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title: Tommy (album) text: and the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. The live performances of "Tommy" drew critical praise and rejuvenated the band's career. Subsequently, the rock opera developed into other media, including a Seattle Opera production in 1971, an orchestral version by Lou Reizner in 1972, a film in 1975, and a Broadway musical in 1992. The original album has sold 20 million copies and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. It has been reissued several times on CD, including a remix by Jon Astley in 1996, a deluxe Super Audio CD in 2003, and a super deluxe box set title: Rock opera text: is "generally acknowledged as the first rock opera". Although Pete Townshend denied taking any influence from "S.F. Sorrow", critics have compared The Who's "Tommy" to it. Scott Mervis of the "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" wrote that, although "Tommy" was not the first rock opera, it was the first album to be billed as such. "Tommy" would go on to influence "On and On", a rap opera by The Fat Boys and "American Idiot", a punk rock opera by Green Day. In an effort to appeal to more modern audiences, opera companies have welcomed more pop and rock influences. The resulting rock operas title: Kenny Chesney text: and narrated a biographical film, "The Color Orange", on his favorite football player growing up, University of Tennessee quarterback and Canadian Football League hall-of-fame Condredge Holloway. The film was produced for ESPN's "Year of the Quarterback" series, and premiered on February 20, 2011. Chesney released his fourteenth studio album, "Welcome to the Fishbowl", on June 19, 2012. Its lead-off single, a Tim McGraw duet titled "Feel Like a Rock Star", debuted at number 13 on the country charts, making it the second-highest debuting country song since the "Billboard" charts were first tabulated via Nielsen SoundScan, and the highest-debuting duet on title: Pete Townshend text: a deaf, dumb, and blind boy who would experience sensations musically. The piece would explore the tenets of Baba's philosophy. The result was the rock opera "Tommy", released on 23 May 1969 to critical and commercial success. Leonard Bernstein praised the album, saying its "sheer power, invention and brilliance of performance outstrips anything which has ever come out of a recording studio." In support of "Tommy", the Who launched a tour that included a memorable appearance at the Woodstock Festival on 17 August. While the Who were playing, Yippie leader Abbie Hoffman jumped the stage to complain about the arrest title: Chris Stapleton discography text: Chris Stapleton discography American singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton has released three studio albums and eight singles. His debut solo album, "Traveller", was released on May 5, 2015 by Mercury Nashville. It reached number one on the US "Billboard" 200 and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and gold by Music Canada. Its album track "Tennessee Whiskey" was certified quadruple Platinum in the US and reached the top 20 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, while the single "Nobody to Blame" reached the top 10 on the US Country Airplay chart. Stapleton's second studio album "" was