Home / Music / The Who's Tommy is a rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind pinball championMusic linernotes album music the-whoThe Who's Tommy is a rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind pinball championTommy tells the story of a deaf, dumb, and blind kid who experiences trauma as a child and later becomes a messianic pinball champion. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesQuadrophenia's fractured structure mirrors its protagonist's mindTommy was one of the longest rock albums of the 1960sQuadrophenia was adapted into a 1979 film directed by Franc RoddamTommy was the first rock opera — and it's still the benchmarkQuadrophenia is a play on schizophrenia for The Who's four-sided protagonistExploreGram Parsons joined the Byrds in 1968Half Japanese returned in 2014 with OverjoyedJoe Jackson recorded Night and Day in late-night 1982 sessionsKaija Saariaho composed Six Japanese Gardens for percussion and electronicsKayah made her solo debut in 1988 with 'Córeczko'Previous Three singles came from The Blue Nile's HatsNext The Who's Tommy debuted in May 1969