78-541: The Sherlocks are an indie rock band from South Yorkshire . The band consists of brothers, Kiaran & Brandon Crook along with Alex Procter & Trent Jackson. The band formed in the summer of 2010 in the village of Bolton upon Dearne in South Yorkshire. They initially jammed covers in each others garages before going on to play local working men’s clubs. The band members soon started to pen their own songs, slowly working them into their live sets. Quickly building
156-650: A metropolitan and ceremonial county with a Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire and a High Sheriff . South Yorkshire lies within the Sheffield City Region with Barnsley also being within the Leeds City Region , reflecting its geographical position midway between Yorkshire's two largest cities. The metropolitan county borders Derbyshire , West Yorkshire , North Yorkshire , the East Riding of Yorkshire , Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire . The terrain of
234-459: A UK and European tour on this date, which they will play the songs from their new album alongside Live for the Moment tracks. On 17 June 2019, The Sherlocks also announced that their track, "NYC (Sing It Loud)" would feature on BBC Radio 1 , played by Annie Mac . On 12 July 2019, the band played at Castlefield Bowl supporting The Kooks alongside other indie band, Sea Girls. On 4 October 2019,
312-587: A brief tour in 2004. In 2006, they released the Who's first studio album of new material in twenty-four years, Endless Wire , which led to suggestions that the much-discussed artistic tension in the Who lay between Daltrey and Townshend. The band undertook a world tour in 2006–07 in support of the album. In February 2010, Townshend and Daltrey, headlining as the Who, performed the half-time show at Super Bowl XLIV in Miami , Florida, and were seen by 105.97 million viewers across
390-563: A devoted following they went on to become the first unsigned band since The Arctic Monkeys to sell out The Leadmill in Sheffield . Debut single "Live for the Moment" (2014) and follow up "Escapade" (2015) were followed by appearances at Reading and Leeds Festivals in August 2015. Third single "Heart of Gold" received airplay from BBC Radio 1's Annie Mac , Huw Stephens , Greg James and BBC 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq . Fourth single, "Last Night",
468-467: A generation of change. When Ken Russell 's adaptation of Tommy appeared as a feature film in 1975, Daltrey played the lead role. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for " Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture ", and appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine on 10 April 1975. He worked with Russell again, starring as Franz Liszt in Lisztomania , and collaborated with Rick Wakeman on
546-471: A hybrid monitoring system, with one in-ear monitor supplemented by floor wedges. Daltrey contributed to a collection of childhood fishing stories published in 1996 entitled I Remember: Reflections on Fishing in Childhood . In 2009, he contributed a foreword to Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere: The Complete Chronicle of The Who 1958–1978 by Andrew Neill and Matt Kent. In 2011, he wrote a tribute article in honour of
624-472: A large backing band, with guest appearances by Steve Winwood , Patti LaBelle , Phil Collins , Elton John , and Billy Idol . Daltrey managed to complete the tour in spite of an abdominal ailment, for which he later received surgery. In 1996, Pete Townshend was approached to produce Quadrophenia for the Prince's Trust concert at Hyde Park , London. Daltrey agreed to help to produce a one-off performance, and
702-539: A member of the Who. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame also included three songs that Daltrey recorded with the Who on the list of 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, including: " My Generation ", " Go to the Mirror! ", and " Baba O'Riley ". In 2005, Daltrey received a British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors Gold Badge Award for special and lasting contributions to the British entertainment industry. In 2003, Daltrey
780-720: A member of the band, Daltrey received a Lifetime achievement award from the British Phonographic Industry in 1988, and from the Grammy Foundation in 2001. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. He and Pete Townshend received Kennedy Center Honors in 2008, and The George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement at UCLA on 21 May 2016. He
858-637: A new county—York and North Midlands—roughly centred on the southern part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and northern parts of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. The review was abolished in favour of the Royal Commission on Local Government before it was able to issue a final report. The Royal Commission's 1969 report, known as the Redcliffe-Maud Report, proposed the removal of much of the then existing system of local government. The commission described
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#1733085441634936-621: A new touring band he called " No Plan B " on the Alan Titchmarsh Show. 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. Eddie Vedder made a guest appearance at the Seattle show on 12 October. In 2010, Daltrey and No Plan B appeared for several dates with Eric Clapton , including Summerfest at Milwaukee , Wisconsin. On 15 March 2018, Daltrey announced
