Simon Townshend (/ˈtaʊnzənd/; born 10 October 1960) is a British guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is the younger brother of The Who's guitarist Pete Townshend, and is most associated with The Who and the various side projects of its original members. Simon Townshend has also performed with numerous other acts including Pearl Jam, Dave Grohl and Jeff Beck.
Early life
Townshend was born in Chiswick, London, the same area and town where older brother Pete Townshend was born. He grew up into a musical family. He was the youngest of three sons born to Cliff Townshend, a professional saxophonist in The Squadronaires, and his wife Betty Townshend (née Dennis), who had an early career as a singer. By the time he was born, his father's career as a jazz musician was winding down, while Pete became successful as the primary songwriter of the rock band The Who in the mid-1960s.
At the age of nine, Simon Townshend recorded backing vocals to the track "Smash the Mirror" with Paul Townshend on The Who's rock opera Tommy and in 1975 appeared as the Newsboy in the 1975 film, Tommy.
The girl I feel in love with in New York I left her back in England but we talk But something died on our walk Our walk through life and I wondered why It had to die The girl I left behind was in my head Constantly reminded of all we had Moments we shared, good or bad We never cared we just let it ride One minute passed the hour Too late to ever recover So hold me inside Keep a place in you heart Cause you know how I tried but it all fell apart As I recall the girl I feel in love with In New York The reason I was there was be cause of her sometime Alone to work out whom we were And though it hurt we were happier in our New World So like warriors we would fight turning back the pages Of our past Reality has always been too hard and so unsure Our time apart could never have cured the damaged pride We went One minute passed the hour Too late to ever recover So hold me inside Keep a place in you heart Cause you know how I tried but it all fell apart As I recall the girl I feel in love with In New York The girl I feel in love with in New York
His band will consist of regular The Who collaborator Simon Townshend on guitar and vocals, and the now-famed cohort of musicians will be heading to The Brighton Dome, The London Palladium, ...
The group also played “Going Mobile” from 1971’s “Who’s Next,” which Daltrey said the band had never played live and was sung by guitarist Simon Townshend, ...
Backed up by a first-rate group of musicians that includes Simon Townshend (Pete's brother) on lead guitar (who later sang a killer version of "Goin' Mobile", which his brother sang on the "Who's ...
Daltrey and his own band — including Who musicians Simon Townshend (Pete’s younger brother) on guitar, violinist Katie Jacoby and Billy Nicholls on mandolin and vocals — are ...
... with his musical mates for a few seconds)? Or Daltrey couldn’t initially hear guitarist/backup singer/right hand man Simon Townshend on what turned into glorious harmonizing for “After the Fire?”.
Roger Daltrey, lead singer of The Who, performs live at WolfTrap on Wednesday, June 12, with a touring band that includes Pete Townshend’s younger brother Simon Townshend.
I’d have a go at it, but Pete (Townshend) would have quite a shock ... When he mentions that longtime guitarist in his solo band, Simon Townshend – younger brother of Who legend Pete – is “my soul partner on the road.
Pete Townshend has been discussing the future of The Who and its current lineup, sharing that he feels they are “not a band” but rather a “brand and a friendship” these days ... Pete Townshend used to break and fix his guitar four times a day.
Pete Townshend wants to make some personnel changes before he agrees to another tour. Pictured, The Who singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend ... Bad news, perhaps, for The Who's touring guitarist Simon Townshend, Pete's younger brother.
That is, Simon Townshend — Pete’s younger brother — a longtime touring member in both Daltrey’s band and in The Who. “I always use Simon Townshend; he’s been with me on my tours since 1994,” Daltrey said.
It was later in his set however when he brought out Simon Townshend – the brother of The Who’s Pete Townshend – as his first ... ‘She Asked Me’ (Simon Townshend cover with Simon Townshend).
During the show, Daltrey joined Weller for the Who’s “So Sad About Us,” and Vedder covered Simon Townshend’s “She Asked Me” with Townshend’s younger ...
San Diego Union-Tribune
26 Apr 2024
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26 Apr 2024