Documentary will give Who history lesson

The two surviving members of the Who are producing a documentary about the British rock band’s turbulent history, an ongoing 40-year saga of death, drugs and timeless music.

Guitarist/songwriter Pete Townshend and singer Roger Daltrey have joined forces on the feature-length project with director Murray Lerner, an Oscar-winning documentary director who first filmed the band during the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival.

Tentatively titled “My Generation: Who’s Still Who” -- a reference to their breakthrough 1965 hit “My Generation” -- the film is scheduled to come out next year. Lerner said there were plans for a theatrical release, a CD and a multi-disc DVD set.