1014-525: A solo career in 1973 while still a member of the Who, and has released ten solo studio albums, five compilation albums and one live album. His solo hits include " Giving It All Away ", " Walking the Dog ", " Written on the Wind ", " Free Me ", " Without Your Love " and " Under a Raging Moon ". The Who are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century and have sold over 100 million records worldwide. As
1092-409: A song titled "Crossroads Now" for the Who, which grew from an onstage jam in 1999. Another Daltrey song, "Certified Rose", was rehearsed by the Who shortly before the death of John Entwistle. The band had intended to play it, as well as Townshend's " Real Good Looking Boy ", during their 2002 tour, but it was dropped after Entwistle's death. It was rumoured that a studio version had been recorded during
1170-495: A specially commissioned song, "Highbury Highs", for the 2006 Highbury Farewell ceremony after the final football match was played at the Highbury ground. 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. Daltrey embarked on a solo tour of the US and Canada on 10 October 2009, the "Use It or Lose It" tour, with
1248-586: A transition from uplands and rural landscape to lowlands and urban landscape towards the east of the county. Major rivers which cross the area are the Dearne , Rother and Don . To the east, in the Doncaster area the landscape becomes flatter as the eastward dipping carboniferous rocks of the coalfield are overlain by the lacustrine deposits of the Humberhead Levels. South Yorkshire contains green belt throughout
1326-457: 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. Daltrey's second solo album, Ride a Rock Horse , was released in 1975. It
1404-423: 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. A fan of Premier League football club Arsenal F.C. , Daltrey wrote and performed
1482-485: Is widespread evidence of both current and former industrial activity. There are numerous mine buildings, former spoil heaps and iron and steel plants. The scenery is a mixture of built up areas, industrial land with some dereliction, and farmed open country. Ribbon developments along transport routes including canal, road and rail are prominent features of the area although some remnants of the pre industrial landscape and semi-natural vegetation still survive. The Pennines in
1560-480: The Endless Wire sessions which may have featured Entwistle's basslines from 2002, but Townshend later stated that no such recording had been made. A more recent recording of "Certified Rose" was released on Daltrey's 2018 album, As Long As I Have You . Daltrey has released ten solo studio albums. The first, Daltrey (1973), was recorded during a hiatus in the Who's touring schedule. The best-selling single from
1638-625: The 1970 general election , there was a commitment to local government reform, and the idea of a metropolitan county of South Yorkshire. The Local Government Act 1972 reformed local government in England by creating a system of two-tier metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties and districts throughout the country. The act formally established South Yorkshire on 1 April 1974, although South Yorkshire County Council (SYCC) had been running since elections in 1973 . The leading article in The Times on
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#17330854416341716-596: The Dearne Valley which covers Barnsley and surrounding area; the Sheffield urban area which covers Sheffield, Rotherham and surrounding area; and the Doncaster urban area which covers Doncaster and surrounding area. The South Yorkshire County Council was abolished and its districts effectively became unitary authorities; they are the City of Sheffield , the City of Doncaster , the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and
1794-811: The Jim Byrnes Blues Band at the Los Angeles Highlander Convention. On 12 January 2009, he headlined a one-off concert with Babyshambles at the O2 Academy Bristol for Teenage Cancer Trust . On 5 July 2009, he joined the Jam 's lead singer, Paul Weller , on stage at Hop Farm Festival in Kent for an encore of " Magic Bus ". In 2011, Daltrey recorded a duet on the song "Ma seule amour" with French singer and composer Laurent Voulzy for his album Lys and Love . In November 2014, while staying at
1872-451: The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham . In 1986, throughout England the metropolitan county councils were abolished. The ceremonial county with a Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire and a High Sheriff was retained. The county remains defined as metropolitan , functions of the county council devolved to the boroughs with many functions administered by joint authorities (such a passenger transport executive ) containing representatives of
1950-472: The South Yorkshire Structure Plan of the environment, conservation and land use, South Yorkshire County Council commissioned a public attitudes survey covering job opportunities, educational facilities, leisure opportunities, health and medical services, shopping centres and transport in the county. In 1986, throughout England the metropolitan county councils were abolished. The functions of
2028-465: The "gods of rock and roll". He developed a trademark move of swinging and throwing his microphone through a complex sequence, matching these sequences with the tempo of the song that was being played, although Daltrey reduced the athleticism of his performances in later years. According to a review of the Who's performance at the Quart Festival in 2007: Suddenly each and everyone stopped caring about
