Good News In History, October 29
Good News In History, October 29 60 years ago, The Who released their iconic single My Generation . The hit was ranked #11 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time . Pete Townshend reportedly wrote the song on a train but credits American jazz and bluesman Mose Allison’s Young Man Blues as its inspiration, saying “Without Mose I wouldn’t have written My Generation ”. Singer Roger Daltrey’s delivery—an angry and frustrated stutter (‘Why don’t you all fff … fade away’)—was inspired by, among other things, John Lee Hooker’s Stuttering Blues . WATCH the Smothers Brothers introduce the young mods to the world, before they play the song… (1965) Included on The Who’s debut album and capturing the angst and rebellion of being a teenager, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for “historical, artistic and significant” value. The BBC initially refused to play the song because it did not want to offend people who stutter, but it reversed its decision after the song …
