List of the Who band members

This page is a list of the various personnel and line-ups that have been a part of the English rock band the Who, from their origin as the Detours in 1962 to the present day.

Personnel

Timeline
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

Members

Current members

• Roger Daltrey – lead vocals (1964–present)^[1]
• Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals (1964–present)

Former members

• John Entwistle – bass, vocals (1964–2002; died 2002)
• Keith Moon – drums (1964–1978; died 1978)
• Kenney Jones – drums (1979–1982;1985;1988)

Long-standing supporting musicians

• Zak Starkey – drums (1996–present)
• Simon Townshend – guitar, backing vocals (1996–1997, 2002–present)
• Pino Palladino – bass (2002–present)
• John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards (1979–1981, 1985–2012)

Fully detailed timeline

The Detours (1962–January 1963)	Colin Dawson – lead vocals Roger Daltrey – lead guitar, vocals, trombone Pete Townshend – rhythm guitar John Entwistle – bass guitar, vocals, trumpet Doug Sandom – drums
The Detours (January–December 1963)	Gabby Connolly – lead vocals, bass guitar Roger Daltrey – lead guitar, vocals, trombone Pete Townshend – rhythm guitar John Entwistle – bass guitar, vocals, trumpet Doug Sandom – drums
The Detours (December 1963 – February 1964) The Who (February 1964 – April 1964)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals John Entwistle – bass guitar, vocals Doug Sandom – drums[2]
The Who (April 1964 – September 1978)[3]	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica, percussion Pete Townshend – guitar, keyboards, vocals John Entwistle – bass guitar, brass, vocals Keith Moon – drums, vocals[4][5]
Keith Moon dies (7 September 1978)
The Who Who Are You Tour (1979–1980)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals John Entwistle – bass guitar, vocals Kenney Jones – drums with John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards, backing vocals Reg Brooks – trombone David Caswell – trumpet Howie Casey – saxophone (1979) Dick Parry – saxophone (1980)
The Who Face Dances Tour (1981)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals John Entwistle – bass guitar, vocals Kenney Jones – drums with John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards, backing vocals
The Who It's Hard Tour (1982)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals John Entwistle – bass guitar, vocals Kenney Jones – drums with Tim Gorman – keyboards, backing vocals
Hiatus (1983–1988)
One-off performances at Live Aid (1985) and the BPI Awards Ceremony (1988)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals John Entwistle – bass guitar, vocals Kenney Jones – drums with John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards, backing vocals
The Who 25th Anniversary Tour (1989)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals John Entwistle – bass guitar, vocals with John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards Simon Phillips – drums Steve "Boltz" Bolton – lead guitar Jody Linscott – percussion Simon Clarke – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone Roddy Lorimer – trumpet, flugelhorn Simon Gardner – trumpet Neil Sidwell – trombone Tim Sanders – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Chyna Gordon – backing vocals Cleveland Watkiss – backing vocals Billy Nicholls – backing vocals, music director
One-off performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (1990)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals Pete Townshend – guitar, backing vocals John Entwistle – bass guitar with Paul Schaffer – keyboards, band leader The World's Most Dangerous Band – house band
Hiatus (1990–1995)
The Who Quadrophenia Tour (1996–1997)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals John Entwistle – bass guitar, vocals with John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards, Hammond organ Zak Starkey – drums Simon Townshend – guitar, vocals Jon Carin – keyboards, vocals 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, percussion (1997), music director
The Who (1999–February 2002)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals John Entwistle – bass guitar, vocals with John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards, backing vocals[6] Zak Starkey – drums
The Who (February–June 2002)[7]	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals John Entwistle – bass guitar, vocals with John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards Simon Townshend – guitar, backing vocals Zak Starkey – drums
John Entwistle dies (27 June 2002)
The Who (July 2002–2012)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals with John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards, backing vocals[8][9] Zak Starkey – drums[10] Simon Townshend – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals Pino Palladino – bass guitar[10]
The Who Quadrophenia and More Tour (November 2012–February 2013)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals with Zak Starkey – drums (Except from 5 February – 14 February 2013 and from 8 June – 8 July 2013) Scott Devours  - drums (From 5 February – 14 February 2013 and from 8 June – 8 July 2013) Simon Townshend – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals Pino Palladino – bass guitar Frank Simes – keyboards, backing vocals, music director Loren Gold – keyboards, backing vocals John Corey – piano, keyboards, backing vocals J. Greg Miller - brass Reggie Grisham - brass
The Who The Who Hits 50! Tour (2014–2015)	Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals with Zak Starkey – drums Simon Townshend – guitar, backing vocals Pino Palladino – bass guitar Frank Simes – keyboards, backing vocals, music director Loren Gold – keyboards, backing vocals John Corey – keyboards, backing vocals

Members

Notes

1. "History". thewho.com. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
2. For a brief period between Doug Sandom's leaving and Keith Moon's joining, The Who employed a few session drummers to gig with them, including Mitch Mitchell and Dave Golding.
3. Between July and October 1964, the band were renamed The High Numbers by their manager at the time, Peter Meaden.
4. Keith Moon was injured during the band's 1967 European tour, and was substituted for by Julian Covey and Chris Townson on the final UK leg.
5. Keith Moon lost consciousness during a show in San Francisco on 20 November 1973, and was substituted for by audience member Scot Halpin.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Brian Kehew was unable to join the band on 8 November 2006, and was substituted for by J.J. Blair.
10. 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.

External links

• http://thewholive.de/ List of every concert performed by The Who, including the personnel for each concert.