May 17, 1969 –
The fourth studio album by The Who, Tommy, a double album, was released in the US on this date.
The song, Pinball Wizard, was the last one written for the album. Pete Townshend wrote it, in part, to impress a rock critic named Nik Cohn who was a pinball fanatic. The ploy worked: Cohn gave it a glowing review.
The Haus of Dcaligari 