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Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend

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Born May 19, 1945, 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 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​

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (100)
  • 2026Billy Idol Should Be Dead — Self
  • 2026Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes — Self
  • Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World — Self
  • 2025The Rock Prophet: The Story of Link Wray — Self
  • 2025The Session Man — Self
  • 2023Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd — Self
  • 2022The Who: One Band's Explosive Story — Self - The Who Member
  • 2021Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go! — Self (archive footage)
  • 2021Classic Albums: The Who Sell Out — Himself
  • 2021Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac — Self
  • 2021Write Record Tour — Self
  • 2020The Shadows At Sixty — Self
  • 2019The Who: The Night That Changed Rock — Self
  • 2019Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation — Self
  • 2018Bad Reputation — Self
  • 2017The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight 2004 Festival — Self
  • 2016Night Flight: Born Again — Self
  • 2016Pete Townshend's Deep End - Face The Face — Self
  • 2015Classic Quadrophenia — Self
  • 2015It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC — Self (archive footage)
  • 2015Jean-Michel Jarre: A Journey into Sound — Self
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self, Self - Musical Guest
  • 2014Lambert & Stamp — Himself
  • 2014Led Zeppelin Played Here — Self (archive footage)
  • 2014Lennon or McCartney — Self
  • 2014Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall — Self
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
  • 2014The Who: Sensation—The Story of Tommy — Himself
  • 2014Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited — Self
  • 2013Quadrophenia: Can You See the Real Me? — Himself
  • 2013The Who: Sensation - The Making of Tommy — Himself
  • 201212-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief — Self
  • 2012London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music — Self
  • 2012The Who: Live in Texas '75 — Himself
  • 2011Acoustic at the BBC — Self
  • 2009Rachel Fuller presents: In the Attic with Pete Townshend & Friends — Self
  • 2009Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — Self
  • 2008Beat Club: The 40th Anniversary Edition — Self (archive footage)
  • 2008Smashing Pumpkins: If All Goes Wrong — Self
  • 2008VH1 Rock Honors: The Who — Self
  • 2007Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who — Self
  • 2007Dear Mr. Fantasy - A Celebration for Jim Capaldi — Himself
  • 2007The Who: Fragments Fan Club DVD — Himself
  • 2006An Ox's Tale: The John Entwistle Story — Himself
  • 2006The Passing Show: The Life and Music of Ronnie Lane — Himself
  • 2006The Who: BBC Electric Proms — Himself
  • 2005Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today — Self
  • 2005The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen' — Self (archive footage)
  • 2004One For The Road: Ronnie Lane Memorial Concert — Self
  • 2004Police Protecting Children - Internet Paedophilia — Self
  • 2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? — Self
  • 2004The Who: Live in Boston — Himself
  • 2003Brian Wilson: On Tour — Self
  • 2003Mayor of the Sunset Strip — Self
  • 2001Being Mick — Self
  • 2000The Beatles Revolution — Self
  • 2000The Who & Special Guests: Live At The Royal Albert Hall — Self - Lead Guitar / Vocals
  • 1999Classic Albums: The Who - Who's Next — Self
  • 1999Pete Townshend - Letterman Compilation 1985-1999 — self
  • 1999The Who - Who's Next 1971-2023 — Self
  • Where Are They Now? — Self
  • 1998Listening to You: The Who Live at the Isle of Wight — Himself
  • Behind the Music — Self
  • Classic Albums — Self
  • 1996The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus — Self - Guitar
  • 1994A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who — Self
  • 1994The Who: Maximum R&B Live — Himself
  • Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest
  • 1993Pete Townshend Live in New York Featuring Psychoderelict — Himself
  • 1989The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy — Self - Guitars & Vocals / Mr. Walker / Mrs. Walker / Narrator
  • 1987Jimi Plays Monterey — Self (archive footage)
  • Na siehste! — Self
  • 1985Live Aid — Self
  • 1985Pete Townshend - South Bank Show Documentary — self
  • 1983The Who Rocks America 1982 — Himself
  • 1982The Secret Policeman's Other Ball — Self
  • 1982The Who: Live at Shea Stadium 1982 — Self
  • 1981Concerts for the People of Kampuchea — Self
  • 1979The Secret Policeman's Ball — Himself
  • 1979The Who: The Kids Are Alright — Self
  • The Kennedy Center Honors — Self
  • The BRIT Awards — Self
  • The Secret Policeman's Ball — Self
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self - The Who
  • Rockpalast — Self (guitar vocal)
  • 1973Jimi Hendrix — Self
  • 1973Sound of the City: London 1964-73 — Self
  • Great Performances — Self
  • 1970The Who ‎– Live At Tanglewood 1970 — Himself
  • 1970Woodstock — Self - The Who
  • 1969Heads — Self
  • 1968Monterey Pop — Self - The Who
  • Omnibus — Self
  • 1967The Lost Paths — Himself
  • 1966Carousella — himself
  • Seize millions de jeunes — Self
  • Top of the Pops — Self
  • THE WHO Live At The Chicago Amphitheater 1979 — Himself
  • The Story of Quadrophenia — Self
  • The Who - Live at the Silverdome — Himself
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