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The Night That Changed Rock
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The Night That Changed Rock

2019-12-03 · 43 min · Not rated

Music · Documentary

Forty years later, rock legends Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey sat down for first-of-a-kind, exclusive interviews with WCPO Anchor Tanya O’Rourke. Their candid revelations about the horrific night of Dec. 3, 1979 in Cincinnati form the basis for O'Rourke's historical documentary, "The Who: The Night That Changed Rock."

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WCPO Cincinnati, WCPO TV Cincinnati, WCPO
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United States of America
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Tanya O’RourkeHost
Roger DaltreyRoger Daltrey
Pete TownshendPete Townshend
Bill CurbishleyBill Curbishley

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