Pete Townshend's Charity Work

Charity biography

Pete Townshend, guitarist for The Who, was the first major rock musician to donate his services to Amnesty International, and subsequently inspired many other artists to follow.
He is a supporter of several children’s charities, and an advocate for drug rehabilitation.

Causes supported

Addiction, Cancer, Children, Family/Parent Support, Health, Human Rights, Miscellaneous, Substance Abuse

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Charities supported

Pete Townshend supports the following charities:

Other supporters of the same charities

Aerosmith Alan Rickman Annie Lennox Avril Lavigne Ben Harper Bono Brian May Bruce Springsteen Eric Clapton Jamie Cullum Jennifer Lopez Katie Melua Paul Weller Peter Gabriel Roger Daltrey

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