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Pete Townshend
Chiswick, London, England, UK
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…
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pete Townshend, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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2026
Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes
Movie Self
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2026
Billy Idol Should Be Dead
Movie Self
- 2026
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2025
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
TV show Self
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2025
The Rock Prophet: The Story of Link Wray
Movie Self
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2025
The Session Man
Movie Self
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023
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2022
The Who Hits 50! Live
Movie
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2022
The Who: One Band's Explosive Story
Movie Self - The Who Member
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2021
Her Majesty
Movie Executive Producer
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2021
Classic Albums: The Who Sell Out
Movie Himself
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2021
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2021
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2020
The Hat
Movie Original Music Composer
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2020
The Shadows At Sixty
Movie Self
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2019
The Who: The Night That Changed Rock
Movie Self
- 2019
- 2019
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2018
Bad Reputation
Movie Self
- 2018
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2017
The Who: Tommy Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Movie Himself – guitars, vocals
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2017
The Who: Rock in Rio 2017
Movie guitar
- 2017
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2016
A Silent Voice: The Movie
Movie Main Title Theme Composer
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2016
Pete Townshend's Deep End - Face The Face
Movie Self
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2016
Night Flight: Born Again
Movie Self
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2015
The Who: Live in Hyde Park
Movie Himself - guitarist, vocals
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2015
Jean-Michel Jarre: A Journey into Sound
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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2015
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
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2015
Classic Quadrophenia
Movie Self
- 2015
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2014
Lennon or McCartney
Movie Self
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2014
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Movie Self
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2014
Led Zeppelin Played Here
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2014
Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
Movie Self
- 2014
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2014
The Who: Sensation—The Story of Tommy
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