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The Who are an English rock band, founded in 1961 under the name The Detours. When the band changed their name to The Who in 1964, the band's classic line-up was founders Roger Daltrey (vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar), John Entwistle (bass) and new drummer Keith Moon.^[1] Founding members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend have been the band's only constant members throughout its history.^[2]

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Period	Members	Studio and live releases
The Detours (1962 – January 1963)	Colin Dawson – lead vocals Pete Townshend – lead guitar Roger Daltrey – rhythm guitar, backing vocals John Entwistle – bass, backing vocals Doug Sandom – drums
The Detours (January–December 1963)	Gabby Connolly – lead vocals Pete Townshend – lead guitar Roger Daltrey – rhythm guitar, backing vocals John Entwistle – bass, backing vocals Doug Sandom – drums
The Detours / The Who^{[upper-alpha 1]} (December 1963 – April 1964)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica Pete Townshend – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals John Entwistle – bass, backing vocals Doug Sandom – drums
The Who^{[upper-alpha 2]} (April 1964 – September 1978)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica Pete Townshend – lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards, backing and lead vocals John Entwistle – bass, backing and lead vocals Keith Moon – drums, occasional vocals^{[upper-alpha 3]}	My Generation (1965) A Quick One (1966) The Who Sell Out (1967) Tommy (1969) Live at Leeds (1970) Who's Next (1971) Quadrophenia (1973) Tommy (soundtrack) (1975) The Who by Numbers (1975) Who Are You (1978) Quadrophenia (soundtrack) (1979) Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (1996) BBC Sessions (2000) View from a Backstage Pass (2007) Greatest Hits Live (2010) (disc one only) Live at Hull 1970 (2012) Live at the Fillmore East 1968 (2018)
Death of Keith Moon (7 September 1978)
The Who Who Are You Tour (1979–1980)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica Pete Townshend – lead and rhythm guitars, backing and lead vocals John Entwistle – bass, backing and lead vocals Kenney Jones – drums with John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards Reg Brooks – trombone David Caswell – trumpet Howie Casey – saxophone Dick Parry – saxophone	Quadrophenia (soundtrack) (1979) (two tracks only)
The Who Face Dances Tour (1981)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica Pete Townshend – lead and rhythm guitars, backing and lead vocals John Entwistle – bass, backing and lead vocals Kenney Jones – drums with John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards	Face Dances (1981)
The Who It's Hard Tour (1982)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica Pete Townshend – lead guitar, backing and lead vocals John Entwistle – bass, backing and lead vocals Kenney Jones – drums with Tim Gorman – keyboards	It's Hard (1982) Who's Last (1984) Live from Toronto (2006)
Hiatus (1983–1988)
One-off performances at Live Aid (1985) and the BPI Awards Ceremony (1988)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica Pete Townshend – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals John Entwistle – bass Kenney Jones – drums with John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards
The Who 25th Anniversary Tour (1989)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica Pete Townshend – lead, acoustic, and rhythm guitars, backing and lead vocals John Entwistle – bass, occasional vocals with John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards Simon Phillips – drums Steve "Boltz" Bolton – rhythm and lead guitars Jody Linscott – percussion Simon Clarke – saxophone Roddy Lorimer – trumpet Simon Gardner – trumpet Neil Sidwell – trombone Tim Sanders – saxophone Chyna Gordon – backing vocals Cleveland Watkiss – backing vocals Billy Nicholls – backing vocals, musical director	Join Together (1990) Greatest Hits Live (2010) (five tracks only)
One-off performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (1990)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals Pete Townshend – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals John Entwistle – bass with Paul Shaffer – keyboards, musical director The World's Most Dangerous Band – house band
Hiatus (1990–1995)
The Who Quadrophenia Tour (1996–1997)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica Pete Townshend – lead and rhythm guitars, backing and lead vocals John Entwistle – bass with John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards Zak Starkey – drums Simon Townshend – rhythm and lead guitars, backing vocals Jon Carin – keyboards Jody Linscott – percussion Dennis Farias – horn section Nick Lane – horn section Roy Wiegand – horn section Simon Gardner – trumpet Neil Sidwell – trombone Billy Nicholls – backing vocals, musical director
The Who (1999 – February 2002)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica Pete Townshend – lead guitar, backing and lead vocals John Entwistle – bass, occasional vocals with John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards^{[upper-alpha 4]} Zak Starkey – drums	Blues to the Bush (2000) Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2003) Greatest Hits Live (2010) (two tracks only)
The Who (February–June 2002)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica Pete Townshend – lead guitar, backing vocals John Entwistle – bass with John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards Zak Starkey – drums Simon Townshend – rhythm guitar, backing vocals	none – This line-up rehearsed for the 2002 tour, but did not actually perform in concert, as John Entwistle died shortly before the first show of the tour.
Death of John Entwistle (27 June 2002)
The Who (July 2002 – 2011)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica Pete Townshend – lead guitar, backing and lead vocals with John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards^{[upper-alpha 5]}^{[upper-alpha 6]} Zak Starkey – drums^{[upper-alpha 7]} Simon Townshend – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Pino Palladino – bass^{[upper-alpha 7]}	Endless Wire (2006) Greatest Hits Live (2010) (two tracks only) Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 2004 (2017)
One-off performance at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony (2012)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals Pete Townshend – lead guitar, backing vocals with Zak Starkey – drums Simon Townshend – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards Billy Nicholls – backing vocals, musical director Morgan Nicholls – bass Chris Stainton – piano, keyboards
The Who Quadrophenia and More Tour (2012–2013)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica Pete Townshend – lead guitar, backing and lead vocals with Zak Starkey – drums^{[upper-alpha 8]} Simon Townshend – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Pino Palladino – bass Frank Simes – keyboards, backing vocals, musical director Loren Gold – keyboards, backing vocals John Corey – piano, keyboards, backing vocals J. Greg Miller – brass Reggie Grisham – brass	Quadrophenia Live in London (2014)
The Who (2014–2016)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica Pete Townshend – lead guitar, backing and lead vocals with Zak Starkey – drums Simon Townshend – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Pino Palladino – bass Frank Simes – keyboards, backing vocals, musical director Loren Gold – keyboards, backing vocals John Corey – piano, keyboards, backing vocals	Live in Hyde Park (2015)
The Who (2017)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica Pete Townshend – lead guitar, backing and lead vocals with Zak Starkey – drums Simon Townshend – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Frank Simes - keyboards, backing vocals, musical director Loren Gold – keyboards, backing vocals John Corey – keyboards, backing vocals Jon Button – bass, backing vocals	Tommy Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2017)
The Who (2019–present)^[40]	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica Pete Townshend – lead guitar, backing and lead vocals with Zak Starkey – drums Simon Townshend – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Loren Gold – keyboards, backing vocals Jon Button – bass, backing vocals Billy Nicholls - backing vocals, musical director Katie Jacoby – lead violin Audrey Q. Snyder – lead cello Emily Marshall – keyboards, associate conductor Keith Levenson – conductor	Who (2019) (with Palladino)

