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The Who: Rock Band set for 2010?

The Who lead singer Roger Daltry told Massachusetts paper The Republican that The Who will be receiving its own Rock Band. When an interviewer brought up the newly released The Beatles: Rock Band,

Daltry said, "The game, yeah, yeah, they're going to be doing a Who one next year. There is one planned."It makes some intelligence that The Who would be next in line for the Beatles action.

In adding to being one of the biggest classic rock acts out there, The Who has been tied to the Rock Band permit roughly since day one. When Harmonix initially announced full album downloads, The Who's Who's Next was the first one exposed, even if technological difficulty forced it to be scrapped in favor of a sampler of the band's hits. And in a promotional push for the sequel, the famous British rockers played a shock set at Harmonix and MTV Games' big E3 2008 Rock Band 2 party.

Then again, the report restricted no more details about the game, leaving some question as to whether Daltry spoke of a stand-alone title like The Beatles: Rock Band, a retail-exclusive offering like the AC/DC track pack, or simply another round of downloadable content.

A loyal Who Rock Band game would also raise questions as to which songs would be incorporated in the setlist. Versions of many of the band's biggest hits are already available in existing Rock Band games, including "Won't Get Fooled Again," "Pinball Wizard," "Baba O' Riley," "My Generation," "Who Are You," and "Behind Blue Eyes."

Daltrey's Delight At Beady Eye 'Triumph'

When LIAM GALLAGHER's new band BEADY EYE signed up to performed at Roger Daltrey's The Who band member annual charity gigs - branding the coup a personal "triumph",he got delighted.

The Who frontman stages a yearly series of shows in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust, and this year (11) he's lined up a hotly-anticipated concert by the former Oasis singer's new group.

The gig next month (Mar11), at London's Royal Albert Hall, will be Beady Eye's biggest to date - and Daltrey is overjoyed he managed to secure the in-demand band.

He tells British talk show Loose Women, "On the Friday, of course we have got Liam Gallagher's new band, Beady Eye, which is a big triumph for me."

Roger Daltrey unveil cancer scare

To remove a pre-cancerous growth on one of his vocal cords,The Who's band member Roger Daltrey revealed that he had an operation in December 2009.

Shortly after finishing a 30-date tour the singer was able to know about it,"My voice wasn't behaving in the normal way," Daltrey told CBS Los Angeles. "It was becoming hard work to sing. I just got lucky that somebody put me in touch with Steven Zeitels [Director of the Mass General Voice Center in Massachusetts]."

He added: "He told me that he didn't like what he saw. He took off what he could from the problem area on my vocal cord. He said it wasn't cancer but it was a pre-cancerous growth and you have to keep an eye on it."

Following the operation Daltrey reveals that he was well enough to perform with The Who at the Super Bowl,but he since very beginning struggling with the recovery process.

Daltrey doubts Who’s future

Roger Daltrey said that the Who may have played their last concert due to Pete Townshend’s hearing problems.

Following the their Super Bowl appearance last year,they were offered a large-scale tour in the USA but The Who band refuses due to Pete Townshend's long battle against tinnitus wasn’t going well.

Daltrey was pretty hopeful that despite his cancer scarce his bandmate would find a solution using new hearing technology – but it hasn’t worked out.

And the Who’s Killing Cancer charity show in London last week may have been their last live appearance.

Daltrey Joins All-Star Line-Up At Farner Benefit

The Who band star Roger Daltrey and AC DC bass player CLIFF WILLIAMS, in order to collect funds for GRAND FUNK RAILROAD star MARK FARNER's sick son have joined the list of rockers teaming up for a benefit concert in New York.

They both will be joined by Farner, Kip Winger and Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke, among others, for an all-star jam at New York’s B.B. King’s Blues Club on Monday (17Jan11).

All money which will be earned through the sale of ticket will go toward the medical expenses of Farner’s 21-year-old son, Jesse.

Daltrey tells WENN, "I’m humbled to be able to help Jesse and the Farners in any way I can. We are all very fortunate, in our business, to be able to give back. And sometimes circumstances demand that we give back to our brothers and sisters in the rock and roll business."

Roger Daltrey Hootenanny

The Who band member Roger Daltrey on Jools' annual Hootenanny broadcast helped Jools Holland ring in the New Year with an appearance.

To view such acts as Vampire Weekend, Kylie Minogue, Alison Moyet and others,the BBC2 special had just over 3 million viewers tuning in.

Daltrey sat in with Jools & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra to play the Muddy Waters’ classic, “Mannish Boy.”

Roger returned for the show’s finale, a version of “Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think)” – which featured all the guests on the show: Toots Hibbert, Cee Lo Green, Rumer, Ruby Turner, Alison Moyet, Wanda Jackson, Kylie Minogue, The Secret Sisters and Rico Rodriguez.

Jools Holland and guests – Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think)
With Jools and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra