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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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