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- Name: Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend
- Born: May 19, 1945, London, England (Chiswick)
- Instruments: Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend
- Occupation: Musician, songwriter, author, editor
- Member of: The Who (co-founder, guitarist, primary songwriter, and vocalist) 1964 &ndash present
- Most known for: Guitarist/Songwriter for The Who; author of rock operas "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia"
- Labels: Track, Polydor, Atlantic, Atco, Decca, Rykodisc, Eel Pie
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Pete Townshend is the legendary guitarist, co-founder, and principal songwriter for English rock group The Who (with lead singer Roger Daltrey, drummer Keith Moon, and bassist John Entwistle). He is most known for writing the revolutionary rock operas/concept albums Tommy (1969) and Quadrophenia (1973).
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Townshend announced on his blog on August 26, 2009 that he is working on a new musical, FLOSS, to be staged in 2011, and that some of the songs from that project will be included on a new Who album to be released in 2010. In November 2009, rumors surfaced that The Who would be performing at halftime of Super Bowl XLIV, but neither the band nor the National Football League would confirm the reports.
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Solo Albums
- 1972: Who Came First
- 1977: Rough Mix (with Ronnie Lane)
- 1980: Empty Glass
- 1982: All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
- 1983: Scoop
- 1985: White City: A Novel
- 1986: Another Scoop
- 1989: A Musical
- 1993: Psychoderelict
- 2001: Scoop 3
Influence
The Who is one of the iconic bands of the 1960s Mod subculture, and Townshend's compositions and straightforward guitar approach have had an immeasurable influence on the punk, power-pop and grunge movements. Subsequent bands that have been particularly influenced by Townshend include The Jam, Oasis and Pearl Jam.Career
Townshend's solo work has included concept albums such as White City (1985), The Iron Man (1989), and Psychoderelict (1993). During The Who's hiatus between 1983 &ndash 1988, Townshend worked as an editor for publisher Faber & Faber, which published his collection of short-stories (some semi-autobiographical), Horse's Neck, in 1985.Townshend re-grouped with Daltrey and Entwistle as The Who in 1989 for a tour showcasing Tommy, and again in 1996 featuring the band's first full tour performing Quadrophenia, and continued performing live with The Who—generally performing their best known songs. In 2006, the two surviving members of The Who, Townshend and Daltrey, (Moon died in 1978; Entwistle in 2002) released The Who's first new album in 24 years, Endless Wire. Tours featuring the new material, alongside their greatest hits, followed.
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Video: <a href="quadrophenia"<i>Quadrophenia</i></a> Stage Adaptation Promo
Promo video for the stage adaptation of ''Quadrophenia'' currently touring Great Britain, featuring comments by Pete Townshend.
Quadrophenia Stage Tour Official Site.
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Has Pete Townshend commented on the use of My Generation in the Pepsi ad? 1 AnswerI checked his offcical blog (link 1) and there is no mention of the commercial. Also, I searced through articles written in the past week about Pete Townshend a... read more
What is your favorite Pete Seeger song? 5 AnswersWhen he was part of the Weaver's - with "Goodnight Irene" read more
Does anyone remember that show on Nick called Pete and Pete?yes! The two red heads.. Was an awesome show, I remember watching it growing up.. I also liked the show are you afraid of teh dark! read more
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Pete Townshend-SecondHand Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC-tIJ9cgIY&feature=related
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@bradbarrish bee thousand, pete townshend. All good.
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The Zew is Now playing "Let My Love Open The Door" by "Pete Townshend"
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I favorited a YouTube video -- Empty Glass - Pete Townshend cover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHy1LhEiTpI&feature=autoshare_twitter
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lusting over the gibson pete townshend sj-200 (http://tinyurl.com/yak5qjb). pete can play the guitar...and i want one...
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