David Lee Roth - A Profile of Radio Personality David Lee Roth
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In January, 2006, David Lee Roth, the original front man for the legendary rock band Van Halen succeeded Howard Stern as morning drive host in New York (WXRK-FM), KLLI-FM Dallas, WYSP-FM Philadelphia, WBCN-FM Boston, WRKZ-FM Pittsburgh, WNCX-FM Cleveland and WPBZ-FM West Palm Beach.
He was fired 4 months later in April, 2006.
Best known to rock fans as the front man of legendary band Van Halen, "Diamond" David Lee Roth is also a successful solo artist, music video pioneer and best selling author. Born in Bloomington, Ind., Roth spent his early childhood shuttling between the great outdoors and living with his famous uncle, Manny Roth, in New York's Greenwich Village during the early 60s. Roth's musical education began with the likes of Bob Dylan, Peter Paul and Mary, Richard Pryor and Lenny Bruce.
By the time he reached his mid-20s, Roth was a world-class frontman with platinum albums from his work with his high school buddies, Van Halen. Mixing heavy metal riffs with punk's fury, Van Halen became the most popular American rock & roll band of the late '70s and early '80s releasing a string of classic mega-selling albums (1979's Van Halen II, 1980's Women & Children First, 1981's Fair Warning, 1982's Diver Down, and two years later, 1984), while also becoming a major arena-headlining concert draw.
His subsequent solo career also yielded a truckload of hits, including "Yankee Rose," "Goin' Crazy," "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody," "California Girls,"and "A Little Ain't Enough," as he veered from the arena hard rock he was known for to smoky blues, Las Vegas show tunes and dance floor rhythms, touring countless countries in the process.
Roth penned a tell-all autobiography, Crazy From The Heat, in 1997. He has also appeared on VH1's "The David Lee Roth Fourth of July Christmas Special" and "I Love the 70s," as well as "The Sopranos."
Presently, Roth resides in New York City, where he became a certified emergency medical technician in 2004.
- From an Infinity Broadcasting Press Release