The name change took place in February 1964.
For a few months between July and October 1964, The Who were renamed The High Numbers at the insistence of their manager Peter Meaden.
Keith Moon lost consciousness during a show in San Francisco on 20 November 1973, and was substituted for by audience member Scot Halpin.
John Bundrick was not able to join the band at The Concert for New York City in 2001, and was substituted for by Jon Carin.
John Bundrick was tending to his terminally ill wife between November 2006 and March 2007 and was substituted for by his keyboard tech Brian Kehew.
Brian Kehew was unable to join the band on 8 November 2006, and was substituted for by J.J. Blair.
Zak Starkey and 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.
Zak Starkey was unable to join the band from 5–14 February and from 8 June – 8 July 2013, and was substituted for by Scott Devours.

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[40] The name change took place in February 1964.

[41] For a few months between July and October 1964, The Who were renamed The High Numbers at the insistence of their manager Peter Meaden.

[42] Keith Moon lost consciousness during a show in San Francisco on 20 November 1973, and was substituted for by audience member Scot Halpin.

[43] John Bundrick was not able to join the band at The Concert for New York City in 2001, and was substituted for by Jon Carin.

[44] John Bundrick was tending to his terminally ill wife between November 2006 and March 2007 and was substituted for by his keyboard tech Brian Kehew.

[45] Brian Kehew was unable to join the band on 8 November 2006, and was substituted for by J.J. Blair.

[live8-46] Zak Starkey and 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.

