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Roger Daltrey
Roger Daltrey at the Hyde Park Live 8 concert (2005)
Roger Daltrey at the Hyde Park Live 8 concert (2005)
Background information
Birth name Roger Harry Daltrey
Born 1 March 1944 (1944-03-01) (age 64)
Hammersmith, London, England
Genre(s) Rock
Occupation(s) Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Actor, Film producer
Instrument(s) Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Percussion
Voice type(s) Tenor
Years active 1959 - present
Label(s) Various
Associated acts The Who, The RD Crusaders

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Early years

Roger Harry Daltrey was born in the Hammersmith area of London, but was raised in Acton, the same working class suburban neighbourhood that produced fellow Who members Pete Townshend and John Entwistle. Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, approximately 5 miles (8km west of Charing Cross on London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Acton is a place in west London, England situated west of Charing Cross. Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer, John Alec Entwistle ( October 9, 1944 – June 27, 2002) was an English Bass guitarist, Songwriter, Singer He was one of three children born to parents Irene and Harry Daltrey, and grew up with two sisters, Gillian and Carol. Harry Daltrey worked for a water closet manufacturer, and Irene Daltrey was told she would be unable to have children because of losing a kidney in 1937. Nevertheless, she went into labour during a World War II air raid and gave birth to her son at the nearby Hammersmith Hospital, West London. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Hammersmith Hospital is a major Teaching hospital in West London. At the age of three, the young Roger swallowed a rusty nail which had to be surgically removed, leaving a visible scar. At the age of five, the rust from the nail caused an ulcer in his stomach which required him to be hospitalised.

Daltrey attended Victoria Primary School and then Acton County Grammar School for boys along with Pete Townshend and John Entwistle. He showed academic promise in the English state school system, ranking at the top of his class on the eleven plus examination that led to his enrollment at the Acton County Grammar School. In the United Kingdom the Eleven Plus or Transfer Test is an Examination administered to some students in their last year of primary education His parents hoped he would eventually continue on to study at university, but Daltrey turned out to be a self-described "school rebel" and developed a dedicated interest in the emerging rock and roll music scene instead. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects

He made his first guitar from a block of wood and formed a skiffle band called The Detours. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Skiffle is a type of Folk music with Jazz, Blues and Country influences usually using homemade or improvised instruments such as the Washboard When his father bought him an Epiphone guitar in 1959, he became the lead guitarist for the band and soon afterward was expelled from school for smoking. The Epiphone Company is a Musical instrument manufacturer founded in 1873 by Anastasios Stathopoulos Describing the post-war times, Pete Townshend wrote in his autobiography, "Until he was expelled, Roger had been a good pupil. Then he heard Elvis and transmogrified into a Teddy Boy with an electric guitar and a dress-sneer. The British Teddy Boy Subculture is typified by young men wearing clothes inspired by the styles of the Edwardian period, which Savile Row tailors Was it simply rock ‘n’ roll? It was obvious to a young man as intelligent as Roger that there was no future in conforming any more. "

Daltrey became a sheet metal worker during the day, while practising and performing nights with the band at weddings, pubs and men's clubs. He invited schoolmate John Entwistle to play bass in the band, and on the advice of Entwistle, invited Pete Townshend to play guitar. At that time, the band consisted of Daltrey on lead guitar, Pete Townshend on rhythm guitar, John Entwistle on bass, Doug Sandom on drums and Colin Dawson on lead vocals. Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Doug Sandom (born 1932 was the original drummer for English rock band The Who. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells After Colin Dawson left the band, Daltrey switched to vocals and played harmonica as well, while Townshend became the lead guitarist. In 1964 drummer Doug Sandom left the band, and Keith Moon became The Who's drummer. Keith John Moon ( August 23, 1946 &ndash September 7, 1978) was the Drummer of the rock group The Who.

Early on, Daltrey was the band's leader, earning a reputation for using his fists to exercise control when needed, despite his small stature (his height is reportedly 5 feet 7 inches (1. 70 m)). According to Townshend, Roger "ran things the way he wanted. If you argued with him, you usually got a bunch of fives. "[1] He generally selected the music they performed, including songs by The Beatles, various Motown artists, James Brown, and other rock standards. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The

In 1964 the group discovered another band working as The Detours and discussed changing their name. Pete Townshend suggested "The Hair" and Townshend's roommate Richard Barnes suggested "The Who. " The next morning, Daltrey made the decision for the band, saying "It's The Who, innit?"

During 1964, band manager Peter Meaden renamed the band The High Numbers as part of a move to establish the band as Mod favourites. Peter Alexander Edwin Meaden (November 11 1941-July 29 1978 was a publicist and The name was a reference to the T-shirts with "numbers" that the mods used at the time. Pete Meaden composed Mod songs for them (in fact, the songs were almost copies of Mod hits at the time, with changed lyrics) and they released just one single, "I'm The Face/Zoot Suit", by Fontana Records. " Zoot Suit " b/w "I'm the Face " was the first single of the British Rock and roll band The Who, when they were known as The High Numbers Fontana Records is a Record label which was started in the 1950s as a subsidiary of the Dutch Philips Records. After this single was unsuccessful, the band changed their name back to The Who.

