The Who | Classic Pop Icons

ClassicPopIcons.com brings you news, reviews and features on the all time greats of popular music.

This page is having a slideshow that uses Javascript. Your browser either doesn't support Javascript or you have it turned off. To see this page as it is meant to appear please use a Javascript enabled browser.

Preview Tom Jones' Evil single

Listen to a preview of Sir Tom Jones' collaboration with Jack White on the Howlin' Wolf song "Evil."

Song of the week

Each week we showcase a classic track as Song of the Week. Check the current and past choices.

Competitions

Enter prize draws for the chance to win concert tickets, CDs, DVDs, cash, the latest gadgets, holidays and more.

New releases

Check the new and upcoming CD, Blu-ray and DVD music releases.

Elvis Presley's Concept Album

Harley Payette explains why he thinks that the "I'm 10,000 Years Old - Elvis Country" album "tells us as much about the man who created it as anything he ever did."

Johnny Otis obituary - 1921-2012

The "Godfather of R&B," Johnny Otis, passed away on January 17 at the age of 90.

Bruce Springsteen releases We Take Care Of Our Own single

Take a listen to Bruce Springsteen's new single, released ahead of his upcoming 17th studio album "Wrecking Ball."

Before they were famous - high school yearbook photos

See if you can identify these stars before they were famous.

Smooth Slider

Posts Tagged ‘The Who’

The Who to headline Olympic closing show?

Written by admin on August 27, 2011 – 9:06 pm -

The Who will headline the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, according to the Daily Mirror.

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend were reportedly asked to play at the event by Take That producer Kim Gavin, who is in charge of the ceremony.

Tags: Pete Townshend, Quadrophenia, Quadrophenia deluxe, Quadrophenia- The Director's Cut, Roger Daltrey, The Who, The Who Olympics
Posted in British Invasion, Gigs | No Comments »

Test your knowledge of the British Invasion bands

Written by admin on July 7, 2011 – 8:19 am -

Welcome to the first Classic Pop Icons “Rock and Pop Quiz.” This week’s quiz focusses on the British Invasion bands of the 1960s.

For each of the 20 questions, you are asked to choose the correct answer from four possibilities. Once all 20 have been selected, click the “See results” button to find out how well you did.