Who is Pete Townshend
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Pete Townshend - Front Man for the Who
Author, Singer, Musician, Rocker, and Follwer of an Indian Guru. Pete Townshend has been one of the driving forces behind one of the greatest rock bands of all time -The Who for over 40 years. In October of 2006 he released the first album from the Who in almost 25 years...
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Recent News, Concerts, and reviews about Pete Townshend
- The Who's Pete Townshend to Perform with Jeff Beck at Movie-Themed London Concert
- Pete Townshend will team up with another '60s guitar legend, Jeff Beck, at a special concert scheduled to take place June 11 at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Townshend and Beck will play a version of the Who classic ?Love Reign O'er Me? as part of an ...
- James Brown and the rock book biz
- Greg Allman's book just came out, Pete Townshend's is coming soon, and there's more rock bios that will be hitting the stores this year and beyond. There's eventually bound to be a glut in the music section of the local bookstores, but for now the ...
- 'On Celestial Music,' by Rick Moody
- The strongest essay by far concerns Moody's epic love/grudge match with Pete Townshend, the brains behind the Who. Negotiating the fine line between Tarkovskian guide and B-side-crazed fan, Moody parses Townshend's records, both musical and criminal ...
- For Impressionist Jim Meskimen, The Voice Is 'A Sample Of Who We Are'
- "I guess it's kind of like a musician who sits and strums a guitar and tries to do licks that he's heard Pete Townshend do," Meskimen says, adding, "It's a hobby that's been very fruitful for me." Doing those voices sometimes requires adaptability.
The Writings of Pete Townshend
Books, Articles and Operas by Pete Townshend
While perhaps best known as the lead singer for the Who, Townshend has also become a prolific writer over the past 20 years, publishing in many formats.
Pete Townshend Photo Gallery
Recent Pictures of Townshend Performing Live
Pete Townshend Merchandise and Collectibles
Rare Offerings from the Famous Songwriter
How Does Pete Townshend Stack up as a Lead Singer
Is Townsend the Best Front Man Ever?
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More Pete Townshend Sites, Reviews and Resources
Great Sites about Pete Townshend
- Pete Townshend Album Reviews
- A somewhat critical look at Pete Townshend's Solo Career
- Bill's Pete Townshend Pages
- Pete Townshend Fan Site
- eelpie.com
- The Eel Pie Group of Companies have been established for some time. Eel Pie Recording Production Limited, with whom you are doing business on this site, was set up in 1970 by Pete Townshend and has traded successfully ever since.
Shout Out For Pete Townshend!
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fsbofan Mar 11, 2010 @ 12:46 pm | delete
- Did you know that Pete Townsend may have to quit performing because of tinnitus? Apparently it came back so bad after performing at the Super Bowl, I read that unless he can figure out how to stop tinnitus from returning after he performs, he may decide to give up performing.
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ButlerReport
Aug 12, 2008 @ 1:42 am | delete
- Pete Townshend of the WHO? was put on the British Violent and Sex Offender Register (ViSOR) for visiting a child porn website.
So he's been banned from entering the US right? Wrong. That's may change.
http://www.butlerreport.com/BREditorialChildPornandWHO.html
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fsbofan Mar 11, 2010 @ 12:47 pm | delete
- Unlikely since he was allowed in to perform at the super bowl.
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