Pete Townshend Quiz Hub
Pete Townshend, the legendary guitarist and songwriter for The Who, is known for his explosive stage presence and innovative approach to rock music. His pioneering use of the synthesizer and conceptual albums helped shape the sound of modern rock.
1
Quizzes
11
Plays
89%
Success
Pete Townshend Profile
| Born | Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend was born in on May 19, 1945. |
| Groups | The Who |
| Key Albums | Empty Glass (1980), All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes (1982), White City: A Novel (1985), Who Came First (1972), Rough Mix (1977), Psychoderelict (1993), The Iron Man (1989). |
| Key Tracks | Let My Love Open the Door (1980), Rough Boys (1980), Face the Face (1985), And I Moved (1980), Give Blood (1985), Slit Skirts (1982), A Little Is Enough (1980), Behind Blue Eyes (1983), I Am An Animal (1980), Pure And Easy (1972). |
| Grammy Record | 1 won and 4 nominated. |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 1 Top-10 Hit |
![Image in QuizMyDay Mick Jagger Solo Career Quiz - Can You Move Like Jagger? trivia quiz featuring <div class="description">
500px provided description: Mick Jagger [#show ,#rock ,#concert ,#music ,#live ,#performance ,#stage ,#gig ,#band ,#singer ,#the rolling stones ,#Mick Jagger]</div>](https://d3le1x71fx28bd.cloudfront.net/1a31ab27-256c-46dc-a582-44de1b2c4955/112c7cc0-a8a4-4d8c-983f-89d1ba7a9979.jpeg "Image in QuizMyDay Mick Jagger Solo Career Quiz - Can You Move Like Jagger? trivia quiz featuring <div class=\"description\">
500px provided description: Mick Jagger [#show ,#rock ,#concert ,#music ,#live ,#performance ,#stage ,#gig ,#band ,#singer ,#the rolling stones ,#Mick Jagger]</div>")
![Image in QuizMyDay Ultimate Kinks Trivia: Hits, History & Facts Now trivia quiz featuring A 1964 promotional photograph of the Kinks. London's Tower Bridge is in the background.<br>In band biographer Doug Hinman's 2004 book <i>All Day and All of the Night</i>, p. 31, he dates this photograph to around August 2, 1964. He further writes: "It is likely that classic red-hunting-jacket shots with The Kinks in various poses around the Tower Of London [<i>sic</i>] and sitting on a cannon are taken at this time. They are used extensively in early promotional material. The session may well have been at the urging of new press officer Brian Sommerville upon the launch of his campaign to smarten up the band's image. Also, Summerville seeks to represent them as symbols of Englishness, a notion that will in time sell well to the American market."](https://d3le1x71fx28bd.cloudfront.net/27041438-5708-4b78-932a-e80557444285/70285ece-2780-45e6-93fd-325249299c37.jpg "Image in QuizMyDay Ultimate Kinks Trivia: Hits, History & Facts Now trivia quiz featuring A 1964 promotional photograph of the Kinks. London's Tower Bridge is in the background.<br>In band biographer Doug Hinman's 2004 book <i>All Day and All of the Night</i>, p. 31, he dates this photograph to around August 2, 1964. He further writes: \"It is likely that classic red-hunting-jacket shots with The Kinks in various poses around the Tower Of London [<i>sic</i>] and sitting on a cannon are taken at this time. They are used extensively in early promotional material. The session may well have been at the urging of new press officer Brian Sommerville upon the launch of his campaign to smarten up the band's image. Also, Summerville seeks to represent them as symbols of Englishness, a notion that will in time sell well to the American market.\"")
