John entwistle

John Alec Entwistle (Chiswick, London, England, October 9, 1944 - Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, June 27, 2002) was a British musician, composer and producer. best known for his work as the bassist for the British Rock group The Who. He was the only member of the group to have formal musical training, and his signature sound influenced other Rock bassists.He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Who in 1990.

Entwistle managed to make the bass go from being a mere rhythmic accompaniment to being an element with its own life, capable of providing a differential sound in a song, his technique has influenced a number of bassists such as Geddy Lee of Rush, Steve Harris of Iron Maiden, Michael Anthony of Van Halen and Adam Clayton of U2.

In 2011, Entwistle was selected as the best bassist of all time in a poll conducted by readers of Rolling Stone magazine. In the same vein, The Biography Channel named Entwistle the best bassist of all time. bassist and commented that he did the same thing on bass that Jimi Hendrix did on guitar. John had a backing rhythm very similar to Steve Harris of Iron Maiden and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin^{[quote required]}.

Biography

Childhood and musical roots

John Alec Entwistle was born on 9 October 1944 in Chiswick, a suburb of London, the son of Herbert and Queenie Maud. His parents' marriage deteriorated shortly after his birth, and he grew up with his grandparents in South Acton Divorce was rare in 1940s English society, which contributed to Entwistle's being reserved and little socializing.

Her musical career began at the age of seven, when she began taking piano lessons. Not enjoying the experience, and after entering Acton County Grammar School aged eleven, he switched to trumpet and soon after to French horn when he joined the Middlesex School's Symphony Orchestra. Sophomore year he met Pete Townshend, and together they formed The Confederates, a traditional jazz band. The group only played once, before deciding that Rock and Roll was more appealing.Entwistle, in particular, had difficulty hearing his trumpet within the group, so he decided to move on to play the guitar. However, he eventually took up the bass as his main instrument.He made his own instrument at home, and soon attracted the attention of Roger Daltrey, who had been in Acton County but had dropped out of school to work. Daltrey was aware of Entwistle's reputation and asked him to join his band The Detours as bassist.

With The Who

After joining The Detours, Entwistle played an important role in introducing Pete Townshend to the group. Eventually, Daltrey fired everyone in his band, except for Entwistle, Townshend, and drummer Doug Sandom, though in Sandom's case it was only because he hadn't yet found a drummer with enough talent to replace him. Following the entry of Keith Moon into the group, Daltrey relinquished the role of guitarist to Townshend and became the leader and vocalist. The group underwent several name changes, temporarily playing as The High Numbers, before renaming themselves The Who.

Entwistle had two nicknames during his career as a musician. He was nicknamed "The Ox" due to his strong physical build and apparent ability to "eat, drink, or do more than anyone else." He was also nicknamed "Thunderfingers". Bill Wyman, bassist for The Rolling Stones, described him as "the quietest man in private, but also the loudest man onstage."

Entwistle's wry and sometimes black sense of humor was in stark contrast to Townshend's more introspective work within The Who. Although he contributed his own compositions to all of the group's albums, with the exception of Quadrophenia, he was frustrated at having to give up singing the songs in favor of Daltrey. According to Entwistle: "I had a couple of songs on a record, but my problem was that I wanted to sing the songs and not leave them to Roger." His attitude partly motivated Entwistle to be the first member of The Who to embark on a solo career parallel to the group's, with the release of Smash Your Head Against the Wall in 1971, shortly after the Who's debut. Who's Next post.

He was also the only member of the group with formal musical training. In addition to playing bass, he contributed by playing instruments such as French horn, trumpet, and mouth harp, among others. He also dubbed several brass tracks to create the brass section on songs like "5.15," and arranged horn sections to play live with the group.

His influences include Duane Eddy and Gene Vincent, and soul and R&B bassists like James Jamerson (another pioneering bassist), as well as his French horn, piano and trumpet lessons. Entwistle often appears at the top of "Best Bassists" from various specialized magazines; in the year 2000, the readers of Guitar magazine declared him the "Bassist of the Millennium" ("Bassist of the Millennium").

Solo Race

In 1971, Entwistle was the first member of The Who to release a solo album, Smash Your Head Against the Wall, in parallel to his work with the group. Despite obtaining minimal commercial impact throughout his career, Entwistle released several studio albums in successive years: Whistle Rymes (1972), Rigor Mortis Sets In (1973), Mad Dog (1975), Too Late the Hero (1981) and The Rock (1996). In 1974, he collected Odds & amp; Sods , a collection of previously unreleased material from The Who, and with the group on hiatus, he toured with his own band, Ox, as a means of promoting Mad Dog .

