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David Lee Roth is an American singer, songwriter, and radio personality. Born on October 10, 1954, in Bloomington, Indiana, he is a member of the band Van Halen. His musical work falls within the rock and hard rock genres, and he performs as a tenor. Roth began his professional career in 1974 and has also worked in acting. He is a citizen of the United States and speaks English.
Roth attended Pasadena City College. His recorded works include songbooks such as *David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em and Smile* and *David Lee Roth - Guitar Anthology*. He is represented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. On Last.fm, his music is tagged with hard rock, rock, 80s, classic rock, and hair metal.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 8
Top works
- David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em and Smile (Songbook)
- David Lee Roth - Guitar Anthology (Songbook)
- David Lee Roth
- David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em and Smile
- David Lee Roth - Guitar Anthology
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Known for
- Van Halen Live at Monsters of Rock, Donington Park 1984 — Self2023
- Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary — Self (archive footage)2022
- Van Halen: A Definitive Kind Of Tokyo — Self2013
- Van Halen The Downtown Sessions2012
- Van Halen - Live Rarities — Himself2006
- David Lee Roth : Napalm Up Yo Ass - The Complete Video Collection 1978-1994 — Self / Vocals2005
- I Love the '90s — Self2004
- Best Week Ever2004
- Van Halen: The Van Halen Story — Himself2003
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special — Self2003
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1954
Discography
Member of
- Van Halen1978–1985
- Bitter Pill
- DLR Band
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 433,258
- Total plays
- 4,254,825
Tags
David Lee Roth (born October 10, 1954 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American singer-songwriter, rock climber, adventurer, actor, author, and former radio personality, being best known for his work with the hard rock band Van Halen and for his fast-talking, larger-than-life persona. Though earning critical and commercial success, Roth left Van Halen due to creative differences in 1985, being replaced by Sammy Hagar (of Montrose and HSAS), and Roth went solo. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Da
Key facts
- Also known as
- Diamond Dave
- Born
- ( 1954-10-10 ) October 10, 1954 (age 71) , Bloomington, Indiana , U.S.
- Genres
- Hard rock heavy metal glam metal pop rock
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter
- Works
- David Lee Roth discography
- Years active
- 1972–present
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Interscope Magna Carta CMH
- Formerly of
- Van Halen The David Lee Roth Band
- Website
- davidleeroth .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lee
- Family name
- Roth
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bloomington
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- hard rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- davidleeroth.com
- Image
- David Lee Roth Smashbox 2008.jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
Show 11 more facts
- Commons category
- David Lee Roth
- date of birth
- 1954-10-10
- topic's main category
- Category:David Lee Roth
- nickname
- David La Rota
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- start of work period
- 1974-00-00
- member of
- Van Halen
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- social media followers
- 175906
- name in native language
- David Lee Roth
- unmarried partner
- Apollonia Kotero
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
David Lee Roth known as "Diamond Dave" (born October 10, 1954) is an American rock singer. Known for his wild and energetic stage persona, he was the lead vocalist of the hard rock band Van Halen for three separate periods: from 1974 to 1985, during 1996, and from 2007 to when they disbanded in 2020. He has had a successful solo career, releasing eight albums, four of which have been RIAA-certified Gold or Platinum. After more than two decades apart, Roth re-joined Van Halen in 2006 for a North American tour that became the highest-grossing in the band's history, and one of the highest-grossing of that year. In 2007, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen. Roth had solo hits with the songs "California Girls", "Yankee Rose", and "Just Like Paradise" in the late 1980s.
Early life
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