2106-511: The English state school system and was top of his class in the eleven-plus examination, after which he went to Grammar School. Daltrey's first guitar, a cherry red Stratocaster replica, he made himself in 1957. He joined a skiffle group called the Detours who needed a lead singer, and produced it when they told him to bring a guitar. His father bought him an Epiphone guitar in 1959 and he became
2184-543: The Future 2022/23 Awards , Doncaster was ranked the best small city in Europe for investment. Roger Daltrey Roger Harry Daltrey CBE (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, musician and actor. He is the co-founder and lead singer of the rock band the Who . Daltrey's hit songs with the Who include " My Generation ", " Pinball Wizard ", " Won't Get Fooled Again ", " Baba O'Riley " and " You Better You Bet ". He began
2262-576: The Mar Hall Hotel in Bishopton, Renfrewshire ahead of the Who's gig at the SSE Hydro , Daltrey joined local band Milestone for an impromptu rendition of "I Can't Explain". The band were playing at a wedding reception in the hotel. Pete Townshend said Daltrey had "almost invented the pseudo-messianic role taken up later by Jim Morrison and Robert Plant ." His stage persona earned him a position as one of
2340-522: The Moment released on 18 August 2017, as well as their seventh single "Chasing Shadows'", with the video having been released on 27 April 2017. The album was recorded at The Quadrangle, part of Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire . Following the release of the album the group headed out on a tour in the UK, Europe and USA to support its release. They also supported Liam Gallagher on his European tour. Towards
2418-438: The Who again during the band's tours in the 1980s, and used a Fender Esquire to play a second guitar part for the song " Eminence Front " on the Who's 1982, 1989 and later tours. During the 1989 tour, Daltrey played a Gibson Chet Atkins SST guitar for the song " Hey Joe ". During the Who's 1996–97 Quadrophenia tour, he played a Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar. After 1999, it became common for Daltrey to play guitar during both
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2496-400: The Who and solo shows. He played a Versoul Buxom 6 handmade acoustic guitar on the Who's 2002 tour. Daltrey owns a Gibson Everly Brothers Flattop acoustic guitar which he played on the Who and solo tours in the late first decade of the 21st century. On his 2009 tour, he played Pete Townshend's "Blue, Red and Grey" on an Ashbury cutaway tenor EQ ukulele . Daltrey is among those who brought
2574-550: The Who. After the success of the Quadrophenia tour, the band returned as the Who with a five-piece line-up for tours in 1999–2000, and they made a major impact at the Concert for New York City in 2002. After Entwistle's death in June 2002, Daltrey and Townshend decided to continue with an already planned tour, with bass player Pino Palladino taking Entwistle's place. They also completed
2652-560: 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 myth, as Daltrey's reflection in the water differed from his actual appearance. He also released a single in 1973, " Thinking ", with "There
2730-523: The band announced that their upcoming fifth album ‘’Everything Must Make Sense’’ set to be released on February 21st, 2025 once again on their own Teddyboy Records. South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England . It borders North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, Lincolnshire to
2808-583: The band released their second studio album, Under Your Sky . The band played the song on their live UK tour in February–March 2020. In early 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the world putting the bands plans on hold. At this time brothers Josh and Andy Davidson announced that they had decided to leave the band to pursue opportunities outside the music industry. In November 2020; it was announced that Alex Procter (guitar) and Trent Jackson (bass) would join
2886-533: The band went out on a tour to support small independent venues. Singles ‘’End of the Earth’’, ‘’Falling’’ and ‘’City Lights’’ preceded the release of the new album ‘’World I Understand’’ on November 19th, 2021. On 3 February 2023 the band announced that their upcoming fourth album ‘’People Like Me And You’’ would be released on 11 August 2023, once again on their own Teddyboy Records. They also announced details of their biggest UK headline tour to date. The band previewed
2964-434: The band's lead guitarist. He also became the band's leader, and gained a reputation for using his fists to impose discipline. According to Townshend, Daltrey "ran things the way he wanted. If you argued with him, you usually got a bunch of fives, [a hard punch]". Daltrey explained, later in life, that this harsh approach came from the tough neighbourhood in which he had grown up, where arguments were resolved by fighting. He
3042-411: The band, I was dead. If I didn't stick with the Who, I would be a sheet metal worker for the rest of my life." The band's second single, " Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere ", was a collaboration between Daltrey and Townshend. While Townshend was developing into an accomplished composer, Daltrey was gaining a reputation as a singer and front-man. The Who's stage act was energetic, and Daltrey's habit of swinging
