John Alec Entwistle was born on 9 October 1944 in Chiswick, which is now part of London, He was an only child. His father Herbert who died in 2003 and played the trumpet, and his mother Maud played the piano. His parents marriage failed soon after he was born, and he was mostly raised by his mother at his grandparents house in South Acton. Divorce was uncommon in the 1940s and this contributed to Entwistle becoming reserved and socialising little. His musical career began at age 7 when he started taking piano lessons. He did not enjoy the experience and after joining Acton County Grammar School aged 11 switched to the trumpet, moving to the French horn when he joined the Middlesex Schools Symphony Orchestra. He met Pete Townshend in the second year of school, and the two formed a trad jazz band the Confederates. The group only played one gig together before they decided that rock and roll was a more attractive prospect. Entwistle in particular was having difficulty hearing his trumpet with rock bands, and decided to switch to playing guitar, but due to his large fingers and also his fondness for the low guitar tones of Duane Eddy, he decided to take up the bass instead. He made his own instrument at home and soon attracted the attention of Roger Daltrey, who had been in the year above Entwistle at Acton County, but had been expelled and was working as an electrician's mate. Daltrey was aware of Entwistle from school and asked him to join as a bassist for his band the Detours. After joining the Detours Entwistle played a major role in encouraging Pete Townshend's budding talent on the guitar, and insisting that Townshend be admitted into the band as well. At this point the band consisted of Entwistle, Townshend and drummer Doug Sandom, a semi professional player who was several years older than the others. Daltrey relinquished the role of guitarist to Townshend in 1963, instead becoming frontman and lead vocalist. The band considered several changes of name, finally settling on the name the Who while Entwistle was still working as a tax clerk. When the band decided that the blond Daltrey needed to stand out more from the others, Entwistle dyed his naturally light brown hair black and it remained so until the early 1980s. Around 1963 Entwistle played in a London band called the Initials for a short while, the band broke up when a planned resident engagement in Spain fell through.
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5 дек 2023