[Devours-47] Zak Starkey was unable to join the band from 5–14 February and from 8 June – 8 July 2013, and was substituted for by Scott Devours.

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1964–1978	Roger Daltrey Pete Townshend John Entwistle Keith Moon
1979–1988	Roger Daltrey Pete Townshend John Entwistle Kenney Jones
1989–2002	Roger Daltrey Pete Townshend John Entwistle
2002–present	Roger Daltrey Pete Townshend

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Roger Daltrey	1962–1982 1989 1996-present	lead vocals harmonica rhythm guitar percussion	All releases
	Pete Townshend	1962–1982 1989 1996-present	lead and rhythm guitar lead and backing vocals keyboards synthesizers	All releases

Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
John Entwistle	1962-1982 1989 1996-2002 (died 2002)	bass backing and lead vocals brass piano synthesizers	All releases from My Generation (1965) to Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2003)
Colin Dawson	1962-1963	lead vocals	none
Gabby Connolly	1963	lead vocals
Doug Sandom	1964 (died 2019)	drums
Keith Moon	1964-1978 (died 1978)	drums percussion occasional vocals	All releases from My Generation (1965) to Quadrophenia soundtrack (1979)
Kenney Jones	1978–1982 (one off 2014)	drums	All releases from Quadrophenia soundtrack (1979) to Who's Last (1984)

Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
Zak Starkey	1996–present	drums percussion	All current releases from Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2001) to present
Simon Townshend	1996–1997 2002–present	guitar vocals
Loren Gold	2012–present	keyboards backing vocals	All current releases from 12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy Relief (2013) to present except Who (2019)
Jon Button	2017–present	bass guitar backing vocals	Tommy - Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2017)
Billy Nicholls	1989 1996–1997 2019–present	backing vocals	Who Are You (1978) Join Together (1990) Tommy And Quadrophenia Live With Special Guests (2005) Music For The Closing Ceremony Of 2012 The Olympic Games (2012)
Keith Levenson	2019–present	music coordinator conductor	none
Katie Jacoby		violin
Audrey Q. Snyder		cello
Emily Marshall		keyboards associate conductor
Randy Landau	2022–present	contrabass

Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
Jimmy Page	1965	lead guitar twelve string guitar	My Generation (1965)^[26] "I Can't Explain" (1965)^[27]^[28]
The Ivy League	1965	backing vocals
Perry Ford	1965 (died 1999)	piano	My Generation (1965)^[28]
Nicky Hopkins	1965 1971 1974 (died 1994)	piano	My Generation (1965)^[29] Who's Next (1971)^[30] Tommy (soundtrack) (1975)^[31] The Who by Numbers (1975)^[32]
Speedy Keen	1967 (died 2002)	vocals	The Who Sell Out (1967)^[33]
Al Kooper	1967 1971	organ	The Who Sell Out (1967)^[33] Who's Next (1971)^[30]
Dave Arbus	1971	violin	Who's Next (1971)^[30]
Leslie West	1971 (died 2020)	lead guitar	Who's Next (1971)^[30]
Jon Curle	1972–1973	voice	Quadrophenia (1973)^[34]
Chris Stainton	1972–1974	piano organ acoustic guitar	Quadrophenia (1973)^[34] Tommy (soundtrack) (1975)^[31]
Arthur Brown	1974	vocals	Tommy (soundtrack) (1975)^[31]
Tina Turner	1974 (died 2023)	vocals
Eric Clapton	1974	vocals guitar
Elton John		vocals piano
Mick Ralphs		guitar
Caleb Quaye
Ronnie Wood
Davey Johnstone
Alan Ross		acoustic guitar
Gerald Shaw		organ
Phil Chen	1974 (died 2021)	bass
Dave Wintour	1974
Tony Stevens	1974
Dee Murray	1974 (died 1992)
Fuzzy Samuels	1974
Mike Kellie		drums
Tony Newman
Graham Deakin
Nigel Olsson
Ray Cooper		percussion
Rod Argent	1977–1978	synthesizer piano keyboards	Who Are You (1978)^[35]
Ted Astley	1977–1978	string arrangements	Who Are You (1978)^[35]
Andy Fairweather-Low	1977–1978 1982	backing vocals rhythm guitar	Who Are You (1978)^[35] It's Hard (1982)^[36]
Greg Lake	2003–2004 (died 2016)	bass guitar	"Real Good Looking Boy" (2004)
Jolyon Dixon	2004–2006	acoustic guitar	Endless Wire (2006)^[37]
Lawrence Ball		electronics
Stuart Ross		bass
Peter Huntington		drums
Gill Morley		violin
Brian Right		violin
Ellen Blair		viola
Vicky Matthews		cello
Rachel Fuller	2004–2006 2019	keyboards orchestrations	Endless Wire (2006)^[37] Who (2019)
Mick Talbot	2014	keyboards	"Be Lucky" (2014)^[38]
Andrew Synowiec	2019	acoustic guitar	Who (2019)^[14]
Gordon Giltrap		acoustic guitar
Benmont Tench		organ mellotron
Dave Sardy		mellotron synthesizer programming
Martin Batchelar		programming orchestration arrangements conducting
Peter Rotter		orchestra fixer
Bruce Dukov		orchestra leader
Gus Seyffert		bass
Joey Waronker		drums
Carla Azar
Matt Chamberlain
Josh Tyrrell		handclaps
Rowan McIntosh		handclaps

