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The Who (Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, Pete Townshend)

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The Who (Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, Pete Townshend)

by Tony Frank
modern colour print from original transparency, 1965
21 5/8 in. x 29 3/4 in. (550 mm x 756 mm)
Purchased, 2010
Primary Collection
NPG P1380

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  • Tony Frank (1945-), Photographer. Artist or producer of 8 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

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  • 100 Photographs, 2018, p. 93 Read entry

    Formed in 1964, The Who are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the twentieth century. Their original line-up consisted of Roger Daltrey (b.1944; vocals), Keith Moon, (1946-78; drums), John Entwistle (1944-2002; bass) and Pete Townshend (b.1945; guitar). The band members were photographed by Tony Frank (b.1945) in London, standing on the tracks at Wembley Park station. Frank is a French photographer who worked in the 1960s for the magazine Salut les Copains.

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Current affairs

Sir Winston Churchill dies after suffering a stroke at the age of 90. By Royal Decree his body lay in state for three days before he was given a State Funeral (a very rare honour for a non-Royal). Representatives from over 100 countries attended the funeral and thousands of people watched the procession of his coffin down the Thames.

Art and science

Julie Christie stars in John Schlesinger's film Darling, a film that captures fashionable London in the 1960s, while critiquing the superficiality of the jet-setting society. The film has subsequently been itself criticised for being out-of-touch with the realities of the day.
The Post Office Tower (now the BT tower) opens for use, housing microwave aerials to carry telecommunications traffic from London.

International

President Johnson sends US troops to assist South Vietnam against communist North Vietnam and domestic nationalist insurgents. Johnson's plan for a short, limited war was soon quashed by North Vietnam's strategy of protracted war. As the conflict dragged on the US government instituted a draft, sparking anti-war protests that would continue until American involvement ended in 1973.

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