John Entwistle

John Alec Entwistle (October 9, 1944 – June 27, 2002) was the bass guitar player for The Who. He is regarded as one of the most influential bassists of all time.

Death

John Entwistle died in 2002 in Las Vegas on the eve of the first show in a US tour by The Who. Italian-born bassist Pino Palladino replaced him on stage.

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Las Vegas - The Who - Pino Palladino

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The Las Vegas medical examiner determined that death was due to a heart attack induced by an undetermined amount of cocaine. Though the amount in his bloodstream may not have been great, the drug caused his coronary arteries — already damaged by a pre-existing heart condition — to contract, which led to the fatal heart attack.

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Heart attack - Cocaine - Coronary arteries

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Entwistle's enormous collection of hundreds of guitars and basses was auctioned at Sotheby's in London by his son Christopher, to meet anticipated death duties on his father's estate. Of the auction, Christopher was quoted as saying his father would have hated it. New Order/Joy Division bassist Peter Hook is amongst those who acquired some of Entwistle's basses at the auction.

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Sotheby's - New Order - Joy Division - Peter Hook

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Entwistle's enormous mansion in Stow-On-The-Wold in the Cotswolds and a large number of his very personal effects were also later sold off to meet the demands of the Tax Inspectors at the Inland Revenue. Ironically, Entwistle was a former employee of that department, only quitting his job there when The Who began to become successful.

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