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==== Later years ====
In 1990, Entwistle toured with [[The Best (band)|the Best]], a short-lived [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] which included keyboardist [[Keith Emerson]] of [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]] (ELP), guitarists [[Joe Walsh]] of the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]], [[Jeff "Skunk" Baxter]] of [[Steely Dan]] and [[the Doobie Brothers]], and session drummer [[Simon Phillips (drummer)|Simon Phillips]]. Towards the end of his career, he formed the John Entwistle Band with longtime friend, drummer [[Steve Luongo]], and guitarist Mark Hitt, both formerly of Rat Race Choir. This evolved into the John Entwistle Band, with Godfrey Townsend replacing Mark Hitt on guitar and joining [[harmony vocals]]. In 1996, the band went on the "Left for Dead" tour with Alan St. Jon joining on keyboards. After Entwistle toured with the Who for ''Quadrophenia'' in 1996–97, the John Entwistle Band set off on the "Left for Dead – the Sequel" tour in late 1998, now with Gordon Cotten on keyboards. After this second venture, the band released an album of highlights from the tour, titled ''[[Left for Live]]'' and a studio album ''[[Music from Van-Pires]]'' in 2000. The album featured lost [[Demo (music)|demos]] of Who drummer Keith Moon together with newly recorded parts by the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/music-from-van-pires-mw0000976230|title=Music from Van-Pires - The John Entwistle Band - Songs, Reviews, Credits|website= [[AllMusic]]}}</ref>

In 1995, Entwistle also toured and recorded with [[Ringo Starr]] in one of the incarnations of Starr's [[All-Starr Band]]. This one also featured [[Billy Preston]], [[Randy Bachman]] of [[the Guess Who]], and [[Mark Farner]] of [[Grand Funk Railroad]]. In this ensemble, he played and sang "Boris the Spider" as his Who showpiece, along with "My Wife". Toward the end of his career he used a Status Graphite Buzzard Bass, which he had designed. From 1999 to early 2002, he played as part of the Who. Entwistle also played at [[Woodstock '99]] in [[Rome, New York]], along with [[Mickey Hart]] of the [[Grateful Dead]], being the only performers there to have taken the stage at the original Woodstock. As a side project, he played the bass guitar in a [[country rock]] studio album project of original songs called the Pioneers, with Mickey Wynne on lead guitar, Ron Magness on rhythm guitar and keyboards, Roy Michaels, Andre Beeka on vocals, and John Delgado playing drums. The album was released by [[Voiceprint Records]]. Shortly before his death, Entwistle had agreed to play some US dates with the band including [[Nashville]]'s ''[[Grand Ole Opry]]'', following his final upcoming tour with the Who.

In 2001, he played in [[Alan Parsons]]' [[Beatles]] tribute show [[A Walk Down Abbey Road]]. The show also featured [[Ann Wilson]] of [[Heart (band)|Heart]], [[Todd Rundgren]], [[David Pack]] of [[Ambrosia (band)|Ambrosia]], Godfrey Townsend, [[Steve Luongo]] and [[John Beck (It Bites)|John Beck]] of [[It Bites]]. That year he also played with the Who at [[The Concert for New York City]]. He also joined forces again with the John Entwistle Band for an 8-gig tour. This time Chris Clark played keyboards. From January–February 2002, Entwistle played his last concerts with the Who in a handful of dates in England, the last being on 8 February at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in [[South Kensington]], London. In late 2002, an expanded 2-[[CD]] ''Left for Live Deluxe'' was released, highlighting the John Entwistle Band's performances.