Twelve years ago today in 2002, rock lost one of its premier bassists when the Who's John Entwistle died of a heart attack — in a VERY rock and roll way — in a Las Vegas hotel room.
Celebrate his brilliance by thrilling to his bass solo on "5:15" below.
Wow!
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