Today is Pete Townshend's 78th birthday. The Who's guitarist and principal songwriter, Townshend co- founded the band in 1964 along with singer/guitarist Roger Daltry and bassist John Entwhistle, who were soon joined by drummer Keith Moon. Rock innovators whose music inspired future power rock and punk rock bands, The Who are also noted for
... the development of the Marshall Stack, large public address systems, the use of synthesisers, Entwistle's and Moon's influential playing styles, Townshend's feedback and power chord guitar technique, and the development of the rock opera.
Here's their first single as The Who, Townshend's "I Can't Explain" from January 1965.
