Simon Townshend

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Simon Townshend
Born	October 10, 1960 (age 46) England
Genre(s)	Rock Hard Rock Mod Rock Acoustic
Affiliation(s)	The Who Casbah Club
Notable guitars	Current: Fender Stratocaster with P-90 pick ups
Years active	1983 - Present
Official site	Official website

Simon Townshend is a British guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is the younger brother of The Who's Pete Townshend.

An accomplished musician, Simon has released several solo albums, the first being Sweet Sound (1983), followed by Moving Target (1985). After starting his own record label and production company, Stir Music, he released several other albums including studio and live performances. Simon joined The Who as a second guitarist for their Quadrophenia Tour in 1996 and 1997. He later rejoined the band as a full touring member in 2002 and has played with them on each of their tours since. Simon also joined Casbah Club in 2004, which includes Bruce Foxton (The Jam) and Mark Brzezicki (Big Country) and Bruce Watson (Big Country). He functions as lead guitarist, lead vocalist and songwriter.

Simon is currently on tour with The Who where he, during the Europe leg of the tour, plays a support set with Casbah Club before playing as part of the headlining act (See The Who Tour 2006-2007). Townshend is playing rhythm guitar, mandolin, and is performing backing vocals. He plays a modified Fender Stratocaster with P-90 pick ups, usually featured on the Gibson Les Paul and SG "Junior", such as the SG Pete Townshend used to play in the seventies.

His first acknowledged collaboration with his brother, Pete, as well as the rest of The Who, involved participation as one of the supporting choralists for Ken Russell's film adaptation of Tommy. Townshend also appeared on his brother's solo album The Iron Man: A Musical, singing on the song "Man Machines" and an alternate version of "Dig." He also appeared on the recent Who album Endless Wire, in which he sang backing vocals.

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The Who
Roger Daltrey \| Pete Townshend \| John Entwistle \| Keith Moon
Kenney Jones - John "Rabbit" Bundrick - Pino Palladino - Zak Starkey Simon Townshend - Jon Carin - Simon Phillips - Doug Sandom - Colin Dawson
Discography
My Generation - A Quick One - The Who Sell Out - Tommy - Who's Next - Quadrophenia The Who by Numbers - Who Are You - Face Dances - It's Hard - Endless Wire
Live Albums and Compilations
Magic Bus: The Who on Tour - Live at Leeds - Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy - Odds and Sods The Kids Are Alright - Hooligans - Join Together - Who's Greatest Hits - Thirty Years of Maximum R&B My Generation: The Very Best of the Who - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 - The BBC Sessions The Ultimate Collection - Live at the Royal Albert Hall - The Who: Then and Now
Singles
Zoot Suit - I Can't Explain - Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere - My Generation - Substitute - A Legal Matter The Kids Are Alright - La La La Lies - I'm a Boy - Happy Jack - Pictures of Lily - The Last Time I Can See for Miles - Dogs - Magic Bus - Pinball Wizard - Go to the Mirror - The Seeker Summertime Blues (Live)- See Me, Feel Me - Won't Get Fooled Again - Let's See Action - Join Together - Relay 5:15 - Squeeze Box - Who Are You - You Better You Bet - Don't Let Go the Coat - Athena - Twist and Shout (Live) Real Good Looking Boy - Wire & Glass - It's Not Enough -Tea & Theatre
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