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On April 7, Hachette Books will release British writer Paul Rees's new book, "The Ox: The Authorized Biography Of John Entwistle". The book is described by the publisher as "the definitive, no-holds-barred biography of John Entwistle, THE WHO's legendary bass guitarist."It is an unequivocal fact that in terms of rock bands, THE BEATLES, THE ROLLING STONES and THE WHO represent Year Zero; the beginning of all things, ground-breakers all. To that incontrovertible end, Entwistle remains an enigmatic yet undeniably influential figure, renowned as much for his immense talent as for his gloriously oversized-seeming character. However, unlike his fellow musicians, Entwistle...

This is John Entwistle's isolated bass track (with the rest of The Who faintly in the background) in the beginning and end section of the Live at Leeds version of My Generation.

A British IT expert Neil Entwistle was today convicted of murdering his American wife and baby daughter at their home in Massachusetts. Rachel Entwistle was killed instantly from a gunshot wound to the head. Nine-month-old Lillian Rose died soon after the bullet from the .21 Colt revolver pierced her abdomen.

Neil Entwistle has just been arrested in England on two counts of murder and one count of illegal possession of a firearm and illegal possession of ammunition. A sealed warrant out of Framingham District Court was issued late yesterday for his arrest in the double murder of his wife and child. Entwistle, labled “a person of interest” in the case for weeks, now faces official charges of killing both his wife, Rachel, and infant daughter, Lillian, in their Hopkinton home sometime over the Jan. 20-22 weekend. Rachel Entwistle, 27, was shot once to the head and died immediately, according to...

As grieving father in Boston 'execution' case is released after a day of questioning, the discovery of threatening e-mails suggests his wife was the target of a hate campaign This weekend the family's internet site was still crammed with messages of condolence for Rachel and Lillian, the mother and nine-month-old baby whose bodies were found rolled in a blanket seven days ago. Both had been shot and left in their home near Boston, Massachusetts. [snip] Police are increasingly focusing on an 'execution scenario'. Sources have told The Observer that the discovery of the two bodies rolled in a blanket in...

LONDON (AP) John Entwistle's skeleton has sold at auction. Actually, both of them. A pair of skeletons said to have been used by The Who bassist to play pranks on houseguests sold for $840 at an auction near his home in England, the BBC reported. On sale were more than 700 items that belonged to Entwistle, who died at 57 after a heart attack in June 2002. A pinball machine fetched $2,800, no doubt thanks to The Who's classic song "Pinball Wizard." Other items revealed Entwistle's eccentric tastes: A snakeskin-covered tambourine went for $305 and a stained-glass chess board decorated...