When The Who’s Tommy catapulted onto the music scene in 1969, Americans were enraptured by the haunting music and story of a fictionalized young boy, Tommy Walker, who witnessed his father kill his mother’s lover, was sworn to secrecy by his parents, and retreated into an uncommunicative catatonic state.
At a time when everyday Americans are reeling from the costs of the Iran war and making tough decisions about whether to pay for food or gas, thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall in Washington for a daylong prayer rally.