The Who years

With the band's first hit single and record deal in early 1965, Townshend began writing original material and Daltrey's dominance of the band began to decline. In the midst of the band's success, Daltrey repeatedly found himself fighting to keep the other members of The Who away from the drug and alcohol dependence that he believed would destroy them. He once flushed drummer Keith Moon's pills down the lavatory and, when Moon protested, knocked him down with one punch. Keith John Moon ( August 23, 1946 &ndash September 7, 1978) was the Drummer of the rock group The Who.

Because of such incidents and also the shifting dynamics of control within the group, the other members of The Who expelled Daltrey from the band in late 1965, causing him to examine his methods of dealing with people. A couple of days later, Daltrey swallowed his pride and promised there would be no more violent outbursts or assaults. Daltrey recalled, "I thought if I lost the band I was dead. If I didn't stick with The Who, I would be a sheet metal worker for the rest of my life. "

The band's second single, "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" was the only song on which Daltrey and Townshend collaborated, and Daltrey only wrote two other songs for the band. " Anyway Anyhow Anywhere " was a single released by The Who in 1965 As Townshend developed into one of rock's most accomplished composers, Daltrey's vocals became the vehicle through which Townshend's visions were expressed, and he gained an equally vaunted reputation as a powerful vocalist and riveting frontman. The Who's stage act was highly energetic, and Daltrey's habit of swinging the microphone around by its cord on stage became a signature move.

Daltrey's stuttering expression of youthful anger, frustration and arrogance in the band's breakthrough single, "My Generation", captured the revolutionary feeling of the 1960s for many young people around the world and became the band's trademark. " My Generation " is a song by the British rock group The Who, which became a hit and one of their most recognizable songs Later, his scream near the end of "Won't Get Fooled Again" became a defining moment in rock and roll.

In October 1973, Townshend was at a low point after struggling through the Lifehouse and Quadrophenia projects, and Daltrey was experiencing success with his solo projects and acting roles. For the 2005 album by the band Lifehouse, see Lifehouse (Lifehouse album. Quadrophenia is the sixth album by the English rock band The Who. Daltrey had quite a bit of free time while others of the band worked on recording the music for Quadrophenia, and he used some of this time to check The Who's books. He found they had fallen into disarray under the management of Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp. Christopher "Kit" Sebastian Lambert ( 11 May, 1935 &ndash 7 April, 1981) was a Record producer and the Manager This page is a list of the various personnel and line-ups that have been a part of The Who. Kit Lambert was also Pete Townshend's artistic mentor and challenging him led to renewed tension within the band. During a filming session (in an incident that Daltrey claimed was overblown) Townshend and Daltrey argued over the schedule. Townshend whacked the singer over the head with his guitar and Daltrey responded by knocking Townshend unconscious, again with a single blow. [2]

With each of The Who's milestone achievements, Tommy, Who's Next, and Quadrophenia, Daltrey was the face and voice of the band as they defined themselves as the ultimate rebels in a generation of change. Who's Next is the fifth album by the English rock band The Who. Quadrophenia is the sixth album by the English rock band The Who. When Ken Russell's adaptation of Tommy appeared as a feature film in 1975, Daltrey played the lead role and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for "Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture". Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell, known as Ken Russell (born 3 July 1927 is an English Film director. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Afterward, Daltrey worked with Russell again, starring as Franz Liszt in Lisztomania. Lisztomania is a 1975 film by Ken Russell, drawn from a biography of Franz Liszt. He worked with Rick Wakeman on the soundtrack to this film, writing the lyrics to three songs and also performing these, as well as others. Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949 in Perivale, London) is an English Keyboard player best known as the

Daltrey with Pete Townshend
Daltrey with Pete Townshend

The Who went on after the death of Keith Moon in 1978, but tension continued as Daltrey felt new drummer Kenney Jones was the wrong choice for The Who. Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer, Kenneth Thomas "Kenney" Jones (born 16 September 1948, Stepney, East London) is a veteran English rock In 1980 Daltrey completed a major project for The Who Films, Ltd. , a dramatic film called McVicar about U. McVicar is a dramatic British film issued in 1980 by The Who Films Ltd K. bank robber John McVicar. John McVicar (born 1940 is a British Journalist. Daltrey produced and starred in the film, and completed a striking soundtrack with other members of the band. This success, along with other stresses, contributed to decay of relations with Townshend, and The Who retired from active touring in 1982 when Townshend felt he was no longer able to write for the band. The band continued to work together sporadically, reuniting for the Live Aid concert and recording songs for Daltrey's solo album Under a Raging Moon and Townshend's solo album Iron Man. Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia Under a Raging Moon is Roger Daltrey 's sixth solo album issued in 1985 which includes several drummers' tributes to Keith Moon, former drummer of