3120-441: The band, and after their first hit single (" I Can't Explain ") and record deal in early 1965, Daltrey's dominance of the band diminished. The other members of the Who fired him from the band in late 1965 after he beat up their drummer, Keith Moon , for supplying illegal drugs to Townshend and Entwistle, but he was re-admitted to the band a week later on probation after he promised not to do it again. He recalled, "I thought if I lost
3198-605: The band. A new album release in 2021 was also mentioned. The new quartet spent three weeks at Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire in summer 2021. There, in the Coach House, they recorded the band's third studio album with one of the country’s top music producers Dave Eringa who has worked with Manic Street Preachers , Roger Daltrey , Idlewild and The Proclaimers . The band had first worked with Eringa as an unsigned band in 2016 on their single ‘’Will You Be There?’’. In October
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3276-444: The band. During a filming session, in an incident that Daltrey later claimed was overblown, Townshend and Daltrey argued over the schedule, Townshend hit Daltrey over the head with his guitar, and Daltrey responded by knocking Townshend unconscious with a single blow. In the Who's milestone achievements, Tommy , Who's Next , and Quadrophenia , Daltrey became the face and voice of the band as they defined themselves as rebels in
3354-630: The country. As one of the least prosperous areas in Western Europe, South Yorkshire has been targeted for funding from the European Regional Development Fund . This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of South Yorkshire at current basic prices with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling. However, the county has experienced a recent growth in the services sector. In the FDI European Cities and Regions of
3432-586: The county are more rural. The county is governed by four metropolitan boroughs : Barnsley , City of Doncaster , Rotherham , and City of Sheffield . They collaborate through South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority . South Yorkshire lies on the edge of the Pennines , and the west of the county contains part of the Peak District National Park . The River Don rises in these hills, and flows through Sheffield, Rotherham, and Doncaster before reaching
3510-500: The county council were devolved to the boroughs; joint-boards covering fire, police and public transport; and to other special joint arrangements. The joint boards continue to function and include the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive . The South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner also oversees South Yorkshire Police . Although the county council was abolished, South Yorkshire remains
3588-515: The county is mostly distinguished by the Pennines and its foothills which rise in the west of the county and gradually descend into the Humberhead Levels in the east of the county. Geologically, the county lies largely on the carboniferous rocks of the Yorkshire coalfield in the outer Pennine fringes, producing a rolling landscape with hills, escarpments and broad valleys. In this landscape, there
3666-538: The county, surrounding its four districts to large extents. It was first drawn up from the 1950s. The western edge of the Sheffield and Barnsley districts directly form with the boundary of the Peak District National Park. The table below outlines many of the county's settlements, and is formatted according to their metropolitan borough. Of these settlements above, South Yorkshire has three main urban areas:
3744-526: The day the Local Government Act came into effect noted that the "new arrangement is a compromise which seeks to reconcile familiar geography which commands a certain amount of affection and loyalty, with the scale of operations on which modern planning methods can work effectively". South Yorkshire initially had a two tier structure of local government with a strategic-level county council and four districts providing most services. In 1974, as part of
3822-404: The down-pouring rain. When the Who took the stage we couldn't do anything but to reach for the sky and howl. Anyone who has ever thought of calling these gods old men and dinosaurs should be deeply ashamed. The reports we've heard from around the world were true: Live rock doesn't get any better. Daltrey hand-built his first guitar from a piece of plywood, and he also built guitars for the band in
3900-465: The early days when they had little money to buy equipment. As lead guitarist for the Detours, Daltrey played a 1961 Epiphone Wilshire solid-body electric guitar, which he later sold to Pete Townshend on an easy payment plan. After he took over as the band's vocalist in the 1960s, and during the 1970s, Daltrey rarely played guitar on stage, except for a Martin acoustic guitar he used while promoting his solo album Daltrey . He began playing guitar with
3978-410: The east, Nottinghamshire to the south-east, and Derbyshire to the south and west. The largest settlement is the city of Sheffield . The county is largely urban, with an area of 1,552 km (599 sq mi) and a population of 1,402,918. The largest settlements after Sheffield (556,500) are the city of Doncaster (113,566), Rotherham (109,697), and Barnsley (96,888). The east and west of
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#17330854416344056-546: The eldest of three children of Harry and Irene Daltrey, and has two younger sisters. His father, an insurance clerk, was called up to fight in the Second World War , and three-month-old Roger and his mother were evacuated to a farm in Scotland. Daltrey attended Victoria Primary School and Acton County Grammar School in west London, the same school Pete Townshend and John Entwistle attended. He showed academic promise in
