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Richard Alan Barnes (born 3 October 1944) is an English author, best known for his association with the mod subculture and the rock group The Who, including his book on the group ''Maximum R&B''. He claims to have given The Who their name when he was room-mates with Pete Townshend. ==The Who== (詳細はEaling Art College at the same time as Townshend and the two of them shared a flat together, bonding over their mutual love for old R&B and soul records. Townshend subsequently said that Barnes "has traveled with the band more than any other writer I know and was really there at the beginning."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Interview with Richard Barnes by Gary James )〕 When Townshend's group, The Detours, needed a new name, the pair sat up all night suggesting joke names, until Barnes came up with The Who. The group's singer, Roger Daltrey endorsed the new name the next day. In early 1964, Barnes was working as a promoter for the Railway Hotel, Wealdstone. He removed all the lights in the pub apart from two pink ones, and turned up the heating to create a sweaty atmosphere. He managed to achieve average audience attendances of between 500 - 1000, including a weekly residency by The Who every Tuesday. Barnes believed The Who should have split up around the mid-1970s, and believes the only reason they stayed together was for the money. In 1977, Barnes & Townshend collaborated on a book to coincide with the Ken Russell film of The Who's rock-opera ''Tommy'', entitled ''The Story Of Tommy'', a stylised part graphic/part written account of the story behind the opera and the Russell film. 1982 saw the first publication of ''The Who: Maximum R & B'', an officially authorised biography of the band with photographs. After multiple pressings, the book is still in print. In 1993 Barnes was listed as director and collabrator on Townshend's "Psychoderelict solo album and theatrical American solo-tour that folllowed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Richard Barnes )〕 Barnes was featured in the official and definitive documenary of the group: ''Amazing Journey - The Story Of The Who'', directed by Murray Lerner and given a 2007 worldwide theatrical release.〔 Barnes was featured in the 2013 documentary on the making of the band's 1973 ''Quadrophenia'' album: ''Quadrophenia: Can You See the Real Me'', as well as many other documentaries focussed on the band's and also specifically the members Pete Townshend and Keith Moon.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Barnes (author)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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