Pete Townshend
Acting
- Born:
- 1945-05-19
- Place of birth:
- Chiswick, London, England, UK
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 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
Known For
Filmography
Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes
Billy Idol Should Be Dead
The Who: Quadrophenia Super Deluxe Edition
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
The Rock Prophet: The Story of Link Wray
The Session Man
The Who: Who's Next - Life House Super Deluxe Edition
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
The Who With Orchestra Live At Wembley
The Who Hits 50! Live
The Who: One Band's Explosive Story
Classic Albums: The Who Sell Out
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac
The Shadows At Sixty
The Who: The Night That Changed Rock
The Night That Changed Rock
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Bad Reputation
Come Together The Rise of the Festival
The Who: Tommy Live at The Royal Albert Hall
The Who: Rock in Rio 2017
The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight 2004 Festival
Pete Townshend's Deep End - Face The Face
Night Flight: Born Again
The Who: Live in Hyde Park
Jean-Michel Jarre: A Journey into Sound
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
Classic Quadrophenia
The Who: French TV Archives 1965-1967
Lennon or McCartney
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Led Zeppelin Played Here
Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
The Who: Quadrophenia - Live in London
The Who: Sensation—The Story of Tommy
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Lambert & Stamp
12-12-12
The Who: Sensation - The Making of Tommy
Quadrophenia: Can You See the Real Me?
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
The Who: Live in Texas '75
Acoustic at the BBC
The Who: Purple Hearts and Power Chords
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Woodstock: Untold Stories
Rachel Fuller presents: In the Attic with Pete Townshend & Friends
The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
The Who: At Kilburn 1977
The Who: Live at the London Coliseum 1969
Smashing Pumpkins: If All Goes Wrong
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Beat Club: The 40th Anniversary Edition
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
The Who: Stockholm 7/6/2007
The Who: Dublin 6/29/2007
The Who: Cheshire 6/23/2007
The Who: Lisbon 5/16/2007
The Who: Atlantic City 3/9/2007
The Who: Fresno 2/25/2007
Dear Mr. Fantasy - A Celebration for Jim Capaldi
The Who: Fragments Fan Club DVD
The Who: Grand Rapids 12/5/2006
The Who: Quadrophenia Live With Special Guests
The Who: Live at Lyon
The Who: Palm Springs 11/11/2006
The Who: BBC Electric Proms
The Who: London 9/30/2006
The Who: Des Moines 9/26/2006
The Who: Baltimore 9/23/2006
The Who: Holmdel 9/21/2006
The Who: Boston 9/16/2006
The Who: Wantagh 9/13/2006
The Who: Philadelphia 9/12/2006
An Ox's Tale: The John Entwistle Story
The Who: Zaragoza 7/29/2006
The Who: Madrid 7/27/2006
The Who: Ulm 7/23/2006
The Who: St. Polten 7/22/2006
The Who: Nyon 7/20/2006
The Who: Metz 7/18/2006
The Who: Lyon 7/17/2006
The Who: Monte Carlo 7/15/2006
The Who: Locarno 7/14/2006
The Who: Bonn 7/11/2006
The Who: Glasgow 7/9/2006
The Who: Dublin 7/8/2006
The Who: Liverpool 7/6/2006
The Who: Liverpool 7/5/2006
The Who: Hampshire 7/3/2006
The Who: Werchter 6/30/2006
The Who: Brighton 6/18/2006
The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests
VH1 Rock Honors
The Passing Show: The Life and Music of Ronnie Lane
The Who – Broadcast In Roundhouse Electric Proms 2006
The World's Greatest Gigs
The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Live Aid
One For The Road: Ronnie Lane Memorial Concert
The Who: Live in Boston
Police Protecting Children - Internet Paedophilia
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Brian Wilson: On Tour
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
Pete Townshend: Music from Lifehouse
Being Mick
The Concert for New York City
The Who & Special Guests: Live At The Royal Albert Hall
The Beatles Revolution
Pete Townshend - Letterman Compilation 1985-1999
Classic Albums: The Who - Who's Next
The Who - Who's Next 1971-2023
Where Are They Now?
Listening to You: The Who Live at the Isle of Wight
Behind the Music
Classic Albums
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
Pete Townshend - Live at Fillmore West, April 30th, 1996
1996 VH1 Honors
TFI Friday
A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who
The Who: Maximum R&B Live
The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb
Pete Townshend Live in New York Featuring Psychoderelict
Late Show with David Letterman
Later... with Jools Holland
The Simpsons
The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy
MTV Rockumentary
Na siehste!
Jimi Plays Monterey
Pete Townshend - South Bank Show Documentary
The Who at Live Aid
Live Aid
White City
The Who: Live from Toronto
The Who Rocks America 1982
Video EP: Pete Townshend
All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
The Who: Live at Shea Stadium 1982
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
The Secret Policeman's Ball
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
The Kennedy Center Honors
The South Bank Show
The BRIT Awards
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Tommy
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Rockpalast
Jimi Hendrix
Sound of the City: London 1964-73
Great Performances
The Who – Live At Tanglewood 1970
Woodstock
Heads
Monterey Pop
Omnibus
The Lost Paths
Carousella
Seize millions de jeunes: Mods
Seize millions de jeunes
Top of the Pops
THE WHO Live At The Chicago Amphitheater 1979
The Who - Live at the Silverdome
The Who: Philadelphia 11/25/2006
The Who: Vancouver 10/8/2006
The Story of Quadrophenia