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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 76-100 of 101 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 123590 7/8/1971 Song is over Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 123591 7/8/1971 Getting in tune Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 123592 7/8/1971 Going mobile Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 123593 7/8/1971 Behind blue eyes Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 123604 8/9/1971 My size John Entwistle vocalist  
Decca 123605 8/9/1971 Pick me up (Big chicken) John Entwistle vocalist  
Decca 123606 8/9/1971 What are we doing here? John Entwistle vocalist  
Decca 123607 8/9/1971 What kind of people are they? John Entwistle vocalist  
Decca 123608 8/9/1971 Heaven and hell John Entwistle vocalist  
Decca 123609 8/9/1971 Ted end John Entwistle vocalist  
Decca 123610 8/9/1971 You're mine Irish Rovers, The vocalist  
Decca 123611 8/9/1971 No. 29 (Eternal youth) John Entwistle vocalist  
Decca 123612 8/9/1971 I believe in everything John Entwistle vocalist  
Decca 123692 8/8/1971 The magic bus Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 123693 8/8/1971 Substitute Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca 123694 8/8/1971 I'm a boy Who, The instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca L 16194 10/5/1972 Ten little friends John Entwistle instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca L 16195 10/5/1972 Apron strings John Entwistle instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca L 16196 10/5/1972 I feel better John Entwistle instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca L 16197 10/5/1972 Thinkin' it over John Entwistle instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca L 16198 10/5/1972 Who cares? John Entwistle instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca L 16199 10/5/1972 I wonder John Entwistle instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca L 16200 10/5/1972 I was jusy being friendly John Entwistle instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca L 16201 10/5/1972 The window shopper John Entwistle instrumentalist, electric bass  
Decca L 16202 10/5/1972 I found out John Entwistle instrumentalist, electric bass  
(Results 76-100 of 101 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Entwistle, John," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/314163.

Entwistle, John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/314163.

"Entwistle, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

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