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Pete Townshend

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ComposerLyricistBook Writer b. 1945

Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (; born 19 May 1945) is an English musician. He is the co-founder, guitarist, keyboardist, second lead vocalist, and principal songwriter of the Who, one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. His aggressive playing style, poetic songwriting techniques and authorship of two rock operas with the Who, as well as other projects, have earned him critical acclaim. Townshend has written more than 100 songs for 12 of the Who's studio albums. These include concept albums, the rock operas Tommy (1969) and Quadrophenia (1973), plus popular rock radio staples such as Who's Next (1971); as well as dozens more that appeared as non-album singles, bonus…

Also credited on3 works

The Who\
The Who’s Tommy
Tommy

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In the literature2 passages

  • by Pete Townshend. Pictured are Donnie Kehr, Michael Cerveris, and Christian Hoff.ebooks/Unknown/Commercial Theater Institute Guide to Producing Plays and Musicals, The - Unknown.txt
  • THE WHO’S TOMMY Music/Lyrics, Pete Townshend; Book, Mr. Townshend, Des McAnuff; Director, Mr. McAnuff; Additional Music/Lyrics, John Entwistle, Keith Moon; Choreography, Wayne Cilento; Orchestrations, Steve Margoshes; Musical Supervision/ Direction, Joseph Church; Musical Coordinator, John Miller; Sets, John Arnone; Costumes, David C. Woo…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1994-95 Season, v. 51 (Willis).txt

Passages naming this person, found by keyword across 178 books. A keyword match is not a biography, and a common name will pull in the wrong one.

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