Pete Townshend

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 54. Chapters: Pete Townshend albums, Pete Townshend songs, Songs written by Pete Townshend, My Generation, Psychoderelict, Lifehouse Chronicles, The Boy Who Heard Music, Love, Reign o'er Me, All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes, Pinball Wizard, Won't Get Fooled Again, Behind Blue Eyes, O Parvardigar, Baba O'Riley, I Can't Explain, Rough Mix, White City: A Novel, Who Came First, Empty Glass, I Can See for Miles, Who Are You, The Seeker, The Real Me, Squeeze Box, Eminence Front, The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend, Pictures of Lily, Substitute, Magic Bus, The Kids Are Alright, I'm a Boy, 5.15, Naked Eye, Dogs, It's Not Enough, Happy Jack, Wire & Glass, I'm Free, Jai Baba, Pete Townshend discography, Out in the Street, Go to the Mirror!, Let My Love Open the Door, Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere, Water, A Legal Matter, Join Together, Happy Birthday, I'm One, I've Known No War, Scoop 3, Scooped, Athena, The Good's Gone, You Better You Bet, Another Scoop, Overture, Dreaming from the Waist, Old Red Wine, The Song Is Over, See Me, Feel Me, I Am, Slip Kid, With Love, La-La-La-Lies, Anthology, The Best of Pete Townshend, The Ox, Tommy, Can You Hear Me?, Horse's Neck, Lifehouse Elements, English Boy, Much Too Much, I Can't Reach You, Amazing Journey. Excerpt: Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend ( ; born 19 May 1945) is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career. His career with The Who spans more than forty years, during which time the band grew to be considered one of the most influential bands of the 60s and 70s, and, according to Eddie Vedder, "possibly the greatest live band ever." Townshend is the primary songwriter for The Who, having written well over one hundred songs for the band's eleven studio albums, including concept albums and the rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia, plus popular rock and roll radio staples like Who's Next, and dozens more that appeared as non-album singles, bonus tracks on reissues, and tracks on rarities compilations like Odds & Sods. He has also written over one hundred songs that have appeared on his solo albums, as well as radio jingles and television theme songs. Although known primarily as a guitarist, he also plays other instruments such as keyboards, banjo, accordion, synthesiser, bass guitar and drums, on his own solo albums, several Who albums, and as a guest contributor to a wide array of other artists' recordings. Townshend has never had formal lessons in any of the instruments he plays. Townshend has also been a contributor and author of newspaper and magazine articles, book reviews, essays, books, and scripts, as well as collaborating as a lyricist (and composer) for many other musical acts. Townshend was ranked #3 in Dave Marsh's list of Best Guitarists in The New Book of Rock Lists, #10 in Gibson.com's list of the top fifty guitarists, and #50 in Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list: 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Townshend was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Who in 1990. Born in Chiswick, London into a musical family (his father Cliff Townshend was a professional saxophonist in The Squadronaires and his mot