Roger Daltrey

Roger Daltrey

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Roger Daltrey continues to do what he can to make sure the kids are all right.

On March 28, Daltrey performed Who and solo material as the headliner for a Teenage Cancer Trust benefit show at London's Royal Albert Hall. And he wasn’t alone: The concert’s impressive list of guest musicians included Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood, as well as Steve Winwood and Paul Weller.

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We know, we know ... comparing a young and handsome Roger Daltrey to a common, hairy sheep can come across as a little insulting and weird.

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Pete Townshend considers 'Quadrophenia' "the last great album by the Who," but during recent promotions for the upcoming re-release of the 1973 album, he admitted tensions within the band ran high while mixing the disc. In fact, things got so bad that at one point, Townshend was on the receiving end of a nasty punch from singer Roger Daltrey that left him without his memory for two days.

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Scientists working at Boston's Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with the funding help of hometown hero and Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler, are working on a special, almost magical gel that replicates the activity of a human vocal cord. It will be able to help the damaged voices of singers and, more importantly, cancer patients! The Who vocalist Roger Daltrey is also partly funding the endeavor.

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Roger Daltrey on solo 'Tommy' tour and future Who plans

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The Who's Roger Daltrey joined Jay Leno last night and gave 'The Tonight Show' audience a spirited rendition of his 1969 hit 'Pinball Wizard' that included a digital pinball machine side show. Next week Daltrey will kick off a six week tour of the 'Tommy' rock opera. He'll travel along both coasts, through the Southwest, and into Canada before wrapping up Nov. 2.

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Roger Daltry, Pete Townshend Jed Jacobsohn, Getty Images

The Who's Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are currently working on separate projects, but plan to unite for a 2012 tour in support of the upcoming box set edition of their 1973 classic 'Quadrophenia.'

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The Who's Roger Daltrey says his bandmate Pete Townshend is "almost stone deaf" in a new interview. The singer also talks openly about his negotiations to appear on the U.K. version of 'The Voice,' his marital infidelities and his disappointment with U2's tax practices.

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Roger Daltrey, who is set to embark on a solo 'Tommy' tour later this summer, says that his voice has recovered after a 'scare' a few years ago. The Who singer also reveals that Pete Townshend's hearing problems have taken a turn for the worse.

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Roger Daltrey says that his upcoming solo 'Tommy' tour will also feature him performing '60s classics from the Who, with the help of Pete Townshend's brother Simon. Daltrey adds that these will include tracks the band has been unable to play ever since former bass player John Entwistle "lost his angel-quality voice" back in the '70s.

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