Profile
Roger Daltrey
Singer–songwriter + Musician + Actor + Film Producer
Male
Born
Mar 1, 1944
Age
69
Hometown
London
Genres
Rock music + Hard...
Instruments
Harmonica + Vocal...
Performed With
The Who + Pete To...
Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE, is an English singer, musician, songwriter and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. He has maintained a musical career as a solo artist and has also worked in the film industry, acting… Read More
Photos
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Romance
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Heather DaltreyMarried 1971
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Elisabeth AronssonFling 1966
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Jacqueline RickmanMarried 1964 - 1968
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Jackie RickmanMarried 1964 - 1968
Family
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Roger Daltrey
Age 69
parents
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Harry DaltreyFather
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Irene DaltreyMother
siblings
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Carol DaltreySister
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Gillian DaltreySister
children
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Simon DaltreySon, Age 49
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Simon Mathias DaltreySon, Age 46
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Rosie Lea DaltreyDaughter, Age 41
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Willow Amber DaltreyDaughter, Age 38
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Jamie DaltreySon, Age 32
News + Updates
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How I Gave Adele Her Voice Back: Throat Surgeon Claims He Made Singer Sound Even Better Than BeforeDaily Mail (UK) - Mar 29, 2013 -
Ron Galloway: Interview With The Zombie Rod Argent On Gershwin, Bill Evans, Miles Davis & The Penny Lane PianoHuffington Post - Mar 18, 2013
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Gregory Weinkauf: Long Live Rock! A Beatle, A Stone And An Animal Salute The Who's Pete Townshend (Video)The Huffington Post - Feb 03, 2013
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Even When Putting Best Foot Forward, Rockers Stick It In Mouth At 12 12 12 ConcertFox News - Dec 13, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1944
Birth
Born on March 1, 1944.
TEENAGE
1959
15 Years Old
When his father bought him an Epiphone guitar in 1959, he became the lead guitarist for the band and soon afterwards was expelled from school for smoking.
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TWENTIES
1964
20 Years Old
Daltrey has been married twice. In 1964, he married the former Jacqueline "Jackie" Rickman, and had one child, born in 1964, Simon. The couple divorced in 1968.
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.
The Who first toured North America in 1967, appearing at the Monterey Pop Festival, and Daltrey brought back new experiences in dealing with larger venues and stages. 1968 proved a pivotal year with Townshend's movement beyond the quick three-minute single towards his goal of writing a rock opera.
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Daltrey has released eight solo albums. The first was the self-titled Daltrey in 1973, recorded during a hiatus in the Who's touring schedule.
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THIRTIES
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When Ken Russell's adaptation of Tommy appeared as a feature film in 1975, Daltrey played the lead role, was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for "Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture" and appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine on 10 April 1975.
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1976
32 Years Old
In 1976 Roger Daltrey was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for "Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture" for his starring role in the film version of the Who's rock opera Tommy.
1977
33 Years Old
After his first efforts at writing songs with the Who, Daltrey wrote songs almost entirely for his solo recordings or for other projects. Daltrey first co-wrote songs for his solo albums beginning with the 1977 One of the Boys, including "The Prisoner", "Satin and Lace" and "Doing It All Again."
FORTIES
1991
47 Years Old
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In 1991 he received a Grammy Award with the Chieftains for An Irish Evening: Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast.
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On the 1992 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."
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1993
49 Years Old
He also performed as a guest on the Chieftains' recording of Irish Evening: Live at the Grand Opera House which won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in 1993.
FIFTIES
In 1994 Daltrey celebrated his 50th birthday by performing a two-night spectacular at Carnegie Hall titled A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who, and popularly called Daltrey Sings Townshend.
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He also released an album with the Boys Choir of Harlem in 1998 with selections from A Christmas Carol.
1999
55 Years Old
Daltrey taught thirteen-year-old Drake Bell how to play the guitar in 1999.
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In 2001, Daltrey provided backing vocals for the title track of the Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros album Global a Go-Go.
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.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2006
62 Years Old
In 2006, he wrote and performed a specially commissioned song, "Highbury Highs", for the Highbury Farewell ceremony following the final football match on 7 May at Highbury between Arsenal and Wigan Athletic, in which Arsenal celebrated the previous 93 years at Highbury, preparing for their move to the Emirates Stadium, Ashburton Grove, the following season.
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Daltrey performed at the first ChildLine Rocks concert at London's IndigO2 on 13 March 2008.
On 4 March 2009, three days after his 65th birthday, Daltrey accepted the James Joyce Award from the Literary and Historical Society of University College Dublin for outstanding success in the music field.
2010
66 Years Old
In April 2010, he headlined the Imagine A Cure II show honouring the legacy of John Lennon, which raised money for the Puget Sound Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer charity.
In 2011 Daltrey recorded a duet on the song "Ma seule amour" with French singer and composer Laurent Voulzy for his album Lys and Love.
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2012
68 Years Old
In July 2012, Daltrey received an honorary degree from Middlesex University in recognition of his contributions to music.
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