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John Entwistle

John Alec Entwistle (9 October 1944 – 27 June 2002) was an English musician who was the bassist 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.

Renowned for his musical abilities, Entwistle's instrumental approach used pentatonic lead lines and a then-unusual treble-rich sound ("full treble, full volume"). He was voted as the greatest bassist ever in a 2011 Rolling Stone readers' poll and, in 2020, the same magazine ranked him number three in its own list of the 50 greatest bassists of all time.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 9, 1944 (Chiswick), Died June 27, 2002 (Paradise)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1957 - 1972

Roles Represented in DAHR: electric bass, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 101 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 119572 11/10/1967 Relax Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 119641 11/29/1967 Silas Stingy Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 119642 11/29/1967 Sunrise Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 119643 11/29/1967 Rael Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 119977 2/23/1968 Call me lightning Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 119978 2/23/1968 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 120562 7/9/1968 Magic bus Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 120563 7/9/1968 Someone's coming Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 121165 2/18/1969 Pinball wizard Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 121166 2/18/1969 Dogs part two Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 121447 1968-1969 Overture Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 121448 1968-1969 It's a boy Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 121449 1968-1969 You didn't hear it Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 121450 1968-1969 Amazing journey Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 121451 1968-1969 Sparks Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 121452 1968-1969 Christmas Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 121453 1968-1969 Cousin Kevin Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 121454 1968-1969 The acid queen Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 121455 1968-1969 Underture Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 121456 1968-1969 Do you think it's alright Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 121457 1968-1969 Fiddle about ; Pinball wizard Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 121458 1968-1969 There's a doctor I've found Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 121459 1968-1969 Go to the mirror boy Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 121460 1968-1969 Tommy can you hear me Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 121461 1968-1969 Smash the mirror Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
(Results 26-50 of 101 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Entwistle, John," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/314163.

Entwistle, John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/314163.

"Entwistle, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/314163

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