John Entwistle
Sign in to saveEnglish musician; bassist for The Who (1944–2002)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1944-10-09
- Died
- 2002-06-27
- Works
- 2
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · 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
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 44,260
- Total plays
- 647,449
Tags
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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"
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 9 October 1944
- Died
- 27 June 2002
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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
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- power pop
Article
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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1944 births2002 deaths20th-century English bass guitarists20th-century English composers20th-century English male composers20th-century English male singers20th-century English singersAtco Records artistsBass guitarists from LondonBritish rhythm and blues boom musiciansCocaine-related deaths in NevadaDecca Records artists