Word: roger
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Roger K. Ackley, President...
...reader of some little facts about an athlete previously known--like where he went to high school, what kind of sandwiches he likes, why he is great, and so on. In the history of sports books, only a few stand out, among them Jim Bouton's Ball Four, Roger Kahn's Boys of Summer and anything written by Roger Angell. A new book that decidedly does not fit into ranks of classic sports works is Red Auerbach: An Autobiography...
...finds some big celebrity with little or no experience in front of a movie camera, puts the name in a title role, and crosses his fingers hoping that the mega-star's sheer charisma will carry the audience through two hours' worth of celluloid. But Russell's experience with Roger Daltrey in the forgettable film version of The Who's rock opera Tommy should have taught him that the formula does not necessarily work. A bomb is a bomb is a bomb, and all of Daltrey's striking looks and blonde curls could not hide the truth. Had Daltrey proven...
...this album if you are a jazzman; if you like electronic beeps and structureless trinkles, sans vocals this is the worst investment you could make. Daltrey performs quite conventional and ordinary songs; the way he performs them is extraordinary and therein lies the quality of this album and of Roger Daltrey. Daltrey is helped along by the best supporting cast and Who soloist has ever assembled: Entwhistle plays bass, Rod Argent sweeps the keyboards, even Eric Clapton brings his talents to play...
...like the trills of a fine human voice, One of the Boys shows why Roger Daltrey is riding his Honda 500 and having a beer at the pub, instead of weaving dacron at the textile factory. It proves beyond any doubt Daltrey is more than one of the boys...