23 de Maio de 1969

Rock band The Who release Tommy, the first rock opera. Tommy (1969) is one of The Who's two full-scale rock operas, and the first musical work explicitly billed as a rock opera. In some older publications it is called Tommy (1914-1984). The opera was composed by Who guitarist Peter Townshend, with two tracks contributed by Who bassist John Entwistle and one fictitiously attributed to Who drummer Keith Moon, though actually written by Townshend. [1] (http://www.thewho.net/discography/songs/TommysHolidayCamp.html) An earlier song by blues artist Sonny Boy Williamson was also incorporated into the opera. Playing time is 74 minutes. In 2003 the TV network VH1 named Tommy the 90th greatest album of all time.

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