List of the Who band members

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The Who are an English rock band, founded in 1961 under the name The Detours. When the band changed their name to The Who in 1964, the band's classic line up was founders Roger Daltrey (vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar), John Entwistle (bass) and new drummer Keith Moon. Founding members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend have been the band's only constant members throughout its history.

The band was first founded by Roger Daltrey under the name The Detours in 1959, the first line up in mid 1961, included Pete Townshend on lead guitar, Daltrey on rhythm guitar, John Entwistle on bass, Harry Wilson on drums, and Colin Dawson on vocals. Wilson was fired in mid 1962 and replaced by Doug Sandom. Dawson left after frequently arguing with Daltrey and was briefly replaced by Gabby Connolly, before Daltrey moved to lead vocals. Townshend, with Entwistle's encouragement, became the sole guitarist. Sandom was fired after an argument with Townshend in 1964, the band continued with stand in drummers, until Keith Moon joined in April of that year. Moon was the band's drummer, until his death on 7 September 1978, the band decided to continue without Moon. He was replaced by Kenney Jones, who had previously played with the Small Faces and Faces, who joined that November. Joining alongside Jones were keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick and a four piece horn section consisting of Dick Parry and Howie Casey (saxophone), David Caswell (trumpet), and Reg Brooks (trombone). The horn section departed in 1980 and Bundrick departed in 1981. The latter was replaced by Tim Gorman for the band's final tour in 1982. The Who broke up in 1983. The who reunited at Live Aid in 1985, with Jones and Bundrick reprising their roles. The band reunited again in 1988, which the same personnel. In 1989, the band embarked on a 25th anniversary The Kids Are Alright reunion tour with Simon Phillips on drums, Steve "Boltz" Bolton on second guitarist, Jody Linscott on percussion, Simon Clarke and Tim Sanders on saxophone, Roddy Lorimer and Simon Gardner on trumpet, Neil Sidwell on trombone, and Chyna Gordon, Cleveland Watkiss and Billy Nicholls on backing vocals. The band reformed again, at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction with Paul Shaffer and The World's Most Dangerous Band as backup band. The band tour again in 1996, with an expanded band, consisting of, John "Rabbit" Bundrick on keyboards, Zak Starkey on drums, Simon Townshend on second guitar, Jon Carin on keyboards Jody Linscott on percussion, Dennis Farias, Nick Lane and Roy Wiegand on horns, Simon Gardner on trumpet, Neil Sidwell on trombone, and Billy Nicholls on backing vocals, and as musical director. In late 1999, The Who performed as a five piece for the first time since 1985, with Bundrick on keyboards and Starkey on drums. The band toured the US and UK from June to October 2000, with Simon Townshend returning as second guitarist. The Who played concerts in the UK in early 2002 in preparation for a full US tour. On 27 June, the day before the first date, Entwistle, 57, was found dead of a heart attack at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. Cocaine was a contributing factor. Entwistle's son, Christopher, gave a statement supporting The Who's decision to carry on. The US tour began at the Hollywood Bowl with touring bassist Pino Palladino. Bundrick took hiatus from the band to tend terminally ill wife between November 2006 and March 2007 and was substituted for by his keyboard tech Brian Kehew. with keyboardists John Corey, Loren Gold and Frank Simes, the last of whom was also musical director, second guitarist Simon Townshend, and J. Greg Miller and Reggie Grisham on brass. Miller and Grisham both departed in 2013. Corey and Simes both departed in 2017. The band started touring with an orchestra in 2019, Billy Nichols returned as musical director and backing vocalist, Keith Levenson joined as conductor, Katie Jacoby on lead violin, Audrey Q. Snyder on lead cello, Emily Marshall on second keyboards. Randy Landau joined as lead contrabassist in 2022.

Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributionsZak Starkey1996–present drums, percussionAll current releases from Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2001) to presentSimon Townshend1996–1997, 2002–presentguitar, vocalsLoren Gold2012–presentkeyboards, backing vocalsAll current releases from 12 12 12 The Concert for Sandy Relief (2013) to present except Who (2019)Jon Button2017–presentbass guitar, backing vocalsTommy Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2017)Billy Nicholls1989, 1996–1997, 2019–presentbacking vocalsWho Are You (1978), Join Together (1990), Tommy and Quadrophenia Live, Tommy And Quadrophenia Live With Special Guests (2005), Music For The Closing Ceremony Of 2012 The Olympic Games (2012)Keith Levenson2019–presentmusic coordinator, conductornoneKatie JacobyviolinAudrey Q. SnydercelloEmily Marshallkeyboards, associate conductorRandy Landau2022–presentcontrabass

Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributionsJohn "Rabbit" Bundrick1979–1981, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1996–2011keyboards, backing vocalsJoin Together (album), Join Together (1990), Thirty Years of Maximum R&B (1994), Live at the Royal Albert Hall (The Who album), Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2001/2003), Live In Boston (2004), Tommy and Quadrophenia Live with Special Guests (2005), Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2004 (2017)Howie Casey1979–1980saxophonenoneDick ParryDavid CaswelltrumpetReg BrookstromboneTim Gorman1982keyboards, backing vocalsIt's Hard (1982), Who's Last (1984), Thirty Years of Maximum R&B (1994)Chyna Gordon1989backing vocalsJoin Together (1990)Cleveland WatkissSimon ClarkesaxophoneTim SandersRoddy LorimertrumpetSimon PhilipsdrumsThirty Years of Maximum R&B (1994), Tommy and Quadrophenia Live (2005), Quadrophenia Live in London, Quadrophenia Live In London (2014), Live In Hyde Park (2015), Tommy Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2017)John Coreykeyboards, backing vocalsJ. Greg Miller2012–2013brasshlist|12 12 12: The Concert for Sandy Relief (2013)Peter Huntington2004–2006Due to Starkey's touring commitments with Oasis, Huntington was the main drummer on Endless Wire. Steve White2005Starkey and Palladino were not able to join the band at Live8 in 2005, and were substituted for by White and Minchella. Damon MinchellabassBrian Kehew2006–2007keyboardsBundrick was tending to his terminally ill wife between November 2006 and March 2007 and was substituted for by his keyboard tech Kehew. J. J. Blair2006Kehew was unable to join the band on 8 November 2006, and was substituted for by Blair. Chris Stainton2012Nicholls and Stainton performed with the band at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. Morgan NichollsbassScott Devours2013drumsStarkey was unable to join the band from 5–14 February and from 8 June – 8 July 2013, and was substituted for by Scott Devours.