Daltrey turned to working as an actor, completing such high profile projects as The Beggar's Opera and The Comedy of Errors for the BBC. The Beggar's Opera is a Ballad opera in three acts written in 1728 by John Gay. The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare 's earliest plays believed to have been written between 1589 and 1594 He also appeared in several film, television and stage productions during this period, including Mike Batt's The Hunting of the Snark (1987), The Little Match Girl (1987), Buddy's Song (1990), which he also produced, and Mack the Knife (1990). Michael Philip Batt (born 6 February 1949 in Southampton, England) is a British based Songwriter, Musician, producer " The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits " is a nonsense Poem written by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in 1874 when he was 42 years "The Little Match Girl" (Den Lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne is a Fairy tale by Danish Poet and Author Hans Christian Andersen Buddy's Song is a 1991 film starring Chesney Hawkes, Billy Murray, Lee Ross, Nick Moran, Sharon Duce, Mack the Knife or The Ballad of Mack the Knife, originally Die Moritat von Mackie Messer, is a song composed by Kurt Weill In 1991 he received a Grammy Award with The Chieftains for An Irish Evening: Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Chieftains are a Grammy -winning Irish musical group founded in 1962 best known for being the first band to make Irish traditional music popular

The Who returned in 1989 with their 25th anniversary tour, which was also the 20th anniverary tour of the rock opera Tommy. The tour featured a large backing band and guest appearances by Steve Winwood, Patti LaBelle, Phil Collins and Elton John. Stephen Lawrence "Steve" or "Stevie" Winwood (born 12 May 1948 in Handsworth, Birmingham) is an English Singer-songwriter Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24 1944) best known as her stage name Patti Labelle, is an American R&B and soul Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Although Daltrey experienced life-threatening health problems, he managed to complete the tour. He continued to work on stage and screen during this period, completing projects such as The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True (1995) appearing as the Tin Woodman alongside Nathan Lane, Joel Gray, Natalie Cole, and Jewel Kilcher as Dorothy. The Wizard of Oz in Concert Dreams Come True was a 1995 musical performance based on the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Joseph “Nathan” Lane (born February 3, 1956) is a two-time Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actor of the stage and screen Joel Grey (born April 11, 1932) is a Tony - Golden Globe - BAFTA - & Academy Award -winning American stage Natalie Cole (born Natalie Maria Cole on February 6 1950) is an influential American Singer-songwriter and performer who has Jewel Kilcher (born May 23, 1974) is an American Singer-songwriter, actress, and Poet, generally known just by her During this time, he also began to appear in U. S. television shows.

In 1994 Daltrey celebrated his fiftieth birthday by producing a two-night show at Carnegie Hall called A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who, and popularly called Daltrey Sings Townshend. Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east A Celebration The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who, also known as Daltrey Sings Townshend, is a music event and later album documenting a two-night A Celebration The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who, also known as Daltrey Sings Townshend, is a music event and later album documenting a two-night The Who's music was arranged for orchestra by Michael Kamen, who directed The Juilliard Orchestra for the event. Michael Kamen ( April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American Composer (especially of Film scores The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, Eddie Vedder, Sinéad O'Connor, Lou Reed, David Sanborn, Alice Cooper, Linda Perry, The Chieftains and others performed as special guests. Eddie Vedder (born December 23 1964 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American singer, Songwriter, Composer, and Guitarist Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (ʃɪˈneɪd oʊˈkɒnɚ (born 8 December 1966 is a Grammy Award winning Irish singer and songwriter Lewis Allan Reed (born March 2 1942 is an American rock Singer-songwriter and Guitarist. David Sanborn (born July 30, 1945) is an American alto Saxophonist. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five Linda Perry, born April 15 1965 in Springfield Massachusetts, to parents of Portuguese and Brazilian descent is an American rock musician The event was followed by a major tour financed by Daltrey and including John Entwistle on bass, Zak Starkey on drums and Simon Townshend on guitar. Zak Starkey (born 13 September 1965 is an English Drummer, well-known as the first-born child of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr (whose real name Simon Townshend (born October 10, 1960) is a British guitarist singer and songwriter Although the tour was considered an artistic success, it failed to make a profit and was concluded early. However, it did serve the purpose of attracting attention to songs from The Who's Quadrophenia, and gathered support for a staging and major tour of the rock opera in 1996-1997.

