak Starkey and bassist 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.
