John Entwistle
Born October 09, 1944 (Age: 81)
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Chiswick, London, England, UK
Biography
John Alec Entwistle (9 October 1944 – 27 June 2002) was an English bass guitarist, songwriter, singer, horn player, and film and record producer who was best known as the bass player for the rock band The Who. His aggressive lead sound influenced many rock bass players. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Who in 1990. Entwistle's lead instrument approach used pentatonic lead lines, and a then-unusual trebly sound ("full treble, full volume") created by roundwound RotoSound steel bass strings. He had a collection of over 200 instruments by the time of his death, reflecting the different brands he used over his career: Fender and Rickenbacker basses in the 1960s, Gibson and Alembic basses in the 1970s, Warwick in the 1980s, and Status all-Carbon fibre basses in the 1990s.
John Alec Entwistle (9 October 1944 – 27 June 2002) was an English bass guitarist, songwriter, singer, horn player, and film and record producer who was best known as the bass player for the rock band The Who. His aggressive lead sound influenced many rock bass players. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Who in 1990.
Entwistle's lead instrument approach used pentatonic lead lines, and a then-unusual trebly sound ("full treble, full volume") created by roundwound RotoSound steel bass strings. He had a collection of over 200 instruments by the time of his death, reflecting the different brands he used over his career: Fender and Rickenbacker basses in the 1960s, Gibson and Alembic basses in the 1970s, Warwick in the 1980s, and Status all-Carbon fibre basses in the 1990s.
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Filmography
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
2015
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 70
No Image
The Who: French TV Archives 1965-1967
2015
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as
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Age: 70
The Who: Purple Hearts and Power Chords
2011
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as
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Age: 66
Woodstock: Untold Stories
2009
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as
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Age: 64
The Who: Quadrophenia Live With Special Guests
2006
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as John Entwistle
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Age: 62
The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live
2005
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as Self - Bass
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Age: 61
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
2002
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as
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Age: 58
Rising Low
2002
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as Self
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Age: 57
The Who - Who's Next 1971-2023
1999
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as Self
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Age: 55
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
1996
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as Self - Bass
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Age: 52
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
1991
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as Self - Guest
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Age: 46
No Image
The Wind in the Willows
1991
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as
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Age: 46
Guitar
1991
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as Self
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Age: 46
The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy
1989
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as Self - Bass Guitars, Vocals
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Age: 45
The Who at Live Aid
1985
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as
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Age: 40
Live Aid
1985
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as Self
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Age: 40
The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
1982
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as Self
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Age: 37
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
1981
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as Self
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Age: 36
Tommy
1975
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as Himself
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Age: 30
Woodstock
1970
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as Self - The Who
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Age: 25