In 1996 Pete Townshend was approached to produce Quadrophenia for The Prince's Trust concert at Hyde Park, London. The Prince's Trust is a charity in the United Kingdom founded by the Prince of Wales to help young people Hyde Park is one of the largest Parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner He at first planned to perform the opera as a solo acoustic piece using parts of the film on the screens, but after receiving offers of financing decided on a full out production. When he first contacted Daltrey to request a collaboration, Daltrey refused, but after some discussion, he agreed to help produce a one-off performance. The opera was performed with a large backing band, including John Entwistle on bass, Pete Townshend on acoustic guitar and vocals, Zak Starkey on drums, Rabbit Bundrick and Jon Carin on keyboards, Simon Townshend on guitar and special guests including David Gilmour, Adrian Edmondson, Trevor McDonald and Gary Glitter. John Douglas "Rabbit" Bundrick (born November 21, 1948) is a prominent American-born rock Keyboardist, Pianist, and Jon Carin (born October 21 1964, in New York New York) is a producer, Artist and Musician best known for his association David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers Adrian Charles "Ade" Edmondson (born 24 January 1957 is an English Actor, Comedian, director and Writer Sir Trevor McDonald OBE (born George McDonald on 16 August 1939 is a Trinidadian -born British Journalist and Television presenter Paul Francis Gadd (born 8 May 1944 is an English Glam rock Singer and Songwriter, and is better known by his Stage name Gary A horn section was added, and backing vocalists, along with other actors. On the night before the show, Daltrey was struck in the face by a microphone stand swung by Gary Glitter. The accident fractured his eye-socket and caused considerable concern that he might not be able to perform safely, but Daltrey donned an eye-patch to cover the bruises and completed the show as scheduled. Afterward, Townshend decided to take the production on tour in 1996-1997 as The Who.

After their tour to present the rock opus was successful, they returned as The Who in a stripped-down, five-piece lineup for tours in 1999-2000. The band continued to work together, making a major impact at The Concert for New York City. The Concert for New York City was a Benefit concert, featuring many famous musicians that took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden After Entwistle's death in June 2002, both Daltrey and Townshend decided to continue with an already planned tour as The Who. They also completed a brief tour in 2004. In 2006, they released their first studio album of new material in twenty-four years, Endless Wire, proving to fans and critics that the highly acclaimed artistic tension within The Who lay between these two principals. Endless Wire is the eleventh album by the English rock band The Who. They completed a world tour in 2006-2007 to support this album.

Later career

After The Who retired from active work in 1982, Daltrey developed his career in film and took on a number of other projects, including a tour with the British Rock Symphony in 1998, and the Night of the Proms in 2005.

Daltrey also worked with the Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp, raising money for charities during the final concert. Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp is an event that can be experienced in one to five days John Gaechter played lead guitar with Daltrey at the Bottom Line in New York City during a Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp in 2003. Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp is an event that can be experienced in one to five days

In 2005, Daltrey had a short weekly series on BBC Radio 2, presenting a personal choice of rock'n'roll favourites.

In 2006, Roger Daltrey starred as the voice of 'Dragon Bus Driver' in the children's home DVD called 'The Wheels on the Bus: Mango and Papaya's Animal Adventure' from Armstrong Moving Pictures. The DVD features Daltrey as a costumed children's dragon, who drives a bus for two lost puppets trying to return to their home at the zoo. Daltrey sings children's classics, such as 'The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and round' in addition to songs written specifically for the home video.

Rock Persona

When Colin Dawson left The Detours and Roger Daltrey took over lead vocals, Daltrey struggled to find a voice to present the new music flooding into England. When Pete Townshend began to write hit songs for The Who, Daltrey struggled to find a voice for those, as well. His expression carried Townshend’s material well enough in recordings, and at the time his live persona suited the small club scene where The Who made their beginnings. However, this presentation lacked the confidence of later years, and was indeed still a singer seeking after a voice.

In 1967 The Who made their first tour of America, appearing at the Monterey Pop Festival, and Daltrey brought back new experiences in dealing with larger venues and stages. The Monterey International Pop Music Festival was a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey 1968 proved a transition year, and Daltrey’s performance in The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus showed him with a new confidence in dealing with Townshend’s material. The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus is a film released in 1996 of a December 11, 1968 event put together by The Rolling Stones. In 1969 The Who’s first major rock opera Tommy was released, and Daltrey found a voice for the lead character that carried The Who to world stardom at such music venues as Woodstock and Isle of Wight Festival in 1969 and 1970. The Isle of Wight Festival is a Music festival which takes place annually on the Isle of Wight, England.

Daltrey has long been known as one of the most charismatic of rock’s front men. His stage persona embraces the audience and projects The Who’s repertoire as heroic anthems and touching ballads that have gripped the emotions and imagination of audiences for forty years. This persona has earned him a position as one of the “gods of rock and roll” and has influenced the development of many other bands since.

His appearance in the early seventies included striking, long blond curly hair and a sexually ambivalent look which became more masculine as the seventies progressed. He developed a trademark move of swinging and throwing his microphone through a complex sequence. His long hair, bare chest and athletic appearance during the seventies may well have provided the basis for such genres as Glam metal and “cock rock" in the eighties. Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. Although Daltrey reduced the athleticism of his performance during later years, his presentation remains dynamic and gripping.

