You feel it and you sing it and that's soul. You carry all the emotional bruises of life and when you sing these songs, those emotions are in your voice. I've always sung from the heart but when you're 19, you haven't had the life experience with all its emotional trials and traumas that you have by the time you get to my age. And now, I can sing soul with all the experience you need to sing it. Roger Daltrey on "As Long As I Have You": "This is a return to the very beginning, to the time before Pete started writing our songs, to a time when we were a teenage band playing soul music to small crowds in church halls. The album is a mixture of tracks such as "Certified Rose" and the soulful ballad "Always Heading Home" along with songs that have inspired Daltrey over the years, including Nick Cave's "Into My Arms", "You Haven't Done Nothing" by Stevie Wonder, Stephen Stills's "How Far" and the title track originally recorded by Garnet Mimms in 1964 the year that Daltrey, Townshend, Entwistle and Moon changed their name from THE HIGH NUMBERS and became THE WHO. Work on "As Long As I Have You" was started shortly after the Top 5 gold-selling "Going Back Home" was released and continued during breaks on THE WHO's record-breaking 50th-anniversary tour "The Who Hits 50". "As Long As I Have You" was produced by Dave Eringa, best known for his work with the MANIC STREET PREACHERS and on Roger and Wilko Johnson's album "Going Back Home", and features Pete Townshend's inimitable guitar on seven tracks as well as guest performances from Mick Talbot ( DEXYS, THE STYLE COUNCIL) on keyboards and Sean Genockey (lead guitar),who has worked with SUEDE, SHAME and THE PROCLAIMERS. Roger has raised tens of millions of pounds for charity all over the world and was awarded a CBE for his work with The Teenage Cancer Trust and is in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, the UK Music Hall Of Fame and has lifetime achievement awards from the Brits and from the Grammys. He's played over well over 2000 gigs in a career spanning over 50 years including venues such as Woodstock, Monterey Pop, Glastonbury (twice),Hyde Park (four times), The Isle Of Wight (three times), Desert Trip, Shea Stadium, Super Bowl half-time show and Live Aid, to name but a very few. “Wilko Johnson/Roger Daltrey – Going Back Home” can be ordered now via the links below.Legendary THE WHO frontman Roger Daltrey will release a brand new studio album, "As Long As I Have You", on June 1 via Polydor/ Republic.ĭaltrey has sold over 100 million records, including nine U.S. Let’s celebrate Roger’s 70th Birthday with three classic songs: The hearing isn’t so great, but the voice is fine.” I never know what I’m doing next, it’s about what comes through my letterbox tomorrow, but I don’t see why we wouldn’t. “Pete’s got hundreds of songs, so the only question is whether we get around to it, but he wants to make an album and I’m always ready and raring to go. The pair entertained an enthusiastic crowd at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Tuesday night with a one-off performance of the album.ĭaltrey recently told NME that a new album from The Who could also be on the way: “I Keep It To Myself” – Wilko Johnson/Roger Daltrey The album comprises recordings of Johnson’s old songs and a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?” His latest album “Going Back Home,” a collaboration with former Dr Feelgood guitarist, Wilko Johnson, will be released on March 24 in the UK and April 8 in the US. The Who frontman was born Main Hammersmith, London.ĭespite the milestone birthday, Daltrey is showing no signs of slowing down. Rock legend Roger Daltrey celebrates his 70th Birthday today.
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