Pete Townsend: The Who Guitarist Turns 69 [VIDEO]

Happy birthday to Pete Townsend!

The whirling lead guitarist of The Who turns 69 today!   Pete Townsend has written over 100 songs for The Who including a couple of rock operas, Tommy and Quadrophenia!

We're all familiar with the thunderous sound of The Who, and it's pretty amazing that Townsend can re-create that sound with just an acoustic guitar!