Honours

In 2003, Roger Daltrey was honoured by Time Magazine as a European Hero for his work with the Teenage Cancer Trust and other charities. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Teenage Cancer Trust is a charity that focuses on the needs of Teenagers and young adults with Cancer, Leukaemia, Hodgkin’s and related diseases by providing [3] In the New Year's Honours List published on 31 December 2004, he was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to Music, the Entertainment Industry, and Charity. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.

Charities

Roger Daltrey supports many charities both as a solo artist and jointly with other members of The Who. All The Who's Encore Series profits go to young peoples' charities. Daltrey was instrumental in starting the Teenage Cancer Trust concert series in 2000, with The Who actually playing in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2007. Teenage Cancer Trust is a charity that focuses on the needs of Teenagers and young adults with Cancer, Leukaemia, Hodgkin’s and related diseases by providing Daltrey played benefits with the RD Crusaders in 2003, 2004, 2006; performed with The Who at Live 8 in 2005, for the Nordoff-Robbins Silver Clef benefit in 2005, and for the Los Angeles area City of Hope benefit in 2001 and 2004. Live 8 was a string of Benefit concerts that took place on 2 July, 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. The Nordoff-Robbins approach to Music therapy developed from the pioneering work of Paul Nordoff and Clive Robbins in the 1950s/60s

With The Who, he performed for the Robin Hood Foundation at the The Concert for New York City and other benefits in 2001; at Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit in 1999; and in the Quadrophenia Concert for The Prince's Trust in Hyde Park, 1996. The Robin Hood Foundation is a charitable organization which attempts to alleviate problems caused by poverty in New York City, New York. The Concert for New York City was a Benefit concert, featuring many famous musicians that took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician The Bridge School Benefit is an annual non-profit charity concert held in Mountain View California every October at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. Quadrophenia is the sixth album by the English rock band The Who. The Prince's Trust is a charity in the United Kingdom founded by the Prince of Wales to help young people In addition, Daltrey performed at benefits in Vail Colorado in 1999, and attended a PETA benefit with Sarah McLachlan and Chrissie Hynde in the same year. Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy -winning Canadian Musician, singer and Chrissie Hynde (born Christine Ellen Hynde, 7 September 1951 Akron Ohio) is an American rock musician best known as the leader of the band The Pretenders

Daltrey appeared in The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True in 1995 for The Children's Defense Fund, and at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert to benefit AIDS research in 1992. The Wizard of Oz in Concert Dreams Come True was a 1995 musical performance based on the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The Children's Defense Fund is a child advocacy and research group founded in 1973 by Marian Wright Edelman. The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness was an open-air concert held on Easter Monday, April 20 1992 at He sang "Rock and Roll" on a charity single released as McEnroe & Cash with The Full Metal Rackets for Rock Aid Armenia in 1986, and performed with The Who at Live Aid in 1985 and Concert for Kampuchea in 1979. Rock Aid Armenia was a joint humanitarian effort by an elite group of contemporary Hard rock and Heavy metal musicians who gathered at the historic Metropolis Studios Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia The Concert for Kampuchea (subtitled "Rock for Kampuchea" is a musical Film from the best of the Concerts for the People of Kampuchea. In 1976, he performed at the Celtic Football Ground in Glasgow, Scotland. Celtic Park is a football Stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow in Scotland. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. An audience of 35,000 attended and a sum of over £100,000 was donated to charity.

Albums with The Who

For a full listing of Daltrey's albums with The Who, see The Who discography. The following is a Discography of Albums and singles released by the UK rock band The Who.

Who songs written by Daltrey

Although never a writing force in The Who and though greatly overshadowed by the songwriting talents of Townshend and Entwistle, Daltrey did contribute a small handful of songs to the band's catalogue during their career. The following are all of the known Daltrey songs recorded by The Who:

Another Daltrey song, entitled "Certified Rose," was apparently rehearsed by The Who shortly before the death of John Entwistle. The band had planned on playing it (as well as Townshend's "Real Good Looking Boy") during their 2002 tour, but plans were halted after Entwistle's death. A studio version was supposedly recorded during the Endless Wire sessions (and may feature Entwistle's basslines from 2002). The song has not yet been released.

"Early Morning Cold Taxi", a song recorded during The Who Sell Out sessions in 1967 and released in 1994 on the Thirty Years of Maximum R n'B boxset, is credited to Roger Daltrey and Who roadie Dave "Cy" Langston. The Who Sell Out is the third album by the English rock band The Who, released in 1967 The song was actually solely written by Langston. At the time Daltrey and Langston were planning to form a writing-partnership, where all songs written by either of them would be credited as Daltrey/Langston (similar to Lennon-McCartney). The partnership did not produce any other songs (besides an unreleased demo titled "Blue Caravan"). Langston went on to play guitar on John Entwistle's first solo album, Smash Your Head Against the Wall, in 1970. Smash Your Head Against the Wall is the debut solo album by John Entwistle of The Who, released on Track Records

