John Entwistle

Known for ActingBorn 1944-10-09Died 2002-06-27Chiswick, London, England, UK

John Alec Entwistle (9 October 1944 – 27 June 2002) was an English bass guitarist, songwriter, singer, horn player, and film and record producer who was best known as the bass player for the rock band The Who. His aggressive lead sound influenced many rock bass players. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Who in 1990. Entwistle's lead instrument approach used pentatonic lead lines, and a then-unusual trebly sound ("full treble, full volume") created by roundwound RotoSound steel bass strings. He had a collection of over 200 instruments by the time of his death, reflecting the different brands he used over his career: Fender and Rickenbacker basses in the 1960s, Gibson and Alembic basses in the 1970s, Warwick in the 1980s, and Status all-Carbon fibre basses in the 1990s.Read more

Movies & web series

The BRIT Awards

Live Aid

The Who: Sensation - The Making of Tommy

Quadrophenia: Can You See the Real Me?

A Silent Voice: The Movie

The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970

The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy

Queen: Champions of the World

Rockpalast

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC

The Who - Who's Next 1971-2023

The Who: Live at the London Coliseum 1969

The Who: Maximum R&B Live

The Simpsons

The Who: At Kilburn 1977

Concerts for the People of Kampuchea

Classic Albums

Live Aid

The Who: Live at Shea Stadium 1982

Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances

Classic Albums: The Who - Who's Next

Listening to You: The Who Live at the Isle of Wight

Rising Low

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

Behind the Music

Woodstock

Lambert & Stamp

The Who: One Band's Explosive Story

The Who & Special Guests: Live At The Royal Albert Hall

Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who

The Who: The Kids Are Alright

Monterey Pop

An Ox's Tale: The John Entwistle Story

The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

MTV Rockumentary

Quadrophenia

Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin

Top of the Pops

Tommy

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

The Who Rocks America 1982

The Concert for New York City

Carousella

The Who: Quadrophenia Super Deluxe Edition

The Who: Who's Next - Life House Super Deluxe Edition

The Who: French TV Archives 1965-1967

The Who: Sensation—The Story of Tommy