Photos From Last Night’s MusiCares Event

Roving Pollstar photographer John Davisson attended the MusiCares MAP Fund benefit in New York last night and snapped these great photos of the event honoring Pete Townshend and the longtime manager of The Who, Bill Curbishley, for their charitable efforts.

We posted the Associated Press account of the benefit earlier today, but at that time AP only provided one photo – a close up of Townshend. Now we have a little eye candy, courtesy of Mr. Davisson. Clicking on an individual photo reveals the complete image.

Photo: John Davisson

Shortly after arriving at the 11th annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit at the Best Buy Theater in New York.

Photo: John Davisson

The Who’s longtime manager at the MusiCares MAP Fund benefit at the Best Buy Theater in New York.

Photo: John Davisson

With longtime companion Rachel Fuller at the 11th annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit at the Best Buy Theater in New York.

Photo: John Davisson

11th annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit at the Best Buy Theater in New York.

Saying The Who was the first rock concert he ever attended, Springsteen described how Townshend’s guitar smashing influenced his own performance style while a member of the teenage band The Castiles.

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The Who guitarist at the 11th annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit at the Best Buy Theater in New York.

“I went out and I bought a smoke bomb and I bought a strobe light and I brought them to the gig,” Springsteen said

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Bruce Springsteen, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend performing at the 11th annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit at the Best Buy Theater in New York.

At the end of the night, I lit the smoke bomb in the Catholic school basement, I turned on the strobe light and I climbed on top of my Danelectro amplifier holding a vase of flowers I’d stolen from one of the upstairs classrooms. As the nuns looked on with horror, I reached up and smashed them onto the dance floor.”

Photo: John Davisson

Bruce Springsteen, Roger Daltrey, Zak Starkey and Pete Townshend, 11th Annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert in New York City.

The MusiCares MAP Fund provides members of the music community access to addiction recovery treatment. The organization raised $37 million last year. Visit MusiCares.org for more information.

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