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Awards And Honors Kennedy Center Honors (2008) • Grammy Award (2001) • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1990)
Notable Works “Quadrophenia” • “Tommy”
Date 1964
Related People John Entwistle • Keith Moon • Roger Daltrey • Pete Townshend

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