A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who
Synopsis
A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who, also known as Daltrey Sings Townshend, is a music event and later album documenting a two-night concert at Carnegie Hall in 1994. It broke Carnegie Hall's two day box office gross record, and was the fastest sell-out in the historic venue's history. The concert also raised money for Columbia Presbyterian Babies Hospital. This event was produced by Richard Flanzer and Roger Daltrey of English rock band The Who in celebration of his fiftieth birthday. The Who's music was arranged for orchestra by Michael Kamen, who directed The Juilliard Orchestra for the event. Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, Eddie Vedder, Sinéad O'Connor, Lou Reed, David Sanborn, Alice Cooper, Linda Perry, The Chieftains and others performed as special guests.
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- Director
- Michael Lindsay-Hogg
- Original Title
- A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
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What is A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who about?
A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who, also known as Daltrey Sings Townshend, is a music event and later album documenting a two-night concert at Carnegie Hall in 1994. It broke Carnegie Hall's two day box office gross record, and was the fastest sell-out in the historic venue's history. The concert also raised money for Columbia Presbyterian Babies Hospital. This event was produced by Richard Flanzer and Roger Daltrey of English rock band The Who in celebration of his fiftieth birthday. The Who's music was arranged for orchestra by Michael Kamen, who directed The Juilliard Orchestra for the event. Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, Eddie Vedder, Sinéad O'Connor, Lou Reed, David Sanborn, Alice Cooper, Linda Perry, The Chieftains and others performed as special guests.
Who directed A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who?
A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who was directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg.
Who stars in A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who?
The principal cast of A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who includes Pete Townshend, Lou Reed, Sinéad O'Connor, Eddie Vedder, Alice Cooper.
When was A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who released and how long is it?
A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who was released in 1994 with a total runtime of 1h 44m.