While we are talking about fake obituaries and best singing voices and other assorted things, the music world is a much emptier place today after the passing of The Whos bassist.
Rest in peace John.
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The Who's John Entwistle Dies
Thu Jun 27, 7:55 PM ET
John Entwistle, bassist and founding member of the Who, died in Las Vegas Thursday--the day before the Hall of Fame rock band was set to kick off a summer tour.
Entwistle, known for stoically holding the bottom line on stage while his hyperkinetic bandmates wreaked havoc around him, was found about noon in his hotel room at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, the victim of an apparent heart attack, according to local authorities. He was 57.
Steve Luongo, the drummer and comanager of the John Entwistle Band, said the bassist had been taking medication for a heart condition.
An avid painter and caricaturist, Entwistle had arrived in Las Vegas before his bandmates for an exhibition of his artwork. The Who, which has disbanded and regrouped countless times in the past 20 years, was slated to begin a three-month tour at the Hard Rock on Friday. The group has canceled dates at least through next week, and the fate of the tour is in doubt.
The band's manager, Robert Rosenberg, said he was "saddened and shocked" by the news. Surviving band members Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey had no immediate comment.
The Hard Rock has become a makeshift shrine, as hundreds of fans congregated at the casino's restaurant, many bringing flowers and Who-related trinkets. The marquee outside the resort read: "John Entwistle...rest in peace. You will be missed by all."
Rest in peace John.
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The Who's John Entwistle Dies
Thu Jun 27, 7:55 PM ET
John Entwistle, bassist and founding member of the Who, died in Las Vegas Thursday--the day before the Hall of Fame rock band was set to kick off a summer tour.
Entwistle, known for stoically holding the bottom line on stage while his hyperkinetic bandmates wreaked havoc around him, was found about noon in his hotel room at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, the victim of an apparent heart attack, according to local authorities. He was 57.
Steve Luongo, the drummer and comanager of the John Entwistle Band, said the bassist had been taking medication for a heart condition.
An avid painter and caricaturist, Entwistle had arrived in Las Vegas before his bandmates for an exhibition of his artwork. The Who, which has disbanded and regrouped countless times in the past 20 years, was slated to begin a three-month tour at the Hard Rock on Friday. The group has canceled dates at least through next week, and the fate of the tour is in doubt.
The band's manager, Robert Rosenberg, said he was "saddened and shocked" by the news. Surviving band members Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey had no immediate comment.
The Hard Rock has become a makeshift shrine, as hundreds of fans congregated at the casino's restaurant, many bringing flowers and Who-related trinkets. The marquee outside the resort read: "John Entwistle...rest in peace. You will be missed by all."
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