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Broken Down: 5 Must-Know John Entwistle Bass Lines

Last Updated: August 21, 2022 by Mike Emiliani 1 Comment

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The Ox. Thunderfingers. These are just some of the names for rock music’s greatest bass player, John Entwistle. Although during his time with the Who before his death in 2002 at age 57, Entwistle was (understandably) overshadowed by the bombastic, in-your-face nature of the Who. Smashed guitars, on-stage antics, flipped drums, Townsend’s guitar swagger, Daltrey's’ on-stage … [Read more...] about Broken Down: 5 Must-Know John Entwistle Bass Lines

Broken Down: 10 Must-Know Paul McCartney Bass Lines

Last Updated: July 6, 2022 by Mike Emiliani 16 Comments

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Throughout the Beatles’ 8 years of recorded content, the band reinvented songwriting and demonstrated a tremendous breadth of musical creativity during such a short period of time. The band recorded everything from  show tunes to ballads, songs inspired by Motown, songs inspired by the birth of rock in the 1950s, ballads, blues pieces, R&B to brain-twisting … [Read more...] about Broken Down: 10 Must-Know Paul McCartney Bass Lines

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