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<\/p>\nSir Roger Daltrey, knighted just last year, has not let his new title go to his head. This past weekend in Miami, Florida, he performed with amateur musicians at the Rock Fantasy Camp. By all accounts, it went well. Even at 82, the rock legend can belt it out.<\/p>\n
There were 11 Camper bands he played onstage with, covering a myriad of Who songs including \u201cPinball Wizard,\u201d \u201cWon\u2019t Get Fooled Again,\u201d \u201cSubstitute\u201d and \u201cBehind Blue Eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n
I wasn\u2019t able to attend the event, but I have known Roger for almost two decades. He is basically a normal Joe and a devoted supporter of Teen Cancer America (in England, Teen Cancer Trust). Daltrey\u2019s charities raise money to build cancer wings in major hospitals for young adults stricken with the menacing malady.<\/p>\n
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Rock Fantasy Camp founder David Fishof (left) interviews The Who frontman Sir Roger Daltrey at the April 2026 Miami, Florida, camp.<\/p>\n
Courtesy of Rock Fantasy Camp<\/p>\n
Now just what is Rock Fantasy Camp? The brainchild of long-time music executive David Fishof, it has been pairing amateur musicians with famous rock stars for three decades. In addition to Daltrey the camp has featured Jeff Beck, Jack Bruce and Slash.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe loves camp, this is his fourth,\u201d says Fishof. \u201cBut the funniest thing he\u2019s joked with me over the years: \u2018On my Who tours often there will be campers in the first two rows waving signs at me. It\u2019s hard to see the rest of the audience.\u2019 My response: \u201cThey can\u2019t sit three rows back. They want to be on stage jamming with you!\u201d<\/p>\n
Ron \u201cBumblefoot\u201d Thal, a guitarist who\u2019s toured with Guns \u2018N\u2019 Roses, has been a counselor at five camps. He contrasts the experiences. \u201cPerforming with Roger was great, even just meeting him,\u201d says Thal.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s hard to compare that to say, Alice Cooper, who I did a camp with this past fall. Both are amazing, but have different styles. It\u2019s like eating at a nice restaurant where all of the dishes are good. It\u2019s hard to pick just one.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The band that guitarist camper Anthony Jabin (red hat, right of Sir Roger Daltrey) was paired with at Miami\u2019s Rock Fantasy Camp in April 2026.<\/p>\n
Courtesy of Rock Fantasy Camp<\/p>\n
A Miami camper, Anthony Jabin, by day a tech investor, puts it a little differently. \u201cI\u2019ve been to six rock camps now and this by far was the best. Playing guitar looking over my shoulder seeing Roger Daltrey singing \u201cWon\u2019t Get Fooled Again\u201d was surreal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daltrey says he gets as much from the experience as campers. “It reminds me of what I was like when I made my first guitar and started mucking around, playing and singing songs, thinking I was Elvis Presley. It puts your feet back on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n
Do campers ever surprise Daltrey with their musical abilities? “Let’s put it this way. They all have varying degrees of talent, have a good time, have a laugh. That’s what it’s about, having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n