4134-505: The end of the year the band entered Parr Street Studios in Liverpool. There they recorded their second album with front man of The Coral James Kelly as producer. On 8 June 2019 the band played at Elland Road stadium for the celebration of 100 years of Leeds United, supporting Kaiser Chiefs and The Vaccines . On 17 June 2019 it was announced the band would release their second album, Under Your Sky on 4 October 2019. They also announced
4212-611: The film version of the Who's rock opera Tommy . He also performed as a guest on the Chieftains' recording of Irish Evening: Live at the Grand Opera House which won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in 1993. With the Who, Daltrey received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001 for outstanding artistic significance in music. In 1990, Daltrey was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland , Ohio as
4290-412: The flat Humberhead Levels in the east of the county. While the county of South Yorkshire was created in 1974, the history of its constituent settlements and parts goes back centuries. Prehistoric remains include a Mesolithic "house" (a circle of stones in the shape of a hut-base) dating to around 8000 BC, found at Deepcar , in the northern part of Sheffield. Evidence of even earlier inhabitation in
4368-923: The forthcoming release on 1 June of a new solo studio album, As Long as I Have You . He appeared on BBC One's The Graham Norton Show on 13 April 2018 to promote the single taken from the album. In May 2021, Daltrey announced a return to touring, with the solo Live and Kicking Tour, starting in August 2021. The tour was rescheduled and carried out during the summer of 2022. Solo Collaborations with other artists Other recordings The RD Crusaders (Formed by Desmond and Roger Daltrey in 2003 to raise money for charitable causes. Aitch McRobbie, Allan Rogers, Gary Brooker, Gary Moore, Greg Lake, Lulu, Margo Buchanan, Nick Newall, Nikki Lamborn, Richard Desmond, Robert Plant, Roger Daltrey, Russ Ballard, Sam Brown, Simon Townshend, Steve Balsamo, Steve Smith, Zoot Money.) https://www.discogs.com/artist/12350440-The-RD-Crusaders In 1998, Daltrey performed two songs with
4446-535: The four councils. The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority was established in 2014 to bring the leaders of the four councils to give the county a main statutory body. It is led by the directly elected Mayor of South Yorkshire . In the 2016 referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union , South Yorkshire voted 62% leave and 38% remain, making it one of the most heavily Leave areas in
4524-464: The hard rock 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 AIDS . 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
4602-437: The harmonica into British popular music. Harmonica brands he has used include Hohner and Lee Oskar . Daltrey uses Shure microphones. Their cords are taped to strengthen the connection to the microphone and to avoid cutting his hands when he swings and catches it. He commonly uses a standard Shure SM58 , but has also used Shure SM78 (in 1981), Shure model 565D Unisphere 1, and Shure model 548 Unidyne IV. Daltrey also uses
4680-471: The late Ken Russell which was published in Britain's Daily Express . In October 2018, Daltrey published his memoir, Thanks a Lot Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story . The title is a reference to the man who threw him out of grammar school, enabling him to go into a successful music career. In 1976, Daltrey was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for "Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture" for his starring role in
4758-437: The microphone around by its cord on stage became a signature move. His Townshend-inspired stuttering expression of youthful anger, frustration and arrogance in the band's breakthrough single, " My Generation ", captured the revolutionary feeling of the 1960s for young people around the world and became a trademark sound. His scream near the end of " Won't Get Fooled Again " was a defining moment in rock and roll. By 1973, Daltrey
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#17330854416344836-486: The new album with singles ‘’Sirens’’ (February), ‘’Don’t Let It Out’’ (April), title track ‘’People Like Me And You’’ (May) and opening track ‘’Remember All The Girls’’ (July). ‘’Sirens’’ was named as Jordan & Vick’s Tune of the Week before picking up further Radio 1 airplay from Jack Saunders. In July the band set out on a sold out tour of small independent venues, something they had also done in 2021. On September 27th, 2024
4914-548: The next 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
4992-403: The opera was to be performed with a large backing band. On the night before the show, Daltrey was struck in the face by a microphone stand swung by Gary Glitter and the accident fractured his eye socket . There was concern that he might not be able to perform, but Daltrey covered the bruises with an eye patch and completed the show as scheduled. Townshend took the production on tour in 1996–97 as
5070-432: The soundtrack of the film. The Who's drummer, Keith Moon, died in 1978. The band continued working after his death, but Daltrey thought that new drummer Kenney Jones had been the wrong choice. The Who broke up in 1983 when Townshend felt that he could no longer write for them. The band reformed in 1989 for a 25th Anniversary Tour, which also celebrated the 20th anniversary of their rock opera Tommy . The tour featured