Solo music career

Daltrey has released eight solo albums. The first was the self-titled Daltrey in 1973's, made during a hiatus in The Who's touring schedule. Daltrey is the first solo album by The Who's lead singer Roger Daltrey. The top single off the album, "Giving It All Away", reached number five in the UK and the album, which introduced Leo Sayer as a songwriter, made the Top 50 in the United States. Leo Sayer (born Gerard Hugh Sayer, 21 May 1948, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex) is an English Singer-songwriter

Daltrey's second album, Ride a Rock Horse, was released in 1975 and is his second most commercially successful solo album. Ride a Rock Horse is the second solo album by The Who 's lead singer Roger Daltrey. When Sayer launched his own career as an artist, Daltrey called on a widening group of friends to write for and perform on his albums. Paul McCartney contributed the new song "Giddy" to One of the Boys, where the band included Eric Clapton, Alvin Lee and Mick Ronson. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, One of the Boys is the third solo album by The Who 's lead singer Roger Daltrey. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Alvin Lee (born Graham Barnes, 19 December 1944, Nottingham, England) is an English rock Guitarist Mick Ronson (26 May 1946 &ndash 29 April 1993 was an English Guitarist, Composer, Multi-instrumentalist, Arranger and producer

McVicar was billed as a soundtrack album for the film of the same name, in which Daltrey starred and also co-produced. It featured all the other members of The Who (Townshend, Entwistle and Kenney Jones). Kenneth Thomas "Kenney" Jones (born 16 September 1948, Stepney, East London) is a veteran English rock McVicar included two hit singles, "Free Me" and "Without Your Love", and is Daltrey's best-selling solo recording. ' McVicar' is Roger Daltrey's fourth solo album and also the soundtrack album of McVicar, the film of the same name

The title track to Under a Raging Moon was a tribute to Who drummer Keith Moon, who died in 1978. Under a Raging Moon is Roger Daltrey 's sixth solo album issued in 1985 which includes several drummers' tributes to Keith Moon, former drummer of Keith John Moon ( August 23, 1946 &ndash September 7, 1978) was the Drummer of the rock group The Who. Each of the album's tracks, including "Let Me Down Easy" by Bryan Adams, expresses the frustration of growing older as only a man who sang "Hope I die before I get old" can. {Otherpeople|Brian Adams}} Bryan Adams OC, OBC, (born Bryan Guy Adams on November 5, 1959) is a Canadian rock Daltrey is credited as co-writer on "Don't Talk to Strangers," "The Pride You Hide," "Move Better in the Night" and "It Don't Satisfy Me. "

On Can't Wait to See the Movie, Daltrey is credited as co-writer on the tracks "Balance on Wires" and "Take Me Home. Can't Wait to See the Movie is Roger Daltrey 's seventh solo album released in the U " On Rocks in the Head, Daltrey is credited (along with Gerard McMahon) for co-writing seven of the eleven tracks, including: "Times Changed," "You Can't Call It Love," "Love Is," "Blues Man's Road," "Days of Light," "Everything A Heart Could Ever Want" and "Unforgettable Opera. Rocks in the Head is Roger Daltrey 's eighth solo album released in 1992 Gerard McMahon (aka Gerard McMann and G Tom Mac) (born Gerard Thomas MacMahon of Irish / English parentage in Birmingham, U " This was his first major effort as a song-writer for his own solo albums.

Daltrey celebrated his fiftieth birthday in 1994 by performing at Carnegie Hall in two shows (February 23 and 24) later issued on CD and video called A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who, sometimes called Daltrey Sings Townshend, accompanied by The Juilliard Orchestra, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, Irish dancers and other special guests. Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east A Celebration The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who, also known as Daltrey Sings Townshend, is a music event and later album documenting a two-night The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. The success of these two shows led to a U. S. tour by the same name, featuring Pete Townshend's brother Simon on lead guitar with Phil Spalding taking bass duties for the first half of each show and John Entwistle playing for the second half. An Australian leg was considered but eventually scrapped.

Besides the songs Daltrey co-wrote for his solo albums, he is credited for co-writing others, including: "Child O Mine" with Gerald McMahon, used on the soundtrack for The Banger Sisters and on the TV show Witchblade; and "A Second Out" with Steve McEwan, issued on his compilation album Moonlighting. The Banger Sisters ( 2002) is an American Comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox about the reunion of two middle-aged women who used to be friends This article is about the Top Cow comic book series For its fictional star character sometimes colloquially known as Witchblade see Sara Pezzini. ' Moonlighting The Anthology' is a compilation album released by Roger Daltrey on 7 February 2005 On the soundtrack for Lisztomania, Daltrey is credited with "Love's Dream", "Orpheus Song" and "Peace at Last. Lisztomania is a 1975 film by Ken Russell, drawn from a biography of Franz Liszt. "

