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Who bass player John Entwhistle died 16 years ago this week. Let’s remember him with some isolated tracks.

I remember a gang of us all going to see The Who doc The Kids Are Alright when it first hit movie theatres. Sure, Pete and Keith were fun to watch–we knew that going in–but no one left us more gobsmacked than bass player John Entwhistle.

They called him The Ox, a steady presence stage right who let the other three guys take the spotlight. It wasn’t until we actually got to see him play that we realized what an amazing player he was.

John died on June 27, 2002, of a heart attack in a Las Vegas hotel room, a victim of hookers and blow. What a loss.

Find more of John’s isolated bass tracks here.

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2 thoughts on “Who bass player John Entwhistle died 16 years ago this week. Let’s remember him with some isolated tracks.

  • Alycen Rowse

    There was only one woman with John that night and I can assure you that she was no hooker. I should know as I am her. And I have legally proven on several occasions that I was not ever, am currently not and have no plans to be a hooker, prostitute or anything of the like. Your slander is defamatory and ill educated at best.

    Remove the offensive word immediately or I will have my lawyers remove it for you.

    Ms. Alycen Rowse

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  • Michael zsitkovsky

    Hey coke was the norm and what goes good with blow. Pussy of course and being highly famous you can pull it off with the cops leaving you alone but at 57 he knew he was getting old but still wanted to party

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