Editing Roger Daltrey (section)

==Solo career==
===Overview===
[[File:Roger Daltrey with The Who.JPG|thumb|left|Daltrey with the Who at the [[Manchester Arena]], 2014]]
Daltrey has released ten solo studio albums. The first, ''[[Daltrey (album)|Daltrey]]'' (1973), was recorded during a hiatus in the Who's touring schedule. The best-selling single from the album, "[[Giving It All Away]]", peaked at No. 5 in the UK and the album, which introduced [[Leo Sayer]] and David Courtney as songwriters, made the Top 50 in the United States. The inner sleeve photography showed a ''[[trompe-l'œil]]'' which referred to the [[Narcissus (mythology)|Narcissus]] myth, as Daltrey's reflection in the water differed from his actual appearance. He also released a single in 1973, "[[Thinking (song)|Thinking]]", with "There is Love" on the B-side. The British release, with considerable airplay of "Giving It All Away" (first lines "I paid all my dues so I picked up my shoes, I got up and walked away") coincided with news reports of the Who being sued for unpaid damage to their hotel on a recent tour, which included a TV set thrown out of a window.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ovguide.com/daltrey-9202a8c04000641f80000000031f8107# |title=Daltrey |website=ovguide.com |access-date=14 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818052346/http://www.ovguide.com/daltrey-9202a8c04000641f80000000031f8107 |archive-date=18 August 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Daltrey's second solo album, ''[[Ride a Rock Horse]],'' was released in 1975. It was his second most commercially successful solo album.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} ''[[McVicar (album)|McVicar]]'' was a soundtrack album from the [[McVicar (film)|film of the same name]], in which Daltrey starred and also co-produced; it featured all the other members of the Who (Townshend, Entwistle, and [[Kenney Jones]]). ''McVicar'' included two hit singles, "[[Free Me (Roger Daltrey song)|Free Me]]", and "[[Without Your Love (Roger Daltrey song)|Without Your Love]]", Daltrey's best-selling solo recording.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=iTunes Store |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/mcvicar-original-sound-track/id271800893 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822122451/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/mcvicar-original-sound-track/id271800893 |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 August 2014 |title=McVicar original soundtrack |date=June 1980 |access-date=14 August 2014}}</ref>

His next album, ''[[Parting Should Be Painless]],'' received negative reviews and was his poorest-selling studio album up to that point. In it, Daltrey had vented his frustrations after the break-up of the Who by assembling a set of roughly autobiographical songs. They included a track contributed by [[Bryan Ferry]] ("Going Strong"), and one contributed by the [[Eurythmics]] ("Somebody Told Me"). Daltrey said the album covered musical areas that he had wanted the Who to pursue.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/how-the-whos-breakup-shatters-roger-daltreys-illusions-about-the-power-of-rock-19840524 |title=How The Who's breakup shatters Roger Daltrey's illusions about the power of rock |date=25 May 1984 |access-date=18 September 2014}}</ref> The [[Under a Raging Moon (song)|title track]] of the next album, ''[[Under a Raging Moon (album)|Under a Raging Moon]],'' was a tribute to the Who's drummer, [[Keith Moon]], who had died in 1978 at the age of 32. On his ''[[Rocks in the Head]]'' album, Daltrey's voice ranged from a powerful bluesy growl in the style of [[Howlin' Wolf]], to tender vocals shared with his daughter Willow on the ballad "Everything a Heart Could Ever Want".

Daltrey appeared in [[the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert]] in 1992, singing the hard rock [[Queen (band)|Queen]] song "[[I Want It All (Queen song)|I Want It All]]", in homage to his friend [[Freddie Mercury]] who had died the previous year one day after a public announcement that he had [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]].<ref>{{cite web|website=Mentalfloss.com|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/30500/freddie-mercury-tribute-concert-was-20-years-ago-today |title=Freddie Mercury tribute concert was 20 years ago today |date=20 April 2012 |access-date=14 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=Queenonline.com |url=http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/press-release-the-freddie-mercury-tribute-concert-the-definitive-edition |title=The Freddie Mercury tribute concert: The definitive edition |access-date=14 August 2014}}</ref>

To celebrate his 50th birthday in 1994, Daltrey performed two shows at [[Carnegie Hall]] in New York. A recording of the concerts was later issued on CD and video, entitled ''[[A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who]]'', and is sometimes called ''Daltrey Sings Townshend''. The success of these shows led to a US tour under the same name, featuring Pete Townshend's brother Simon on lead guitar. [[Phil Spalding]] played bass in the first half of each show and John Entwistle played bass in the second half. An Australian leg was considered but eventually scrapped.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