Roger Daltrey closing out a Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert
Roger Daltrey closing out a Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert

In 2006, he wrote and performed a specially commissioned song "Highbury Highs" for the 7 May Highbury Farewell ceremony following the final football match at Arsenal Stadium between Arsenal and Wigan in which Arsenal celebrated the previous 93 years at Highbury, preparing for their move to Emirates Stadium, Ashburton Grove the following season. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, North London, which was the home ground of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913 Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The Emirates Stadium is a football stadium located on Ashburton Grove in Holloway, North London, and the home of Arsenal Football Club since The Emirates Stadium is a football stadium located on Ashburton Grove in Holloway, North London, and the home of Arsenal Football Club since

Solo discography

Solo hit singles

Solo Film Soundtrack Albums

Collaborations

In 1984, Daltrey appeared on "Bad Attitude", the title track of an album by Meat Loaf, sharing the lead vocal. Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27 1947 better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, is an American rock Musician In 1992, he appeared on the Chieftains' Grammy Award-winning album, An Irish Evening: Live at the Grand Opera House. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences He taught a thirteen-year-old, called Jared Drake Bell, how to play the guitar in 1999. Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986) better known as Drake Bell, is an award-winning American actor Comedian, Guitarist, Drake later starred in Drake and Josh and has released two albums. Drake & Josh is an American sitcom shown on the Nickelodeon television network, starring the two stepbrothers Drake Parker ( Drake Bell

In 2001 Daltrey provided backing vocals for the title track of the Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros album Global a Go-Go. John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002 better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder lyricist Rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the The Mescaleros were the backing band for Joe Strummer, formed in 1999 which went on to make three albums prior to Strummer's death in 2002. Global a Go-Go is the second Album by Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros, displaying trademark genre-melding folk-rock and Strummer's unique In 2003, he provided backing vocals for thrash-metal band Anthrax on the song, "Taking the Music Back" from their album, We've Come for You All. Anthrax is a New York City -based heavy metal band that released its first full-length album in 1984 We've Come for You All is the ninth studio album by the American heavy metal band Anthrax. The collaboration came about through Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian's girlfriend,(Pearl Aday) whose mother is a friend of Daltrey and his wife. Scott Ian Rosenfeld (born December 31, 1963) is the rhythm Guitarist for the metal band Anthrax who uses the stage name Scott Aday is also the daughter of Meat Loaf.

In 2005, he sang on boy band McFly's cover of the Who song "My Generation" as part of an ad campaign for HMV Digital. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend An advertising campaign is a series of Advertisement messages that share a single idea and theme which make up an integrated marketing communication (IMC His Master's Voice, today usually abbreviated to HMV, is a famous Trademark in the music business and for many years was the name of a large record label He also released an album with the Boys Choir of Harlem in 1998 with selections from A Christmas Carol. The Boys Choir of Harlem (also known as the Harlem Boys Choir) is a Choir located in Harlem, New York City, United States. A Christmas Carol in Prose Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (commonly known as A Christmas Carol) is a Novella by Charles Dickens

Film and Stage Career

Film roles

Daltrey's appearances in over 30 feature films include early starring roles in Tommy, as "deaf, dumb and blind kid" Tommy Walker in 1975; Lisztomania, as Hungarian composer Franz Liszt in 1975, and McVicar, as British armed robber turned journalist John McVicar in 1980. Tommy is a 1975 Musical film, based on The Who's 1969 "rock opera" album musical Tommy. Lisztomania is a 1975 film by Ken Russell, drawn from a biography of Franz Liszt. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic McVicar is a dramatic British film issued in 1980 by The Who Films Ltd John McVicar (born 1940 is a British Journalist.

Filmography

Roger Daltrey has an extensive filmography. A sampling of his films is as follows:

Television roles

Daltrey has played a number of television roles, including BBC Television Shakespeare, the police drama series The Bill, the science fiction series Sliders as Col. Johnny Was is a British/Irish Gangster movie directed by Mark Hammond and written by Brendan Foley and made by Ben Katz Productions Borderline The police procedural is a sub-genre of the mystery story which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a Police force as they investigate Crimes The Bill is a long-running British Television Police procedural, named after a slang term for the police. Sliders is an American Science fiction television series that ran for five seasons from 1995 to 2000. Angus Rickman, the VH1 series Strange Frequency 2, Witchblade as Father Del Toro, and was a recurring guest star in Highlander: The Series as Immortal Hugh Fitzcairn, one of the closest friends of lead character Duncan MacLeod. A number of characters reoccurred on Sliders, the science fiction show Following a pilot film in August 2000 the cable network TNT premiered a Witchblade Television series based on the Witchblade Highlander The Series is an English language Fantasy / Sci-fi Television series featuring Duncan MacLeod ( Adrian Paul Hugh Fitzcairn is a Fictional character from Highlander The Series, portrayed by actor Roger Daltrey. Duncan MacLeod, also known as the Highlander, is a Fictional character from the Highlander universe

