The Who

The British Invasion

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 12: Musicians Roger Daltrey (L) and Pete Townsend of 'The Who' perform onstage during the 3rd Annual VH1 Rock Honors at UCLA's Pauley Pavillion on July 12, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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The Beatles December 1963: British pop group The Beatles (clockwise from top left) Paul McCartney, John Lennon (1940 - 1980), George Harrison (1943 - 2001) and Ringo Starr wearing blazers and boaters on the 'Night of a Hundred Stars' show. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Eric Clapton English rock and blues guitarist Eric Clapton, circa 1985. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Kinks circa 1965: British pop group The Kinks. Left to right clockwise; Mick Avory, Pete Quaife, Dave Davies and singer Ray Davies. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
The Rolling Ston... January 1967: British rock group The Rolling Stones; from left to right, Brian Jones (1942 - 1969), Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
The Hollies 19th March 1964: British pop group The Hollies who are Allan Clarke, Bobby Elliot, Graham Nash, Tony Hicks and Eric Haydock. (Photo by Larry Ellis/Express/Getty Images)
The Who LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 12: Musicians Roger Daltrey (L) and Pete Townsend of 'The Who' perform onstage during the 3rd Annual VH1 Rock Honors at UCLA's Pauley Pavillion on July 12, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Elton John BEVERLY HILLS, CA - APRIL 15: Singer Elton John onstage during the Women's Sports Foundation's 'Billie Awards' held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 15, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Billies)
The Clash Promotional portrait of English punk rock group The Clash, early 1980s. Clockwise from lower left, Joe Strummer (1952 - 2002), Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, and Topper Headon. (Photo by Jon Hammer Collection/Getty Images)
The Sex Pistols British punk group The Sex Pistols, whose interview on Thames Television's 'Today' show with Bill Grundy ended in a string of obscenties. From left to right: Steve Jones, Glen Matlock (back), Johnny Rotten (John Lydon) and Paul Cook. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
The Cure LONDON - APRIL 01: Robert Smith of The Cure performs on stage on the sixth and final night of a series of concerts and events in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust organised by charity Patron Roger Daltrey, at the Royal Albert Hall on April 1, 2006 in London, England. (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images)
The Police A promotional portrait of the British rock band The Police (L-R): Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers, and Sting, circa 1980. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Courtesy of Getty Images)
Led Zeppelin June 1973: British rock band Led Zeppelin. From left to right, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham (1947 - 1980), John Paul Jones. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Pink Floyd Members of the psychedelic pop group Pink Floyd. From left to right, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Syd Barrett and Rick Wright. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images)
Black Sabbath NEW YORK - MARCH 13: Inductee Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath' poses backstage during the 21st Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria March 13, 2006 in New York City. The induction ceremony will air March 21, 2006 on VH1. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
Duran Duran SAN REMO, ITALY - FEBRUARY 26: British pop band Duran Duran pose before a press conference for the 58th Sanremo Festival at the Teatro Ariston on February 26, 2008 in Sanremo, Italy. (Photo by Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images)
The Pretenders 14th December 1981: Chrissie Hynde, the American vocalist with the British pop group The Pretenders, performing at the Lyceum in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bananarama LONDON - OCTOBER 9: Sarah Dallin and Keren Woodward formerly of Pop group Bananarama attend the pinnacle event of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 'The Pink Ribbon Ball ' at The Dorchester on October 9, 2004 in London. (Photo by David Westing/Getty Images)
The Euythmics LONDON - MAY 20: Annie Lennox of The Eurythmics performs on stage during The Prince's Trust 30th Live concert held at the Tower of London on May 20, 2006 in London, England. (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images)
The Spice Girls HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 15: The Spice Girls perform at the 2007 Victoria's Secret fashion show held at the Kodak Theatre on November 15, 2007 in Hollywood, California. The show will be broadcast December 4, 2007 on CBS. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
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Radiohead 391292 23: Musician Thom Yorke from the band 'Radiohead' performs onstage June 29, 2001 at the Santa Barbara Bowl, CA. (Photo by Lucy Nicholson/Getty Images)
Coldplay Coldplay arrives at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday June 1, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
James Blunt LONDON - FEBRUARY 20: (UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS OUT) Singer James Blunt arrives at the BRIT Awards 2008 at Earls Court 1 on February 20, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
Amy Winehouse LONDON - FEBRUARY 10: British singer Amy Winehouse looks up at a television monitor whilst awaiting news of her Grammy Award at The Riverside Studios for the 50th Grammy Awards ceremony on February 10, 2008 in London, England. Winehouse won 5 out of her 6 nominations including, record of the year, best new artist, song of the year, pop vocal album and female pop vocal performance. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for NARAS)
M.I.A. INVERARAY, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 2: Mathangi 'Maya' Arulpragasam, aka M.I.A, performs on the Oyster Stage during the third day of the inaugural Connect Music Fesival, held in the grounds of Inveraray Castle on the banks of Loch Fyne, on September 2, 2007 in Argyllshire, Scotland. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)