In 1964 the group discovered another band working as the Detours and discussed changing their name. He generally selected the music they performed, including songs by the Beatles, various Motown artists, James Brown and rock standards. If you argued with him, you usually got a bunch of fives" (slaps or punches). According to Townshend, Roger "ran things the way he wanted. In 1964 drummer Sandom left the band, eventually being replaced by Keith Moon.Įarly 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)). After Dawson left the band, Daltrey switched to vocals and played harmonica as well, while Townshend became the lead guitarist. At that time, the band also had Doug Sandom on drums and Colin Dawson on lead vocals. He invited schoolmate Entwistle to play bass in the band, and on the advice of Entwistle, invited Townshend to play guitar. Describing the post-war times, Townshend wrote in his autobiography, "until he was expelled Roger had been a good pupil." ĭaltrey became a sheet metal worker during the day, while practising and performing nights with the band at weddings, pubs and working men's clubs. 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. They told him he had to bring a guitar, and within a few weeks he showed up with it, and he could play it too. He made his first guitar from a block of wood, a cherry red Strat copy, and joined an existing skiffle band called the Detours in need of a lead singer. 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. 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 enrolment at the Acton County Grammar School. He was one of three children born to parents Irene and Harry Daltrey, and grew up with two sisters, Gillian and Carol Daltrey.ĭaltrey attended Victoria Primary School and then Acton County Grammar School for Boys and girls along with Townshend and Entwistle. Roger Harry Daltrey was born in the Hammersmith area of London, but was brought up in Acton, the same working class suburban district that produced fellow Who members Pete Townshend and John Entwistle. In 2008 he was ranked number 61 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest singers of all time. He has maintained a musical career as a solo artist and has also worked in the film industry, acting in films, theatre and television roles and also producing films. Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, musician, songwriter and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band the Who.
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