John Entwistle

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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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 101 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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 April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/314163.

Entwistle, John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/314163.

"Entwistle, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.