Pete Townshend
British musician · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Born 1945 · age 81
Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend is an English musician. He is the co-founder, guitarist, keyboardist, second lead vocalist, and principal songwriter of the Who, one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s.
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Roger Daltrey Bandmate in The Who
John Entwistle Bandmate in The Who
Keith Moon Bandmate in The Who, also in Special Edition EP
Zak Starkey Bandmate in The Who
Kenney Jones Bandmate in The Who- Doug Sandom Bandmate in The Who
- Chris Thomas Produced All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes (1982)
- Chris Stamp Directed The Who at Kilburn: 1977 (2008)
Ken Russell Directed Tommy (1997)
Glyn Johns Produced Rough Mix (1977)
Robert Stigwood Produced Tommy (1997)
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Townshend (with Moon, rear right) backstage before a gig at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Ludwigshafen, Germany on 12 April 1967
Townshend's "windmill" technique
Townshend performing in Hamburg, Germany in August 1972
Townshend in concert, 2008
Townshend leaping into air in concert
Townshend playing a Fender Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster
Townshend performing in Austin, Texas, as a supporting guest of friend and former Small Faces/Faces musician, Ian McLagan in 2007In their own words 1
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His aggressive playing style, poetic songwriting techniques and authorship of two rock operas with the Who, as well as other projects, have earned him critical acclaim.
