Biography
Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend is an English musician and songwriter. 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.
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Awards & recognition
- Tony Award — Best Original Score · 1993
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Tony Award — Best Book of a Musical · 1993 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song Score · 1976 · nominated
Filmography39 titles
The Who - The Making of Tommy
Quadrophenia: Can You See the Real Me?
The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy
A Silent Voice: The Movie
The Who: One Band's Explosive Story
The Iron Giant
American Beauty
The Simpsons
The Who: Live in Hyde Park
The Who - At Kilburn 1977
Jimi Hendrix
CSI: Miami
Classic Albums
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
Classic Albums: The Who - Who's Next
Jimi Plays Monterey
Woodstock
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
Miami Vice
Monterey Pop
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Behind the Music
Lambert & Stamp
Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who
An Ox's Tale: The John Entwistle Story
Quadrophenia
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Billy Idol Should Be Dead
Bad Reputation
The Who: Tommy Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Tommy
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Great Performances
The Rock Prophet: Link Wray
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Session Man
The Who: Live in Texas '75
The Who: Fragments Fan Club DVD