[Dixielandjazz] Blame the Who on Dixieland Roots

[Stephen G Barbone]

Tsk tsk.

All this brouha-ha about The Who.

You can blame their founding on a love of Dixieland Jazz. Seems that  
John Entwistle (Bass) and Peter Townsend (guitar) grew up together,  
playing in a DIXIELAND BAND in their teens. At the time, Townsend  
played banjo and Entwistle played trumpet.

About 1962, the trumpet mouthpiece back pressure got to Entwistle and  
the banjo twang got to Townsend (just kidding) and they went to bass  
guitar and guitar and formed the Detours. Then,  in 1964, they changed  
their name to The Who.

Just think, if Townsend and Entwistle didn't like and play Dixieland  
together prior to 1962, The Who may have never existed.

Any of our Brit listmates see them as Dixielanders in the late 1959s  
or early 60s?

Cheers,
Steve