That’ll be Sir Roger Daltrey any longer. The Who frontman has been knighted by King Charles III as a part of the monarch’s Birthday Honours.
Daltrey, 81, was acknowledged for his wealth of musical contributions in addition to his charitable work, particularly his lengthy standing collaboration with the Teenage Most cancers Belief, for whom he has served as a patron since 2000. A part of that work has included serving to to arrange the group’s annual fundraiser at London’s Royal Albert Corridor, which has raised greater than £36 million.
“It’s with the greatest pleasure we’re delighted to announce that Sir Roger Daltrey CBE has been recognised with a Knighthood in HM The King’s Birthday Honours,” the Who wrote in an announcement posted to the band’s social media accounts. “It’s richly deserved not just for his remarkable contribution to British music and culture for over half a century, but for the tens of millions of pounds that his relentless fundraising and brilliant live performances have generated for Teenage Cancer Trust among other causes. Sir Roger is a true inspiration and we salute him and all the other honourees from the worlds of music and the creative arts for enriching our lives with their brilliant human artistry and achievements.”
Daltrey tacked on an announcement of his personal. “It is a wonderful honour for me and especially for Teenage Cancer Trust,” the singer wrote. “I accept this award not only for myself but on behalf of all the unsung heroes who have given their energy towards making the Teenage Cancer Trust the success it has become. The likes of The Who and their fans, Angie Jenkison, Lindsay Hughes, Des Murphy, Rob Ballantine and the late Chris York are some of many who have done so much to elevate the charity, to the point where it now has 28 specialist units in NHS hospitals across the U.K.”
Others to be honored by the king this yr embrace Gary Oldman, David Beckham, Elaine Paige, Georgia Harrison, and fellow musical artists equivalent to Steve Winwood and 10cc’s Graham Gouldman.
The Who might be taking their farewell tour throughout North America this August and September, taking part in stadiums and arenas with assist from acts together with Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters, Billy Idol, Booker T. Jones, Candlebox, Feist, Joe Bonamassa, Tom Cochrane, ZZ Ward, and the Joe Perry Undertaking. And late final week, it was introduced that the group could be releasing a brand new dwell album, Stay At The Oval 1971. The album is the first-ever official recording of The Who’s set at ‘Goodbye Summer: A Rock Concert in aid of Famine Relief for the People of Bangladesh,’ held on The Oval cricket floor in Kennington, South London on September 18th, 1971.
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