John Entwistle
Biography
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 pentatonic lead lines, and a then-unusual trebly sound ("full treble, full volume") created by roundwound RotoSound steel bass strings. He had a collection of over 200 instruments by the time of his death, reflecting the different brands he used over his career: Fender and Rickenbacker basses in the 1960s, Gibson and Alembic basses in the 1970s, Warwick in the 1980s, and Status all-Carbon fibre basses in the 1990s.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-10-09
Place of birth
Chiswick, London, England, UK
Images
Cast
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
1979
7.30
Tommy
1975
6.45
The Who - At Kilburn 1977
2008
7.80
Monterey Pop
1968
7.30
The Who: Maximum R&B Live
1994
0.00
The Wind in the Willows
1991
0.00
Carousella
1966
2.67
The Who: Live in Texas '75
2012
0.00
The Who - The Making of Tommy
2013
9.00
The Who - Who's Next 1971-2023
1999
8.00
The Lost Paths
1967
0.00
Guitar
1991
0.00
Woodstock: Untold Stories
2009
0.00
The Who at Live Aid
1985
0.00
Rising Low
2002
6.50
The Who: Live from Toronto
1984
0.00
Live Aid
1985
7.90
The Who Rocks America 1982
1983
4.00
Lambert & Stamp
2014
7.20
Woodstock
1970
7.53
Live Aid
2004
9.20
Queen: Champions of the World
1995
9.00