In 1990, Entwistle toured with The Best, a short-lived supergroup that included Keith Emerson, Joe Walsh, Jeff Baxter and Simon Phillips. He also appeared in the third edition of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band in 1995, featuring Billy Preston, Randy Bachman and Mark Farner, and he contributed to the group the songs "Boris the Spider" and "My Wife".

Late in his career, he formed The John Entwistle Project with friend and drummer Steve Luongo and guitarist Mark Hitt, both former members of the Rat Race Choir. The project evolved into The John Entwistle Band, with Godfrey Townsend on vocals replacing Mark Hitt on guitar. In 1996, the group offered the Left for Dead tour with Alan St. Jon on keyboards. After hanging out with The Who on the Quadrophenia tour in 1996-1997, Entwistle toured again with his own band in which he called Left for Dead - the Sequel in late 1998, with Gordon Cotten on keyboards. The album Left for Dead collected the best moments of both tours. Between 1999 and 2002, he played with The Who and participated in a side project called The Pioneers, with Mickey Wynne on lead guitar, Ron Magness on rhythm guitar, Roy Michaels and Andre Beeka on vocals, and John Delgado on drums. The album, of country rock songs, was released by Voiceprint Records.

In 2001 he played at A Walk Down Abbey Road, a Beatles tribute organized by Alan Parsons and featuring Ann Wilson of Heart, Todd Rundgren, and David Pack of Ambrosia, plus Godfrey Townsend, Steve Luongo and John Beck. The same year he played with The Who at The Concert for New York City , and undertook a short eight concert tour with The John Entwistle Band, with Chris Clark playing keyboards. Between January and February 2002, he played his last concerts with The Who at various dates in England, his last appearance being at London's Royal Albert Hall on February 8.

One of the reasons for his intense solo activity and as a member of The Who was that Entwistle was excessively liberal with money and needed income to cover his expenses. According to a statement from him, he owned a car collection and did not know how to drive. According to Pete Townshend, for the "Quadrophenia" tour in 1996, John collected an amount of more than a million pounds sterling, and within a year he had spent almost all the money. In fact, the main reason for The Who's touring and recording between drummer Keith Moon's death in 1978 and Entwistle's in 2002 was Entwistle's need to raise money to pay off his debts. Until the last day, his excessive spending (clothes, restaurants, cars, women, drugs, solo musical projects...) were the cause of his ruin, and after his death, his family had to auction off several properties and memorabilia from his musical career (owned a large collection of basses) to be able to settle these debts.

Death

Entwistle passed away in room 658 of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on June 27, 2002, one day before the first concert of The Who's tour of the United States. He had gone to his room with Alycen Rowse, a stripper, who got up at 10:05 p.m. m. and found the musician dead. The Clark County Coroner determined that death was due to a cocaine-induced heart attack. His funeral was arranged at St. Edward's Church in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England, on July 10, he was cremated and his ashes were interred in a private ceremony. A memorial service was held on October 24 at St Martin-in-the-Fields, in Trafalgar Square. Entwistle's collection of guitars and basses was auctioned at Sotheby's by his son, Christopher, to satisfy the payment of fees due on his father's estate.

On The Who's website, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey posted a tribute to their partner which read: 'The Ox have left the building... We have lost another great friend. Thanks for your support and love. Pete and Roger." Entwistle's mansion at Stow-on-the-Wold and various personal effects were later sold to satisfy the demands of the Inland Revenue. Another aspect of Entwistle's private life emerged after his death as a surprise even to his closest circle, including members of The Who. According to Townshend: "It wasn't until the day of his funeral that I found out he had spent most of his life as a Mason."

Pino Palladino, who had previously worked on several Townshend solo records, replaced Entwistle as bassist when the group resumed their US tour, postponed until July 2002.

Discography

• Smash Your Head Against the Wall (1971)
• Whistle Rymes (1972)
• Rigor Mortis Sets In (1973)
• Mad Dog (1975)
• Too Late the Hero (1981)
• The Rock (1996)
• Thunderfingers: The Best of John Entwistle (1996)
• King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents in Concert (1996)
• Left for Live (1999)
• So Who's The Bass Player? The Ox Anthology (2005)