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John Entwistle
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English musician; bassist for The Who (1944–2002)
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John Entwistle was a British singer-songwriter and musician born in Chiswick, London, in 1944. He was a member of the rock band The Who and performed as a bassist, guitarist, horn player, and tenor vocalist. His work spanned genres including rock music, art rock, hard rock, and power pop. He began his career in 1962 and continued until 2002, releasing music through labels such as MCA Inc., Atco Records, Decca, and Polydor.
Entwistle was influenced by artists such as Duane Eddy and James Jamerson. He died of an accidental myocardial infarction in Las Vegas in 2002. In addition to his musical roles, he is listed with acting credits. He spoke English and held citizenship in the United Kingdom.
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Chiswick, London, England, UK
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…
Known for
- The Who: Quadrophenia Super Deluxe Edition2026
- The Who: Who's Next - Life House Super Deluxe Edition2023
- The Who: One Band's Explosive Story — Self - The Who Member2022
- The Who: French TV Archives 1965-19672015
- It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2015
- The Who: Sensation—The Story of Tommy — Himself2014
- Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited — Self2014
- Lambert & Stamp — Himself2014
- Quadrophenia: Can You See the Real Me? — Himself2013
- The Who - The Making of Tommy — Himself2013
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John Alec Entwistle (9 October 1944 – 27 June 2002) was born in Chiswick, a London suburb, in 1944. In the early 1960s, he played in several traditional jazz and dixieland outfits with schoolmate Pete Townshend, and later joined Roger Daltrey's band the Detours. This band later became The Who. He was nicknamed "The Ox" because of his amazing consitution (e.g. drinking). Bill Wyman described him as "the quietest man in private but the loudest man on stage." He was also known as "Thunderfingers"
Key facts
- Also known as
- The Ox Thunderfingers The Quiet One Big Johnny Twinkle
- Born
- John Alec Entwistle , ( 1944-10-09 ) 9 October 1944, Hammersmith , London , England
- Died
- 27 June 2002 (2002-06-27) (aged 57), Paradise, Nevada , U.S.
- Genres
- Rock hard rock power pop proto-punk
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter musician composer record producer
- Instruments
- Bass guitar vocals French horn trumpet
- Works
- Solo with the Who
- Years active
- 1961–2002
- Labels
- Track Polydor Decca MCA ATCO WEA Griffin Rhino Repertoire King Biscuit Entertainment J-Bird Pulsar
- Formerly of
- The Who The Rock The Best Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Entwistle
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Chiswick
- Place of death
- Las Vegas
- Occupation
- record producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- hard rock
- Instrument
- harmonica
- Record label
- Decca
- Official website
- www.johnentwistle.com
- Image
- John Entwistle-2.jpg
- Height
- 72
- Voice type
- tenor
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- John Entwistle
- date of birth
- 1944-10-09
- date of death
- 2002-06-27
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- accidental death
- influenced by
- James Jamerson
- owner of
- horn
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- end of work period
- 2002-00-00
- nickname
- The Ox
- birth name
- John Alec Entwistle
- name in native language
- John Entwistle
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
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Encyclopedic overview
John Alec Entwistle (9 October 1944 – 27 June 2002) was an English singer, songwriter, musician, composer and record producer, best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band the Who. Entwistle's music career spanned over four decades. Nicknamed "The Ox" and "Thunderfingers", he was the band's only member with formal musical training and also provided backing and occasional lead vocals. Entwistle was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Who in 1990.
Entwistle was the first member of the Who to begin a solo career, which he did in 1971. He released seven solo studio albums, four compilation albums and two live albums. His best-selling studio album is Too Late the Hero (1981), and its title track is his best-selling single. Musicians who have played on his albums include the Who's Keith Moon, Peter Frampton of Humble Pie, Joe Walsh of the Eagles, Leslie West of Mountain, Vivian Stanshall, Neil Innes, Zak Starkey, Howie Casey, Dick Parry, Jimmy McCulloch of Paul McCartney and Wings, Joe Vitale, and Tony Ashton.
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