Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend

Interesting Facts:
Roger Daltrey:
-Roger Harry Daltrey was born March 1, 1944 in Hammersmith, London, England.
-Founded The Who, originally called "the Detours" in 1963 after leaving Acton County Grammar School.
-Daltrey had a successful solo career, starting in 1973, in addition to his career with The Who.
-Roger also established a small stage and acting career performing in such films as Tommy (1975) and McVicar (1980). *He also acted as a criminal in CSI.
-Grew up in the same neighborhood as Pete Townshend.
-Worked as sheet metal working during day and played guitar for the detours before the famous lineup was formed. He was temporarily kicked out of the band in 1965 after releasing their first album because he flushed Keith Moon's (drummer) drugs down the toilet.

Pete Townshend:
-Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend was born May 19, 1945 in London, England.
-Played banjo and guitar for various bands in the early 1960s before joining the Who.
-Townshend was the genius behind the Who's songwriting, writing many of their hit singles and writing entire rock operas, such as Tommy.
-Two of Pete Townshend's rock operas, Tommy and Quadrophenia, were later turned into plays and films.
-Pete Townshend also had a very successful solo career starting in 1972.
-In addition to songwriting, Townshend published a book of short stories, Horse's Neck, in 1985 and the play Life house in 2001.
-In 2003, Pete Townshend was arrested for possessing child pornography. He explained that he had only accessed such websites to do research for his autobiography because he had been sexually abused as a boy. While no charges were filed, he was still required to register as a sex offender.