A fan of [[Premier League]] football club [[Arsenal F.C.]], Daltrey wrote and performed a specially commissioned song, "Highbury Highs", for the 2006 Highbury Farewell ceremony after the final football match was played at the [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]] ground.<ref>[http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/rock-legend-to-pay-tribute-to-highbury "Rock legend to pay tribute to Highbury"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924045707/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/rock-legend-to-pay-tribute-to-highbury |date=24 September 2015}}. Arsenal F.C.. Retrieved 8 August 2015</ref> Daltrey's performance was part of Arsenal's celebration of the club's 93 years at Highbury as it prepared to move to a new stadium.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.chrishunt.biz/features49.html |author=Hunt, Chris |title=Sing When You're Winning: Roger Daltrey |access-date=30 April 2010 |date=June 2009 |magazine=[[FourFourTwo]]}}</ref>

Daltrey embarked on a solo tour of the US and Canada on 10 October 2009, the "Use It or Lose It" tour, with a new touring band he called "[[No Plan B (band)|No Plan B]]" on ''[[The Alan Titchmarsh Show]]''.<ref>{{cite interview |last=Daltrey |first=Roger |title=Roger Daltrey on The Alan Titchmarsh Show |date=24 March 2010 |publisher=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]}}</ref> The band included [[Simon Townshend]] on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, [[Frank Simes]] on lead guitar, [[Jon Button]] on bass guitar, [[Loren Gold]] on keyboards, and [[Scott Devours]] on drums.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267863/roger-daltrey-plots-north-american-tour |last=Graff |first=Gary |title=Roger Daltrey Plots North American Tour |access-date=30 April 2010 |date=30 August 2009 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> [[Eddie Vedder]] made a guest appearance at the [[Seattle]] show on 12 October.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pearljamtour.org/eddie-vedder-joins-roger-daltrey-on-stage |author=Bryant, Janice |title=Eddie Vedder Joins Roger Daltrey on Stage |access-date=30 April 2010 |date=13 October 2009 |publisher=Pearljamtour.org |archive-date=7 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207185244/http://www.pearljamtour.org/eddie-vedder-joins-roger-daltrey-on-stage |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2010, Daltrey and No Plan B appeared for several dates with [[Eric Clapton]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/clapton-tour-121 |author=Hall, Russell |title=Eric Clapton Taps Roger Daltrey To Open Upcoming Tour |access-date=30 April 2010 |date=11 December 2009 |publisher=Gibson.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622071540/http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/clapton-tour-121 |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref> including [[Summerfest]] at [[Milwaukee]], Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20100331/OSH0503/303310057/Summerfest-update--Eric-Clapton-to-headline-with-Roger-Daltrey |title=Summerfest update: Eric Clapton to headline with Roger Daltrey |access-date=30 April 2010 |date=31 March 2010 |publisher=Gannett Wisconsin Media}} {{dead link |date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

On 15 March 2018, Daltrey announced the forthcoming release on 1 June of a new solo studio album, ''[[As Long as I Have You (Roger Daltrey album)|As Long as I Have You]]''.<ref name="thewho.com Roger Daltrey As Long As I Have You">{{cite web |url=https://www.thewho.com/roger-daltrey-announces-new-solo-studio-album/ |title=Roger Daltrey announces fantastic new solo studio album |date= 15 March 2018 |website=Thewho.com |access-date= 15 March 2018}}</ref> He appeared on BBC One's ''[[The Graham Norton Show]]'' on 13 April 2018 to promote the single taken from the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/the-whos-roger-daltrey-i-survived-meningitis-and-was-given-a-second-chance-36802950.html|title=The Who's Roger Daltrey: 'I survived meningitis and was given a second chance' |website=Irish Independent|date=13 April 2018 |access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref>

In May 2021, Daltrey announced a return to touring, with the solo Live and Kicking Tour, starting in August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 April 2021|title=Roger Daltrey Talks His Mic-Swinging Trick, Keith Moon's Exploding Drum Kit, More On 'Fallon' [Watch]|url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/roger-daltrey-mic-swinging-trick-keith-moon-exploding-drum-kit-fallon/|access-date=18 May 2021|website=L4LM}}</ref> The tour was rescheduled and carried out during the summer of 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Roger reschedules autumn UK tour dates due to UK Covid situation |url=https://www.thewho.com/roger-reschedules-autumn-uk-tour-dates/ |website=TheWho.com |publisher=Bravado |access-date=8 January 2022}}</ref>