IT is more than 50 years since The Who exploded onto the British music scene to become one of the world’s most iconic rock bands, famed for hits such as My Generation and Pinball Wizard.

But they started out playing around the clubs and ballrooms of the UK, earning a reputation as a hard-working group who often performed in different venues around the country night after night, honing their craft as a live act.

I am writing a people’s history of The Who and hope some of your readers may have seen them perform in their early days, perhaps even their appearance at Leigh’s Beachcomber Club in January 1966.

I would love to hear from anyone who saw the band perform around this time and who would be willing to share with me their memories of this golden era of pop.

I can be contacted on thewhointhe60s@gmail.com or write me a letter and send it to 1 Totnes Road, Manchester, M21 8XF.

Richard Houghton

Author

The Beatles – I Was There