John Entwistle
Biography
John Entwistle was an English singer, songwriter and musician who played bass guitar for the rock band the Who. Born in 1944 and raised in Chiswick, he was the only member of the group to have had formal musical training, starting on piano and later taking up trumpet and French horn before switching to bass. He helped bring Pete Townshend into the band, played bass and sang backing and occasional lead vocals, and wrote songs such as Boris the Spider and My Wife. In 1971 he became the first member of the Who to release a solo album, Smash Your Head Against the Wall, and his best-selling solo record was Too Late the Hero (1981). The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted him in 1990 as a member of the Who, and Rolling Stone readers voted him the greatest bass guitarist in 2011.
57years old at death
- Born Chiswick
- Died Las Vegas
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- John Alec Entwistle (birth name)Also credited as The Ox, Thunderfingers, Enty, The Quiet One and Big Johnny Twinkle
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 37 years1970 to 2007
Every film, newest first
- 2007Amazing Journey: The Story of The WhoIMDb rating 8.1
- 1996The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll CircusIMDb rating 7.6
- 1979The Who: The Kids Are AlrightIMDb rating 8.0
- 1975TommyIMDb rating 6.6
- 1970WoodstockIMDb rating 8.1
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Behind the camera
For the Who's fourth studio album Tommy, released in 1969, Entwistle wrote "Cousin Kevin" and "Fiddle About" because Townshend had asked him to write "nasty songs" that Townshend felt uncomfortable with.
About the name
Entwistle earned the nickname "the Ox" from his strong constitution and his apparent capacity to "eat, drink or do more than the rest of them". He later also became known as "Thunderfingers".
A first
Entwistle was the band member who first wore a Union Jack waistcoat. That garment went on to become one of Townshend's signature pieces of clothing.
Behind the camera
Entwistle designed the cover art for the Who's seventh studio album, The Who by Numbers, released in 1975. In a 1996 interview he said it cost 30 pounds to create, while Pete Townshend's Quadrophenia cover cost 16,000 pounds.
A first
In 1984, Entwistle recorded an instructional video for Hot Licks Video, the company owned by Arlen Roth. He was among the first artists besides Roth to do so.
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Most often with
Three actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Roger Daltrey's page
Keith Moon's page
Pete Townshend's page
Ringo Starr's page
Eric Clapton's page
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | |||
| Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.