Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer and actor. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Daltrey came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the founder and lead singer of the English rock band The Who, which released fourteen singles that entered the top ten charts in the United Kingdom during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, including "I Can't Explain", "My Generation", "Substitute", "I'm a Boy", "Happy Jack", "Pictures of Lily", "Pinball Wizard", "Won't Get Fooled Again", and "You Better You Bet". Daltrey began his solo career in 1973, while still a member of the Who. Since then, he has released eight 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", "Walking in My Sleep", "After the Fire", and "Under a Raging Moon". In 2010 he was ranked as number 61 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest singers of all time.
Daltrey has been known as one of the most charismatic of rock's front-men and famed for his powerful voice and energetic stage presence.
When I was young I had a friend
We were always together, Tommy and me
We trusted each other, did everything together
Smoked stolen cigarettes, taught each other to fight
Broke windows and escaped on rusty bikes
To the docks, where we fished until the sun went down
But Tommy is dead now, the police killed him
He lies dead and cold on the floor of a cell
One day Tommy moved away, and I lost a friend
It was a bad place his family moved to
The years past and Tommy grew cold and sad
Problems and pills was all he had in the end
He was seen alive, for the last time
A new year's ewe when the cops dragged him away
The next morning his mother's phone rang:
Your son has been found dead in a detention cell
The Danish police killed Tommy
And when cops kill, they investigate themselves
When they cut Tommy open and found drugs in his blood
They congratulated each other, and smiled relieved
They had all they needed to cover their tracks
In court they just said: O.D. and they walked free
Because the judge was in agreement with the police: