Question: What key details about pete townshend can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: peter dennis blandford '' pete '' townshend -lrb- born 19 may 1945 -rrb- is an english musician , singer , songwriter , and multi-instrumentalist , best known as the lead guitarist and songwriter for the rock band the who . his career with the who spans more than 50 years , during which time the band grew to be considered one of the most influential bands of the 20th century . townshend is the main songwriter for the who , having written well over 100 songs for the band 's 11 studio albums , including concept albums and the rock operas '' tommy '' and '' quadrophenia '' , plus popular rock and roll radio staples such as '' who 's next '' , and dozens more that appeared as non-album singles , bonus tracks on reissues , and tracks on rarities compilations such as '' odds & sods '' . he has also written over 100 songs that have appeared on his solo albums , as well as radio jingles and television theme songs . although known primarily as a guitarist , he also plays other instruments such as keyboards , banjo , accordion , harmonica , ukulele , mandolin , violin , synthesiser , bass guitar and drums , on his own solo albums , several who albums , and as a guest contributor to a wide array of other artists ' recordings . he is self-taught on all of the instruments he plays and has never had any formal training . townshend has also been a contributor and author of many newspaper and magazine articles , book reviews , essays , books , and scripts , and he has also collaborated as a lyricist -lrb- and composer -rrb- for many other musical acts . townshend was ranked no. 3 in dave marsh 's list of best guitarists in '' the new book of rock lists '' , no. 10 in gibson.com 's list of the top 50 guitarists , and no. 10 again in '' rolling stone '' magazine 's updated 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time . in 1983 , townshend received the brit award for lifetime achievement , and in 1990 was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame as a member of the who .
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- instrument is vocals , guitar , bass , harmonica , keyboards- website is -lsb- http://www.thewho.com/index.php the who 's official webpage -rsb-- years active is 1962 -- present- caption is townshend in 2012- birth name is peter dennis blandford townshend- label is track , rykodisc , warner bros. , polydor , atlantic , atco , decca- genre is rock rock , british beat , jazz , hard rock , power pop , progressive- alias is bijou drains- notable instruments is rickenbacker 330 -rcb- -rcb-- birth date is 19 may 1945- name is pete townshend- background is solo_singer- image is pete townshend -lrb- 2012 -rrb- . jpg- birth place is chiswick , london , england- associated acts is the thunderclap newman who , deep end , ronnie lane ,- occupation is musician author , singer-songwriter , composer , musical arranger ,