Roger Daltrey before he was famous

The nobody years

1. 

   1957 A homemade red guitar

   He built his first guitar himself, a red Stratocaster copy.

   He built his first guitar himself, a red copy of a Stratocaster. Source

2. 

   1959 Expelled at fifteen

   At fifteen, his headmaster expelled him.

   He joined a skiffle group called the Detours and soon ran it. Source

3. 

   early 1960s Sheet metal then gigs

   He worked sheet metal by day, playing with the Detours nightly.

   By day he worked as a sheet-metal worker; by night he played with the Detours. Source

4. 

   1964 The name was The Who

   When they needed a new name, he suggested The Who.

   When the band needed a new name, he said: It's the Who, innit? Source

5. 1944

   Was born at Hammersmith Hospital during a wartime bombing raid. Source

6. 1944

   At three months old, he and his mother were evacuated to a Scottish farm. Source

7. 1955

   He came top of his class in the eleven-plus exam. Source

8. 1959

   He was expelled from school by his headmaster at fifteen. Source

9. early 1960s

   He settled band arguments with his fists. Source

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