Roger’s second single from his McVicar LP hits the U.S. charts. The gentle ballad “Without Your Love,” a cover of a Billy Nicholls’ song from Pete’s Meher Baba tribute LP With Love, becomes Roger’s biggest solo hit in the U.S. peaking at #20 in Billboard and #23 in Cash Box. The flip side is “Escape… Read More »1980-09-20
Melody Maker prints an angry rebuttal to their panning review of Roger’s movie McVicar. The letter comes from John McVicar himself. He praises Roger for gambling on a risky subject
The Who and manager Bill Curbishley quietly return to Cincinnati to give 2 days of depositions in a $1.2 million lawsuit brought by Todd Volkman, a survivor of the crush outside Riverfront Coliseum before The Who’s 1979 concert. The depositions are held at the Cincinnati Club. The proceedings get very emotional with John reduced to… Read More »1980-09-03
Record Mirror carries a full page ad for McVicar
The film McVicar has its London premiere. Roger’s labor of love receives generally negative reviews. David Wilson in New Statesman calls it a competent television crime show but not much more. Melody Maker and Movietone News agree. Lawrence O’Toole in Maclean’s headlines his negative assessment “God save us from bored rock stars.” Roger does get… Read More »1980-08-27
The soundtrack album to Roger’s film McVicar hits the British charts where it peaks at #39. The listing of performers on the sleeve shows that all the present members of The Who play on the record, but there is no information about which tracks they are on or whether they play any songs as a… Read More »1980-08-23
The soundtrack album to Roger’s film McVicar hits the U.S. charts, reaching as high as #22 there
The Recording Industry Association of America certifies Pete’s solo album Empty Glass as Gold.
Roger Daltrey’s solo single “Free Me” backed with “McVicar” hits the British charts. It peaks at #39, the last solo Roger single to enter the British Top Forty.
Billboard carries a full page ad for McVicar