
The Who
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Year:
1990
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Inducted by:
U2
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Category:
Performers
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John Entwistle
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Keith Moon
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Pete Townshend
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Roger Daltrey
Introduction
The window-breaking, earth-quaking, soul-shaking Who.
We’re not exaggerating when we say that they were the world’s loudest band at one point—they held a Guinness World Record. The Who went from stylized mods to an explosion of anarchy and energy. Their powerhouse performances changed lives.

U2 Induct The Who
at the 1990 Induction Ceremony-
U2 Induct The Who00:05:04
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The Who Acceptance Speech00:04:20
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"Substitute"00:05:48
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"Won't Get Fooled Again"00:05:21
Hall of Fame Essay
1990
With the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, the Who round out a triumvirate of British bands that revolutionized rock & roll, turning it into the preeminent pop-culture art form of the past quarter century.
The members of the Who never simply played rock & roll,- they attacked it (along with their instruments), making music that was physically liberating and disarmingly literate. In their early days they were masters of the single, articulating in explosive bursts less than three minutes in length the frustrations of their generation.


More than any other group that ever was, The Who were our role models.
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Gallery
Photography: Kevin Mazur, WireImage; Henry Diltz