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Pete Townshend
voc, g, *1945 GB, Chiswick
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Rock
A.k.a. Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend Bijou Drains
Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend (born 19 May 1945) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the lead guitarist and songwriter for the rock band The Who. His career with the Who spans more than 50 years, during which time the band grew to be considered one of the most influential bands of the 20th century.
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Let My Love Open The Door on Empty Glass by Pete Townshend Rough Boys on Empty Glass by Pete Townshend Face The Face on White City: A Novel by Pete Townshend My Baby Gives It Away on Rough Mix by Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane Give Blood on White City: A Novel by Pete Townshend And I Moved on Empty Glass by Pete Townshend Slit Skirts on All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes by Pete Townshend Let My Love Open The Door - E. Cola Mix on Let My Love Open The Door by Pete Townshend April Fool on Rough Mix by Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane Till The Rivers All Run Dry on Rough Mix by Pete Townshend & Ronnie LaneTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face The Face | Pete Townshend | 2016 | Album |
| Truancy (The Very Best Of Pete Townshend) | Pete Townshend | 2015 | Compil. |
| It Must Be Done | Pete Townshend & Nathan Barr | 2014 | Single |
| Pete Townshend 1-2 | Pete Townshend | 2013 | Album |
| Pete Townshend 3 | Pete Townshend | 2013 | Album |
| The Quadrophenia Demos 2 | Pete Townshend | 2012 | Album |
| The Quadrophenia Demos | Pete Townshend | 2012 | Album |
| Who I Am | Pete Townshend | 2012 | Album |
| The Quadrophenia Demos 1 | Pete Townshend | 2011 | Album |
| Can Peelism Survive The Internet | Pete Townshend | 2011 | Single |
| The Definitive Collection | Pete Townshend | 2007 | Compil. |
| Anthology | Pete Townshend | 2005 | Compil. |
| Psychoderelict Live In New York | Pete Townshend | 2005 | Album |
| Gold | Pete Townshend | 2005 | Compil. |
| The Awakening | Raphael Rudd & Pete Townshend | 2003 | Album |
| The Genuine Scoop | Pete Townshend | 2003 | Compil. |
| Live > BAM 1993 | Pete Townshend | 2003 | Album |
| Lifehouse (Elements) | Pete Townshend | 2003 | Album |
| Music From Lifehouse | Pete Townshend | 2002 | Album |
| Scooped | Pete Townshend | 2002 | Compil. |
| Live > La Jolla Playhouse 2001 : 23/06/01 | Pete Townshend | 2001 | Album |
| Jai Baba | Pete Townshend | 2001 | Compil. |
| Scoop 3 | Pete Townshend | 2001 | Compil. |
| O'Parrardigar | Pete Townshend | 2001 | Album |
| The Oceanic Concerts | Pete Townshend & Raphael Rudd | 2001 | Album |
| Live > Sadler's Wells 2000 | Pete Townshend | 2000 | Album |
| Live > The Fillmore 1996 | Pete Townshend | 2000 | Album |
| Live > The Empire 1998 | Pete Townshend | 2000 | Album |
| Lifehouse | Pete Townshend | 2000 | Single |
| Lifehouse Chronicles | Pete Townshend | 2000 | Album |
| Avatar | Pete Townshend | 1999 | Album |
| Live In Los Angeles 1994 | Pete Townshend | 1999 | Album |
| Live - A Benefit For Maryville Academy | Pete Townshend | 1999 | Album |
| Wild Action | Pete Townshend | 1998 | Album |
| Odds 'N' Sods Vol. II | Pete Townshend | 1998 | Album |
| Live At The Fillmore 1996 | Pete Townshend | 1997 | Album |
| The Best Of Pete Townshend | Pete Townshend | 1996 | Compil. |
| Acoustic Magic | Pete Townshend | 1996 | Album |
| Interview coolwalkingsmoothtalkingstraightsmokingfirestoking | Pete Townshend | 1996 | Album |
| Pete Townshend Presents Tommy The Interactive Adventure Then And Now | Pete Townshend | 1996 | Album |
| The Genius Of Pete Townshend | Pete Townshend | 1996 | Album |
| The Genius Of Pete Townshend | Pete Townshend | 1996 | Album |
| Quadrophenia Demos | Pete Townshend | 1994 | Album |
| Lifehouse Demos | Pete Townshend | 1994 | Album |
| U.S.A. 1993 | Pete Townshend | 1994 | Album |
| English Boy | Pete Townshend | 1993 | Single |
| I Believe My Own Eyes | Pete Townshend | 1993 | Single |
| Psychoderelict | Pete Townshend | 1993 | Single |
| Pete Townshend Live | Pete Townshend | 1993 | Album |
| Rough Boy | Pete Townshend | 1993 | Album |
| Don't Try To Make Me Real | Pete Townshend | 1993 | Single |
| Psychoderelict | Pete Townshend | 1993 | Album |
| UP-CLOSE | Pete Townshend | 1993 | Album |
| Windswept Pacific Sampler | Pete Townshend | 1993 | Album |
| Music Must Change | Pete Townshend | 1993 | Album |
| Interview With A Psychoderelict | Pete Townshend | 1993 | Album |
| Alone & Together Live In Concert 1986 | Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey And The Who | 1992 | Album |
| The Lifehouse Demos | Pete Townshend | 1991 | Album |
| Pure And Easy | Pete Townshend | 1991 | Album |
