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Signed colour 10" x 8" photo of Pete Townshend. The photo is hand signed in silver paint pen.
Price: £39.99
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Pete Townshend
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Biography
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 40 years, during which time the band
grew to be considered one of the most influential bands of the 1960s and 1970s,
and, according to Eddie Vedder, "possibly the greatest live band ever."
Townshend is the primary songwriter for The Who, having written well over 100
songs for the band's 11 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 100 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 50 guitarists, and #10 again in Rolling Stone
magazine's updated 2011 list of the 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.
Read more....
Pete Townshend on allmusic.com
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