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Peter Dennis Blandford
Townshend
(b. May 1945 in Chiswick,
London), is an English rock
guitarist, singer, songwriter,
composer, and writer, known
principally as the guitarist
and songwriter for The Who, as
well as for his own solo
career.
His career with The Who spans
more than forty years, during
which time the band grew to be
considered one of the most
influential bands of the rock
era, in addition to being
"possibly the greatest live
band ever."
Townshend is the primary
songwriter for the Who, writing
well over one hundred songs for
the band's eleven studio
albums, including the rock
operas
Tommy
and
Quadrophenia
and the well-regarded
rock radio staple
Who's
Next
, plus dozens more that
appeared as non-album singles,
bonus tracks on reissues, and
tracks on rarities compilations
such as
Odds and
Sods
.
He has also written over one
hundred songs for his solo
albums and rarities
compilations.
Although known mainly for being
a guitarist, he is also an
accomplished singer and
keyboard player, and has played
many other instruments on his
solo albums, and on some Who
albums (such as banjo,
accordion, synthesizer, piano,
bass guitar,
drums).
He is rated as the 50th
greatest Guitarist of all time
by Rolling Stone.
He has also written newspaper
and magazine articles, book
reviews, essays, books, and
scripts.
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