The Who is a band.
`` Happy Jack '' is a song by the British rock band The Who . `` Pinball Wizard '' is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by the English rock band The Who , and featured on their 1969 rock opera album Tommy . Quadrophenia is the sixth studio album by the English rock band The Who , released on 26 October 1973 by Track Records . The Who . The Who developed from an earlier group , the Detours , and established themselves as part of the pop art and mod movements , featuring auto-destructive art by destroying guitars and drums on stage .