Pete Townshend

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Pete Townshend is an English rock guitarist, songwriter, and composer best known as the primary creative force behind the band The Who.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
composer
human
member of The Who
record producer
rock guitarist
songwriter
activeYearsStart 1962
associatedAct Deep End NERFINISHED
Small Faces NERFINISHED
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown NERFINISHED
The Who NERFINISHED
Thunderclap Newman NERFINISHED
associatedWith Meher Baba NERFINISHED
awardReceived Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (with The Who) NERFINISHED
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction (as member of The Who)
bandMate John Entwistle NERFINISHED
Keith Moon NERFINISHED
Kenney Jones NERFINISHED
Roger Daltrey NERFINISHED
Zak Starkey NERFINISHED
birthDate 1945-05-19
birthPlace Chiswick NERFINISHED
England
London, England
surface form: London
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
education Ealing Art College NERFINISHED
familyName Townshend NERFINISHED
fullName Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend NERFINISHED
genre art rock
hard rock
power pop
rock music
givenName Peter
hasChild Aminta Townshend NERFINISHED
Emma Townshend NERFINISHED
Joseph Townshend NERFINISHED
instrument guitar
keyboards
vocals
knownFor guitar smashing on stage
rock operas
windmill guitar playing style
label Atco Records NERFINISHED
Eel Pie Recording Productions NERFINISHED
Polydor Records NERFINISHED
Track Records NERFINISHED
memberOf The Who NERFINISHED
movement British Invasion NERFINISHED
nationality English
notableSong Baba O’Riley NERFINISHED
Behind Blue Eyes NERFINISHED
I Can’t Explain NERFINISHED
My Generation NERFINISHED
Pinball Wizard NERFINISHED
Substitute NERFINISHED
The Kids Are Alright NERFINISHED
Who Are You NERFINISHED
Won’t Get Fooled Again NERFINISHED
notableWork All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes NERFINISHED
Empty Glass NERFINISHED
Lifehouse (rock opera project) NERFINISHED
Psychoderelict NERFINISHED
Quadrophenia NERFINISHED
The Iron Man: The Musical NERFINISHED
Tommy NERFINISHED
White City: A Novel NERFINISHED
Who Came First NERFINISHED
Who I Am (autobiography) NERFINISHED
Who’s Next NERFINISHED
occupation author
composer
guitarist
record producer
singer
songwriter
religiousOrPhilosophicalBelief follower of Meher Baba
spouse Karen Astley NERFINISHED
Rachel Fuller NERFINISHED

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The Who member Pete Townshend
My Generation composer Pete Townshend
My Generation lyricist Pete Townshend
My Generation guitarist Pete Townshend
Big Bill Broonzy influenced Pete Townshend
Chris Thomas workedWith Pete Townshend
Who Are You writer Pete Townshend
Who Are You composer Pete Townshend
Who Are You lyricist Pete Townshend
Who Are You guitarist Pete Townshend
Back to the Egg includesGuestMusicians Pete Townshend
album "Back to the Egg" (with Wings) featuresGuestMusician Pete Townshend
subject surface form: Back to the Egg
Time and Chance author Pete Townshend
Time and Chance author Pete Townshend
this entity surface form: Peter Townshend
Time and Chance mainSubject Pete Townshend
Time and Chance creator Pete Townshend
Townshend hasNotableBearer Pete Townshend
The Americans openingThemePerformer Pete Townshend
Baba O'Riley composer Pete Townshend
Baba O'Riley lyricist Pete Townshend
Baba O'Riley guitarist Pete Townshend
Who’s Next composer Pete Townshend
subject surface form: Who's Next
Who’s Next mainSongwriter Pete Townshend
subject surface form: Who's Next
Who’s Next hasPerformer Pete Townshend
subject surface form: Who's Next
Ealing Art College notableAlumnus Pete Townshend