Baba O'Riley
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"Baba O'Riley" is a song by the English rock band the Who, written by guitarist and principal songwriter Pete Townshend. It is the opening track to the Who's fifth studio album, Who's Next. In Europe,
The Who Baba cover
Meher Baba (1894–1969)
Terry Riley (born 1935)
The Who performing "Baba O'Riley" live at Manchester Arena in 2014. Roger Daltrey, left, is playing harmonica during the song's climactic outro. Pete Townshend, right, is playing guitar.
Meher Baba
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Meher Baba was an Indian spiritual leader who said he was the Avatar, the reincarnation of Muhammad, Buddha, Jesus, Krishna, Rama and Zoroaster, or the total manifestation of God in human form. A spir
Baba O'Riley
…1971), with "Baba O'Riley" as the lead-off track. The song title refers to two of Townshend's primary inspirations at the time: Indian spiritual master Meher Baba and American minimalist composer Terry Riley. According to Townshend, at the end of the band's gig at the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival, the field was…
Meher Baba in 1945
Meher Baba (as Merwan Irani) at 16 years old in 1910
Meher Baba dictating a message to a disciple in 1936 using his alphabet board
Meher Baba with a mast in Bangalore, 1940