On Oct. 9, 1944, John Alec Entwistle was born in a London suburb. In the early 1960s he and singer Roger Daltrey joined a band that later became The Who. He would go on to write several well-known Who tunes, such as Cousin Kevin, My Wife, Boris The Spider, and Heaven and Hell. The Who's 1964 single My Generation is often credited as the first electric bass solo on record. In addition to his work with The Who, Entwistle recorded several solo-bass albums and is also generally credited with popularizing the use of roundwound bass strings. His work is often cited in "best-ever" bass polls both in magazines and online. Entwistle died of an overdose in 2002 on the eve of a new Who tour. Highly regarded session ace Pino Palladino replaced him and the tour went on. Visit the John Entwistle website and consider supporting the John Entwistle Foundation.
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