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Re: "Tommy" trumpet



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> From: DayTriper1@aol.com
> To: marktil@vossnet.co.uk; thewho@igtc.com
> Subject: "Tommy" trumpet
> Date: Friday, May 16, 1997 2:14 PM
> 
> Listening to my old man's vinyl version of "Tommy" now, and I notice the
> prescence of trumpets in the "Overture" number. This isn't the first time
> I've heard it, but it sparked my curiosity: I have read that John
Entwistle
> was a trumpet player before switching to bass, so is that
"Thunderfingers"
> playing trumpet, or a session musician(s)??? 
You will find that John has indeed for a very long time, has been
performing all of the brass instruments on the studio WHO albums.  Just
look at the credits...
Greg A.