Roger Daltrey in Santa Barbara

Roger Daltrey is an English rock singer, born in London in 1944, best known as the lead vocalist of The Who. His voice is central to songs including “My Generation,” “Baba O’Riley” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” while his solo catalogue includes the albums Daltrey and Ride a Rock Horse, the McVicar soundtrack and the single “After the Fire.” In 1994, Daltrey presented Daltrey Sings Townshend at Carnegie Hall, performing Pete Townshend’s music with an orchestra and invited guests. He toured Tommy in 2011, singing the rock opera in full, then returned to the work for orchestral concerts in 2018. That interpretation was documented on the live album The Who’s Tommy Orchestral.