Roger Daltrey news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Roger Daltrey performances. According to Wikipedia: Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE is a rock vocalist, songwriter, and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of the...
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Roger Daltrey news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Roger Daltrey performances. According to Wikipedia: Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE is a rock vocalist, songwriter, and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of the English rock band, The Who. He has also acted in a large number of film, theatre and television roles. Daltrey and his second wife, former model Heather Taylor, have two daughters, Rosie and Willow, and a son, Jamie. He also has a son, Simon, with his first wife, Jacqueline.
Roger Daltrey isn’t The Who’s wordsmith, but his introduction to Saturday night’s solo concert at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana’s Showroom was spot on:
“There’s enough misery out there,” Daltrey said just after walking onstage to a standing ovation from the near-capacity crowd. “Let’s have some fun.”
And for the next 1:45, Daltrey, his surprisingly tight band and the mostly middle-age audience did just that during an 18-song set that mixed Who classics and rarities with releases... Read Full Story
On Tuesday evening Roger Daltrey of The Who performed together with Dave Stewart and Joss Stone at a charity event for the UCLA Early Childhood Partial Hospitalization Program (ECPHP) for autism (today 1 out of 150 kids has to face it and 1 out of 90 boys). They performed a 90 min set including The Who classics like “Squeezebox”, “Who Are You” and “Baba O’Reilly”. As part of an auction a photo of Mick Jagger taken by Dave Stewart was sold for $5500 and the honour to sing “My Generation... Read Full Story
LONDON (Reuters) - The Who guitarist Pete Townshend, behind rock operas "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia", is writing a new musical "Floss", about getting old. "As a 19-year-old, with 'My Generation', I wrote the most explicitly ageist song in rock," Townshend wrote on his band's website (http://www.thewho.com). The 1965 hit song includes the line "I hope I die before I get old". "At 64, I now want to take on aging and mortality, using the powerfully angry context of rock'n'roll." Floss will be... Read Full Story
DETROIT (Billboard) - With the Who inactive for the moment, Roger Daltrey is gearing up to launch his first solo tour of North America since 1985. The Use It Or Lose It theater trek -- a nod to the 65-year-old singer's vocal cords -- kicks off October 10 in Vancouver, B.C., and runs through November 30 in Clearwater, Fla. Daltrey will dust off material from his nine solo albums, some covers (he's previously preformed songs by Queen, Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen) and, of course, a... Read Full Story
Singer Roger Daltrey gives a speech during the Y&R Seminar as part of the 56th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival on June 25, 2009 in Cannes, France. (Getty Images) more pics » Sixty-five-year-old rocker Roger Daltrey is to play a string of shows in the US in a bid to keep his voice in top condition while he and Pete Townshend take a break from The Who. Daltrey -- who last toured solo in 1985 but did play two concerts at New York’s Carnegie Hall in 1994 to celebrate his 50th... Read Full Story
Animal rights advocates have hit back at The Who rocker Roger Daltrey after he criticized the public for donating money to animal charities instead of young cancer patients. Read Full Story
You are browsing images from the article: Townshend Pays Tribute To Daltrey "> You are browsing images from the article: Townshend Pays Tribute To Daltrey " target="_blank"> Pete Townshend has paid tribute to The Who bandmate Roger Daltrey - thanking his fellow rocker for standing by him in the face of child pornography allegations. Townshend was arrested on suspicion of accessing child pornography websites in 2003, but was eventually cleared of the charge after claiming he viewed the pages... Read Full Story
The Who frontman Roger Daltrey was offered a coveted ticket to see Led Zeppelin's comeback gig - but gave it up for charity. The musician was desperate to see the reformed band take to the stage in December, but felt so guilty about going for free, he auctioned the tickets.
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The Who's Roger Daltrey to go on Solo Tour While he and Pete Townshend take a break from their legendary rock band The Who, Roger Daltrey will be playing a few solo U.S shows to keep his voice in shape. He is calling it the "Use it or Lose it" tour, which will travel to 30 American and Canadian cities and kicks off on October 10. The 65-year-old singer played a couple solo shows in 1994 to celebrate his 50th birthday, and the last time he seriously toured on his own was in 1985! Daltrey has... Read Full Story