| I Won't Run Anymore | Pete Townshend | 1989 | Single |
| Superstar Concert Series | Pete Townshend | 1989 | Album |
| A Friend Is A Friend | Pete Townshend | 1989 | Single |
| An Eye For An I | Pete Townshend | 1989 | Album |
| Pete Townshend Up Close | Pete Townshend | 1989 | Album |
| King Biscuit Flower hour | Pete Townshend | 1989 | Album |
| Fire | Pete Townshend | 1989 | Single |
| The Iron Man (The Musical By Pete Townshend) | Pete Townshend | 1989 | Album |
| The Iron Man: The Interview with Pete Townshend | Pete Townshend | 1989 | Album |
| Silver Anniversary Special | The Who, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey | 1989 | Album |
| Ask Yourself / Brooklyn Kids | Pete Townshend | 1987 | Single |
| Another Scoop | Pete Townshend | 1987 | Compil. |
| Barefootin' | Pete Townshend | 1986 | Single |
| OFF THE RECORD SPECIALS with Mary Turner | Pete Townshend | 1986 | Album |
| And The Deep End ...never To Return | Pete Townshend | 1986 | Album |
| White City (The Music Movie) | Pete Townshend | 1986 | Album |
| Best of The Biscuit | Pete Townshend | 1986 | Album |
| Pete Townshend's Deep End Live! | Pete Townshend | 1986 | Album |
| Deep End - Live | Pete Townshend | 1986 | Album |
| Hiding Out | Pete Townshend | 1986 | Single |
| Pete Townshend's Deep End Live! | Pete Townshend | 1986 | Album |
| Face The Face / Give Blood | Pete Townshend | 1985 | Single |
| Secondhand Love | Pete Townshend | 1985 | Single |
| White City (A Novel) | Pete Townshend | 1985 | Album |
| Face The Face | Pete Townshend | 1985 | Single |
| Give Blood | Pete Townshend | 1985 | Single |
| Face The Face (Long Version) | Pete Townshend | 1985 | Single |
| Off The Record Specials With Mary Turner (OTR # 83-18) | Pete Townshend | 1983 | Album |
| Bargain | Pete Townshend | 1983 | Single |
| Scoop | Pete Townshend | 1983 | Album |
| All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes | Pete Townshend | 1982 | Album |
| The Inside Track | Pete Townshend / Lou Reed / Mick Jones | 1982 | Single |
| Pete Townshend | Pete Townshend | 1982 | Album |
| Uniforms | Pete Townshend | 1982 | Single |
| Face Dances (Pt. 2) | Pete Townshend | 1982 | Single |
| An Exclusive Interview With Pete Townshend | Lisa Robinson, Pete Townshend | 1982 | Album |
| Pete Listening Time | Pete Townshend | 1982 | Album |
| My Generation / Pinball Wizard | Pete Townshend | 1982 | Single |
| Keep On Working | Pete Townshend | 1980 | Single |
| The Pete Townshend Tapes | Pete Townshend | 1980 | Album |
| Rough Boys | Pete Townshend | 1980 | Single |
| Let My Love Open The Door | Pete Townshend | 1980 | Single |
| Pure 'n' Easy | Pete Townshend | 1980 | Album |
| A Little Is Enough | Pete Townshend | 1980 | Single |
| Let My Love Open The Door / A Little Is Enough | Pete Townshend | 1980 | Single |
| Empty Glass | Pete Townshend | 1980 | Album |
| Won't Get Fooled Again | Pete Townshend, John Williams | 1980 | Single |
| What's It All About? | Pete Townshend / James Brown | 1980 | Single |
| A Conversation With Peter Townshend | Pete Townshend | 1979 | Album |
| Nowhere To Run/Keep Me Turning | Pete Townshend, Ronnie Lane | 1977 | Single |
| April Fool/My Baby Gives It Away | Pete Townshend / Ronnie Lane | 1977 | Single |
| Street In The City | Pete Townshend • Ronnie Lane | 1977 | Single |
| Rough Mix | Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane | 1977 | Album |
| My Baby Gives It Away | Pete Townshend / Ronnie Lane | 1977 | Single |
| Townshend/Daltrey Interview | Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey | 1976 | Album |
| With Love | Pete Townshend | 1976 | Album |
| Closer To Queen Mary / The Genius Of Pete Townshend | The Who / Pete Townshend | 1975 | Compil. |
| Overture / Listening To You / See Me, Feel Me | Pete Townshend / Roger Daltrey And Chorus | 1975 | Single |
| Excerpts From Tommy | London Symphony Orchestra, Sandy Denny, Roger Daltrey, Steve Winwood, Pete Townshend, Richie Havens, Rod Stewart, Maggie Bell | 1973 | Single |
| Who Came First | Pete Townshend | 1972 | Album |
| Who Came First | Pete Townshend | 1972 | Album |
| Happy Birthday | Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane | 1970 | Album |
| A Special Record | Pete Townshend And Thunderclap Newman | 1970 | Single |
| Jigsaw Puzzle: The Genius Of Pete Townshend Volume One | Pete Townshend | Album | |
| BBC-65'-66 / Genius Of P.T. | The Who / Pete Townshend | Compil. | |
| Rough Boy | Pete Townshend | Album | |
| O´par Vardigar | Pete Townshend | Album | |
| Commercial Single | Pete Townshend | Single | |
| Unsurpassed Masters/Rough Mixes | Pete Townshend, Ronnie Lane | Compil. | |
| Brixton 1985 | Pete Townshend | Album | |
| Rough Boy | Pete Townshend | Album | |
| Not So Pure, Not So Easy! | Pete Townshend | Album |
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