A MUSIC writer is looking for help in putting together a people's history of notorious 60s bad boys The Who.

Richard Houghton is an author from Manchester who has written books about The Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

The 56-year-old’s latest project is a book about The Who, whose legendary line up of Roger Daltrey, Pete Townsend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon racked up a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as a reputation for smashing up their equipment on stage and hotel rooms off it.

But before gracing the charts with such singles as My Generation and Pinball Wizard, The Who were one of the most hardworking bands in Britain, honing their stage skills during the mid-1960s by playing shows up and down the length of Britain and often playing seven shows a week at different venues.

This includes an appearance at Altrincham's Stamford Hall in April 1965.

Richard Houghton said: “The Who began performing in what is now recognised as a golden age of pop music and I'm interested in hearing from people who saw The Who back then in order to get their memories of the band and a flavour of what it was like to see them live.

“More than 50 years on, I'm sure the teenagers of yester year have stories to tell, not just about what they remember of the show but also who they went with and their memories of the evening as a whole.

"I'm hoping through these memories to capture a slice of the Sixties for the history books and tell the story of The Who in a way that it's never been told before.”

Anyone with memories of that evening or other Who performances from the 1960s can contact Richard on thewhointhe60s@gmail.com or by letter at 1 Totnes Road, Manchester, M21 8XF.

Richard's book The Beatles - I Was There is available now on Amazon.