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Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend, detto Pete (Londra, 19 maggio 1945), è un chitarrista, compositore e cantante britannico, noto principalmente per essere il leader e chitarrista dello storico gruppo rock The Who.
Townshend is one of the key figures in the development of feedback in rock guitar. When asked who first used feedback, Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore said: Pete Townshend was definitely the first. But not being that good a guitarist, he used to just sort of crash chords and let the guitar feedback.
Pete Townshend, The Who’s guitarist and principal songwriter, was born into a musical family in Chiswick, West London, on May 19, 1945. His father Cliff played the alto saxophone with the RAF dance band The Squadronaires, and his mother Betty Dennis sang professionally.
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19 mag 2022 · Gli album di Pete Townshend, dal peggiore al migliore. Se con gli Who è sempre rimasto fedele al canone rock, da solista ha scritto musica sperimentale e avventurosa. Ecco la guida definitiva...
23 mag 2024 · A late-70s blitz of punk, personal problems and tragedy forced The Who’s Pete Townshend to reassess his life and career. One of the results was his solo masterpiece Empty Glass. (Image credit: Martyn Goddard/Shutterstock) In early 1977, Keith Moon took Pete Townshend to see Generation X at the Marquee Club.
26 mar 2024 · Pete Townshend ha detto che era «sarcastico» sul tour d'addio degli Who. Il leader della band inglese ne aveva parlato durante una recente intervista con il 'New York Times'
The Bookshop Band album, produced by and featuring Pete Townshend. Read More. 13 May. Irish Jack reviews 'Teenage Wasteland: The Who at Winterland, 1968 and […] Read More. 9 May. Roger Daltrey's electric - acoustic U.S. summer tour. Read More. 20 Apr. It's Record Store Day! Get yourself some Who! Read More. Up & coming Tour Dates.