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Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
John "Rabbit" Bundrick	1979–1981 1985 1988 1989 1996–2011	keyboards backing vocals	Join Together (1990)^[4] Thirty Years of Maximum R&B (1994)^[5] Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2001/2003)^[6] Live In Boston (2004)^[7] Tommy and Quadrophenia Live with Special Guests (2005)^[8] Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2004 (2017)^[9]
Howie Casey	1979–1980	saxophone	none
Dick Parry		saxophone
David Caswell		trumpet
Reg Brooks		trombone
Tim Gorman	1982	keyboards backing vocals	It's Hard (1982)^[10] Who's Last (1984)^[11] Thirty Years of Maximum R&B (1994)^[5] Live from Toronto (2006)^[12]
Chyna Gordon	1989	backing vocals	Join Together (1990)
Cleveland Watkiss		backing vocals
Simon Clarke		saxophone
Tim Sanders		saxophone
Roddy Lorimer		trumpet
Simon Philips		drums	Thirty Years of Maximum R&B (1994)^[5] Join Together (1990)^[4]
Steve Bolton		rhythm and lead guitar
Jody Linscott	1989 1996–1997	percussion
Simon Gardner		trumpet	Join Together (1990)
Neil Sidwell		trombone	Join Together (1990)
Jon Carin	1996–1997 2001 (substitute)	keyboards	The Concert for New York City (2001)^[13] Tommy and Quadrophenia Live (2005)^[8]
Dennis Farias	1996–1997	trumpet	none
Roy Wiegand		trumpet
Nick Lane		trombone
Pino Palladino	2002–2016	bass	all releases from Live In Boston (2004)^[7] to Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2004 (2017)^[9] Who (2019)^[14]
Frank Simes	2012–2017	keyboards backing vocals musical director	12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief (2013)^[15] Quadrophenia Live In London (2014)^[16] Live In Hyde Park (2015)^[17] Tommy - Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2017)
John Corey	2012–2017	keyboards backing vocals
J. Greg Miller	2012–2013	brass	12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief (2013)^[15] Quadrophenia Live In London (2014)^[16]
Reggie Grisham	2012–2013	brass

Name	Years active	Instruments	Notes
Scot Halpin	1973 (died 2008)	drums	Moon lost consciousness during a show in San Francisco on 20 November 1973, and was substituted for by audience member Halpin.^[18]
Peter Huntington	2004–2006		Due to Starkey's touring commitments with Oasis, Huntington was the main drummer on Endless Wire.^[19]
Steve White	2005		Starkey and Palladino were not able to join the band at Live8 in 2005, and were substituted for by White and Minchella.^[20]
Damon Minchella	2005	bass
Brian Kehew	2006–2007	keyboards	Bundrick was tending to his terminally ill wife between November 2006 and March 2007 and was substituted for by his keyboard tech Kehew.^[21]
J.J. Blair	2006		Kehew was unable to join the band on 8 November 2006, and was substituted for by Blair.^[22]
Chris Stainton	2012		Nicholls and Stainton performed with the band at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.^[23]
Morgan Nicholls	2012	bass
Scott Devours	2013	drums	Starkey was unable to join the band from 5–14 February and from 8 June – 8 July 2013, and was substituted for by Scott Devours.^[24]^[25]

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Official members^[39]