Pete Townshend recounted the truth behind the story of how “Pinball Wizard” came to be part of the Who’s 1969 rock opera Tommy, forcing him to make the deaf, dumb and blind lead character into an ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some of the most iconic songs in rock history began under unusual circumstances, but few have an origin story quite like “Pinball ...

The Who gave the world many unique rock ‘n’ roll songs. For example, one of the only hit songs about a game is The Who’s “Pinball Wizard.” In his autobiography, Pete Townshend explained how the words ...

In the beginning, there was no pinball wizard. “Tommy” was the fourth studio album released by the British band known as The Who and a colossal step forward when it came to rock music and narrative ...

The Goodman Theatre has released new footage from Chicago’s must-see summer musical The Who’s Tommy, reimagined for a new audience 30 years after the original production opened on Broadway. Check out ...

Tommy, we can’t hear you. And it’s a shame. He still plays a mean pinball, that deaf, dumb and blind kid, but once he snaps out of his self-induced catatonic state, the young pinball wizard can’t make ...

Fifty years ago today, “that deaf, dumb and blind kid” who scored immortality in “Pinball Wizard” was born when “Tommy” — The Who’s game-changing rock opera — was released on May 23, 1969. And the ...

John is seen performing the song “Pinball Wizard” in giant boots as he becomes increasingly infuriated by lead character Tommy, the “deaf, dumb and blind kid” who “sure plays a mean pinball.” Writing ...

Casey Cott's a pinball wizard! The Riverdale fave is starring alongside Christian Borle and Mandy Gonzalez in the Kennedy Center production of The Who's Tommy, which is playing through April 28. Take ...

Some of the most iconic songs in rock history began under unusual circumstances, but few have an origin story quite like “Pinball Wizard” by The Who. Released in 1969, the song eventually became one ...