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Who bassist John Entwistle dies

The bass player with the British rock group, The Who, John Entwistle, has died in Las Vegas on the eve of a North American tour by the band. He was 57.

The cause of death has not yet been established; but a possible heart attack has not been ruled out.

With Entwistle's death, only two original members of The Who remain: singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist/songwriter Pete Townshend.

The original drummer Keith Moon died in 1978.