The Who have been honoured with the first plaque in London’s brand new Music Walk Of Fame. Band members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend unveiled the stone in Camden Town after receiving the plaque from Bobby Gillespie, frontman to Primal Scream.
The Who, responsible for well known hits including ‘My Generation’ and ‘Baba O’Riley’ released a statement in recognition of the award, “We are honoured to be the first band with a stone on the Music Walk Of Fame.”
“Camden has always been vital to London’s thriving music scene and is, as we all know, a world-renowned hub for the arts. As Londoners, it’s very surreal to be immortalised in stone on Camden High Street, and it’s quite something to know that people can pop by and see us anytime, albeit virtually!”
The very first plaque in the @MusicWalkofFame, unveiled today by Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey in Camden, north London. Who better to kick off this fantastic landmark in London than The Who! #MusicWalkOfFame #MWOF
The brand new album WHO drops 06.12.19 https://t.co/Bn1EsgMqOI pic.twitter.com/b3dnBJC1s9
— The Who (@TheWho) November 19, 2019
The founder of the Music Walk Of Fame, Lee Bennett said, “What a great day for music, fans, the world, London, and Camden. To cap it off by having one of the greatest bands of all time, I’m thrilled to bits.”
It is anticipated that up to twenty stones are to be laid and marked later in time to recognise other musicians, including augmented reality technology that will transform the streets into a museum.
The Who recently announced details of their first studio album in thirteen years, premiering the single ‘Ball And Chain’. The album is to be entitled ‘Who’, co-produced by Townshend and D. Sardy, including vocal production by Dave Eringa and long serving drummer Zak Starkey.
The eleven track album will be released on November 22. You can listen to the new single below.
The track listing is listed below:
1. All This Music Must Fade.
2. Ball And Chain.
3. I Don’t Wanna Get Wise.
4. Detour.
5. Beads On One String.
6. Hero Ground Zero.
7. Street Song.
8. I’ll Be Back.
9. Break The News.
10. Rockin’ In Rage.
11. She Rocked My World.
