Pete Townshend
Biography
Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend (born 19 May 1945) is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group 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 60s and 70s, and, according to Eddie Vedder, "possibly the greatest live band ever." Townshend is the primary songwriter for The Who, having written well over one hundred songs for the band's eleven studio albums, including concept albums and the rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia, plus popular rock and roll radio staples like Who's Next, and dozens more that appeared as non-album singles, bonus tracks on reissues, and tracks on rarities compilations like Odds & Sods. He has also written over one hundred songs that have appeared on his solo albums, as well as radio jingles and television theme songs. Although known primarily as a guitarist, he also plays other instruments such as keyboards, banjo, accordion, synthesiser, bass guitar and drums, on his own solo albums, several Who albums, and as a guest contributor to a wide array of other artists' recordings. Townshend has never had formal lessons in any of the instruments he plays. Townshend has also been a contributor and author of newspaper and magazine articles, book reviews, essays, books, and scripts, as well as collaborating as a lyricist (and composer) for many other musical acts. Townshend was ranked #3 in Dave Marsh's list of Best Guitarists in The New Book of Rock Lists, #10 in Gibson.com's list of the top fifty guitarists, and #50 in Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list: 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Townshend was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Who in 1990. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pete Townshend, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Movies (139)
Billy Idol Should Be Dead
2026
The Who: Quadrophenia Super Deluxe Edition
2026
The Rock Prophet: The Story of Link Wray
2025
The Session Man
2025
The Who: Who's Next - Life House Super Deluxe Edition
2023
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
2023
The Who With Orchestra Live At Wembley
2023
The Who Hits 50! Live
2022
The Who: One Band's Explosive Story
2022
Classic Albums: The Who Sell Out
2021
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
2021
Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac
2021
The Who: The Night That Changed Rock
2019
The Night That Changed Rock
2019
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019
Bad Reputation
2018
Come Together The Rise of the Festival
2018
The Who: Tommy Live at The Royal Albert Hall
2017
The Who: Rock in Rio 2017
2017
The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight 2004 Festival
2017
Pete Townshend's Deep End - Face The Face
2016
Night Flight: Born Again
2016
The Who: Live in Hyde Park
2015
Jean-Michel Jarre: A Journey into Sound
2015
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
2015
Classic Quadrophenia
2015
Lennon or McCartney
2014
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014
Led Zeppelin Played Here
2014
Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
2014
The Who: Quadrophenia - Live in London
2014
The Who: Sensation—The Story of Tommy
2014
Lambert & Stamp
2014
The Who - The Making of Tommy
2013
Quadrophenia: Can You See the Real Me?
2013
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
The Who: Live in Texas '75
2012
Acoustic at the BBC
2011
The Who: Purple Hearts and Power Chords
2011
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2009
Woodstock: Untold Stories
2009
Rachel Fuller presents: In the Attic with Pete Townshend & Friends
2009
The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
2009
The Who - At Kilburn 1977
2008
The Who: Live at the London Coliseum 1969
2008
Smashing Pumpkins: If All Goes Wrong
2008
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
2008
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
2007
The Who: Stockholm 7/6/2007
2007
The Who: Dublin 6/29/2007
2007
The Who: Cheshire 6/23/2007
2007
The Who: Lisbon 5/16/2007
2007
The Who: Atlantic City 3/9/2007
2007
The Who: Fresno 2/25/2007
2007
Dear Mr. Fantasy - A Celebration for Jim Capaldi
2007
The Who: Fragments Fan Club DVD
2007
The Who: Grand Rapids 12/5/2006
2006
The Who: Quadrophenia Live With Special Guests
2006
The Who: Palm Springs 11/11/2006
2006
The Who: BBC Electric Proms
2006
The Who: Baltimore 9/23/2006
2006
The Who: Holmdel 9/21/2006
2006
The Who: Boston 9/16/2006
2006
The Who: Wantagh 9/13/2006
2006
The Who: Philadelphia 9/12/2006
2006
An Ox's Tale: The John Entwistle Story
2006
The Who: Zaragoza 7/29/2006
2006
The Who: Madrid 7/27/2006
2006
The Who: Ulm 7/23/2006
2006
The Who: St. Polten 7/22/2006
2006
The Who: Nyon 7/20/2006
2006
The Who: Metz 7/18/2006
2006
The Who: Lyon 7/17/2006
2006
The Who: Monte Carlo 7/15/2006
2006
The Who: Locarno 7/14/2006
2006
The Who: Bonn 7/11/2006
2006
The Who: Glasgow 7/9/2006
2006
The Who: Dublin 7/8/2006
2006
The Who: Liverpool 7/6/2006
2006
The Who: Liverpool 7/5/2006
2006
The Who: Hampshire 7/3/2006
2006
The Who: Werchter 6/30/2006
2006
The Who: Brighton 6/18/2006
2006
The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests
2006
The Passing Show: The Life and Music of Ronnie Lane
2006
The Who – Broadcast In Roundhouse Electric Proms 2006
2006
The World's Greatest Gigs
2005
The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live
2005
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
Live Aid
2004
One For The Road: Ronnie Lane Memorial Concert
2004
The Who: Live in Boston
2004
Police Protecting Children - Internet Paedophilia
2004
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
2003
Brian Wilson: On Tour
2003
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
2002
Pete Townshend: Music from Lifehouse
2002
Being Mick
2001
The Who & Special Guests: Live At The Royal Albert Hall
2000
Pete Townshend - Letterman Compilation 1985-1999
1999
Classic Albums: The Who - Who's Next
1999
The Who - Who's Next 1971-2023
1999
Listening to You: The Who Live at the Isle of Wight
1998
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
1996
Pete Townshend - Live at Fillmore West, April 30th, 1996
1996
1996 VH1 Honors
1996
A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who
1994
The Who: Maximum R&B Live
1994
The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb
1993
Pete Townshend Live in New York Featuring Psychoderelict
1993
The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy
1989
Jimi Plays Monterey
1987
Pete Townshend - South Bank Show Documentary
1985
The Who at Live Aid
1985
Live Aid
1985
White City
1985
The Who: Live from Toronto
1984
The Who Rocks America 1982
1983
Video EP: Pete Townshend
1982
All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
The Who: Live at Shea Stadium 1982
1982
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
1981
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1979
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
1979
Tommy
1975
Jimi Hendrix
1973
Sound of the City: London 1964-73
1973
The Who – Live At Tanglewood 1970
1970
Woodstock
1970
Monterey Pop
1968
The Lost Paths
1967
Carousella
1966
Seize millions de jeunes: Mods
1965
THE WHO Live At The Chicago Amphitheater 1979
The Who: Vancouver 10/8/2006
The Who: Philadelphia 11/25/2006
TV Shows (19)
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
2025
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
VH1 Rock Honors
2006
Behind the Music
1997
Classic Albums
1997
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
The Simpsons
1989
MTV Rockumentary
1989
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
The BRIT Awards
1977
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Rockpalast
1974
Rockpalast
1974
Great Performances
1971
Omnibus
1967
Top of the Pops
1964