Daltrey appeared as a villain in a 1994 episode of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Lois & Clark The New Adventures of Superman (often called Lois & Clark or The New Adventures Of Superman) is a Live-action American In 1986 he acted in the TV series Buddy. He guest-starred (along with Steve Buscemi) in an episode of Tales From The Crypt entitled "Forever Ambergris". Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi (bʊˈsɛmi born December 13, 1957) is an Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American Tales from the Crypt is a horror anthology American TV series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the Premium Cable channel

Daltrey appeared in an episode of the The Simpsons, A Tale of Two Springfields, as himself along with John Entwistle (Pete Townshend was replaced by his brother Paul for the episode). " A Tale of Two Springfields " is the second episode from season twelve of the animated TV series The Simpsons. John Alec Entwistle ( October 9, 1944 – June 27, 2002) was an English Bass guitarist, Songwriter, Singer The Who helped Homer break down a wall he had built down the center of the city.

A self-described history buff, he hosted the History Channel's Extreme History with Roger Daltrey in 2003. History, formerly known as The History Channel, is a Satellite and Cable TV channel, with shows on historical events and persons&mdashoften He also appeared in "That '70s Musical", the 100th episode of That 70's show as Fez's musical director. The following is a list of episodes for the FOX Sitcom That '70s Show. That '70s Show is an American television sitcom that centered on the lives of a group of teenagers living in the fictional town of

Daltrey guest starred in a November 2006 episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation {7/9-"Living Legend"} as Mickey Dunn, a prominent Las Vegas 1970s mob boss who returns to Las Vegas to avenge his attempted murder. CSI Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama Television series that trails the investigations of a team of Las Vegas " Mobster " is a slang term for a person who participates in Organized crime, which is known as belonging to "the Mob" The Who's music, and Daltrey's singing, provide the theme for CSI every week.

In 2005, Daltrey had a cameo appearance as himself in the episode The Priest and the Beast in Series 2 of The Mighty Boosh. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as The Mighty Boosh, colloquially referred to as The Boosh, is the collective name for the creators of the British television situation comedy written by and starring He is found by the main characters vacuuming a desert, presumably as a ' 'karmic' ' consequence of leaving Woodstock early and not helping to clean up. Karma ( Sanskrit: कर्म, kárman - "act action performance" Pali: kamma) is the concept of "action"

Daltrey has also performed on the soundtrack of a number of films and television shows, most notably CSI. CSI Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama Television series that trails the investigations of a team of Las Vegas He also appeared in the music video for "Emotion" by Barbra Streisand, although neither he nor The Who were the featured act. Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress

Stage roles

Daltrey has appeared in stage in productions including Mike Batt's The Hunting of the Snark in 1987 as The Barrister, and also in Batt's Philharmania with the Royal Philharmonic in 1998. Michael Philip Batt (born 6 February 1949 in Southampton, England) is a British based Songwriter, Musician, producer He also appeared in The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True in 1995 as the Tin Man, a BBC Radio 2 production of Jesus Christ Superstar in 1996 as Judas, and A Christmas Carol in 1998 as Scrooge. The Wizard of Oz in Concert Dreams Come True was a 1995 musical performance based on the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The Tin Woodman (also known as the Tin Man or the Tin Woodsman, the latter appearing only in adaptations the former used only occasionally by Baum is a character Jesus Christ Superstar is a Rock opera by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. A Christmas Carol in Prose Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (commonly known as A Christmas Carol) is a Novella by Charles Dickens Ebenezer Scrooge is the Main character in Charles Dickens ' 1843 Novel, A Christmas Carol. In 2003, he starred as Alfred P. Doolittle in a production of My Fair Lady at the Hollywood Bowl alongside John Lithgow and Melissa Errico. My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw 's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner The Hollywood Bowl is a famous modern Amphitheatre in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles California, USA, that is used primarily for music Performances John Arthur Lithgow (ˈlɪθɡoʊ̪ born October 19, 1945) is an American Actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dr Melissa Errico (born March 23, 1970) is an American actress, Songwriter, and Singer.

Producer

In addition to his career as an actor, Daltrey has acted as producer on several films, including: Buddy's Song (1990), McVicar (1980), Quadrophenia (1979) and See Me Feel Me: Keith Moon Naked for Your Pleasure projected for release in 2009. Buddy's Song is a 1991 film starring Chesney Hawkes, Billy Murray, Lee Ross, Nick Moran, Sharon Duce, McVicar is a dramatic British film issued in 1980 by The Who Films Ltd Quadrophenia is a 1979 British Film based on the 1973 Rock opera album Quadrophenia by The Who. [4]


References

  1. ^ Giuliano, p. 26
  2. ^ Giuliano, p. 103
  3. ^ Hugh Porter (20 April 2003). The Kids Are Alright. Time Magazine. Retrieved on 12 January 2008.
  4. ^ a b Internet Movie Database

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