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Oct 22, 2012 pete townshends autobiography was commissioned in 1996. Pete townshend, the whos guitarist and principal songwriter, was born into a musical family in chiswick, west london, on may 19, 1945. He is best known for his more than 50year association with the rock band the who, as cofounder and leader, principal songwriter, guitarist and secondary lead vocalist. Most of the rock gods are or were plenty smart, but townshends i.
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