Johnson was suitably awed when he arrived at the palatial coastal home belonging to Daltrey, who made his entrance in style. It was a no-brainer for Johnson, who at the time was sharing a "filthy council flat with mattresses on the floor" with his bandmates in London. In fact, he went out of his way to tell me that I had 'great pipes' - which, coming from the guy who'd sung 'Won't Get Fooled Again,' was the greatest compliment I'd ever been given."Īfter their performances, Daltrey invited Johnson to his house that Sunday to have lunch and a chat. "I mean, the guy was an absolute icon, and he was wearing the coolest flared dungarees with just his suntan underneath and a golden crucifix around his neck - but he turned out to be a regular lad, and he couldn't have been friendlier. "I was intimidated at first," Johnson adds. 25 in the United States. "But it didn't happen - probably because Roger unexpectedly introduced himself to us at the bar. TOMMY, Roger Daltrey, 1975 LISZTOMANIA, Roger Daltrey, 1975."After the taping, went to the green room again for a couple of beers, fully expecting to get thrown out after an hour for not being famous enough," Johnson writes in The Lives of Brian, which hits shelves on Oct. TOMMY, Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Eric Clapton, John Entwistle, Pete Townshend, with Marilyn Monroe icons in the background, 1975. LISZTOMANIA, Roger Daltrey, 1975 TOMMY, Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, 1975 TOMMY, Roger Daltrey, 1975 TOMMY, Roger Daltrey, 1975 BUDDY'S SONG, from left: Roger Daltrey, Chesney Hawkes, Sharon Duce, 1991, © Vidmark Entertainment TOMMY, Oliver Reed, Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, 1975 TOMMY, Roger Daltrey, Paul Nicholas, 1975 TOMMY, Ann-Margret, Roger Daltrey, 1975 TOMMY, Roger Daltrey, 1975 TOMMY, Elton John and John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Roger Daltrey, of The Who, performing the song, 'Pinball Wizard,' 1975. The Legacy Photos LISZTOMANIA, Roger Daltrey, 1975 TOMMY, Roger Daltrey, 1975 TOMMY, Roger Daltrey, 1975 LISZTOMANIA, Roger Daltrey, 1975. iGoing Back Home (2014) and his first solo album since 1992, Now That I Have You (2018), proved there was still much to offer. Still astonishingly fit and firm of voice into his sixth decade, Roger Daltrey's enduring strength and charisma made him one of rock's most memorable frontmen, with a pair of late-career milestones, an R&B set with guitarist Wilko Johnson. He rejoined Townshend and Entwhistle in 1989 to celebrate the band's 25th anniversary, which led to a string of subsequent reunion tours and a well-received album, Endless Wire (2006). Daltrey began releasing solo records in 1973. His seemingly innocent appearance belied his incredible vocal range, which reached from a blues-driven growl to an ear-shattering scream, as evidenced by his cathartic exclamation at the end of 1971's "Won't Get Fooled Again." His singing talents and undeniably masculine stage presence led to a string of acting roles, most notably as the titular hero in Ken Russell's adaptation of "Tommy" (1975) and as a determined bank robber in "McVicar" (1980). Arguably one of the most commanding singers in rock-n-roll history, Roger Daltrey delivered maximum power as frontman for Britain's legendary the Who, from their inception in the early 1960s through their rise to international fame with the albums Tommy (1962), Who's Next (1971) and Who Are You (1978) and subsequent reunions over a period of nearly five decades.
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