5148-555: The system of administering urban and rural districts separately as outdated, noting that urban areas provided employment and services for rural dwellers, and open countryside was used by town dwellers for recreation. Redcliffe-Maud's recommendations were accepted by the Labour government in February 1970. Although the Redcliffe-Maud Report was rejected by the Conservative government after
5226-644: The west of the county are mostly inside the Peak District National Park and also contain carboniferous rocks, with the underlying geology primarily being millstone grit sandstones of the Dark Peak rising from the Yorkshire coalfield and the terrain is mostly moorland plateaus and gritstone edges. The inner Pennine fringes between the Dark Peak and Yorkshire coalfield are distinguished by many steep valleys, and
5304-626: The wider region exists about 3 miles (5 km) over the county boundary at Creswell Crags in Derbyshire , where artefacts and rock art found in caves have been dated by archaeologists to the late Upper Palaeolithic period, at least 12,800 years ago. The region was on the frontier of the Roman Empire during the Roman period. The main settlements of South Yorkshire grew up around the industries of mining and steel manufacturing. The main mining industry
5382-435: The world. In March 2010, Townshend and Daltrey, with an extensive backing band, performed Quadrophenia at the Royal Albert Hall in London as a tenth-anniversary charity benefit for the Teenage Cancer Trust . Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam sang the part of the Godfather and Tom Meighan of Kasabian sang the part of Aceface. Daltrey wrote several songs in the band's catalogue during their early years: Daltrey also wrote
5460-408: Was coal which was concentrated to the north and east of the county. There were also iron deposits which were mined in the area. The rivers running off the Pennines to the west of the county supported the steel industry that is concentrated in Sheffield, Stocksbridge and Rotherham. The proximity of the iron and coal also made this an ideal place for steel manufacture. Although Christian nonconformism
5538-464: Was expelled from school, and Townshend wrote in his autobiography, " until he was expelled, Roger had been a good pupil." They discovered in 1964 that another band was performing as the Detours, and discussed changing their name. Townshend suggested "the Hair" and Townshend's room-mate Richard Barnes suggested "The Who". The next morning, Daltrey made the decision for the band, saying "It's the Who, innit?" Townshend began writing original material for
5616-402: Was experiencing success with his solo projects and acting roles. While the other members of the band were recording the music for Quadrophenia , he took the opportunity to examine the Who's financial books and found they had fallen into disarray under the management of Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp . Lambert was Pete Townshend's artistic mentor, and challenging him led to renewed tension within
5694-470: 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. The title track of
5772-457: Was his second most commercially successful solo album. McVicar was a soundtrack album from the 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 ", and " Without Your Love ", Daltrey's best-selling solo recording. His next album, Parting Should Be Painless , received negative reviews and
5850-539: Was never as strong in South Yorkshire as in the mill towns of West Yorkshire, there are still many Methodist and Baptist churches in the area. Also, South Yorkshire has a relatively high number of followers of spiritualism . It is the only county that counts as a full region in the Spiritualists' National Union . The Local Government Commission for England presented draft recommendations, in December 1965, proposing
5928-461: Was ranked number 61 on Rolling Stone ' s list of the 100 greatest singers of all time in 2008; Planet Rock listeners voted him rock's fifth-greatest voice in 2009. Daltrey has also been an actor and film producer, with roles in films, theatre, and television. Daltrey was born on 1 March 1944 in Hammersmith Hospital , East Acton , London, during a World War II bombing raid. He is
6006-915: Was released in February 2016, with the band being invited by BBC Introducing to play the SXSW festival in March 2016 in Austin, Texas . The band also played the Dot to Dot festival in Manchester in May 2016, before appearing once more at the Leeds and Reading Festivals 2016. In 2016, they also supported The Libertines as part of their Arena Tour. The Sherlocks released their fifth single, "Will You Be There?", on 15 September 2016. The Sherlocks announced they had been signed by Infectious Music on 19 December 2016. A limited edition 7" vinyl of "Will You Be There?"
6084-543: Was released in early January 2017, entering the Official UK Vinyl Singles Chart at number 1 on 13 January. On 26 January 2017, the band released their sixth single "Was It Really Worth It?", with the video appearing online on Valentine's Day (14 February) 2017, which also topped the Official UK Vinyl Singles Chart. The band followed up these releases with their first headlining tour of the UK. On 25 April 2017, The Sherlocks announced their debut album Live for
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