David Lee Roth is a singer/songwriter best known as the original lead vocalist for the band Van Halen from 1974-1984. With Van Halen, he released six albums, all of which were platinum plus albums.
His first solo EP, Crazy From The Heat, came in 1985 during a break from recording with Van Halen. A bitter conflict erupted, and Roth left Van Halen to become a solo artist.
Roth recruited guitarist Steve Vai, bassist Billy Sheehan and drummer Gregg Bissonette, and released Eat 'Em And Smile in 1986, which featured the hits "Yankee Rose" and "Goin' Crazy". Skyscraper was released in 1988 and featured the hits "Just Like Paradise" and "Stand Up". Vai then left Roth's band to become a solo artist, and Sheehan went on to join the band Mr. Big.
Roth recruited guitarist Jason Becker for his fourth album A Little Ain't Enough (1991). Although the album featured the hits "A Lil' Ain't Enough" and "Sensible Shoes", Roth's popularity began to wane at this point. Becker was then diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, and had to leave Roth's band. Your Filthy Little Mouth (1994), was the most diverse Roth album to date, with country and reggae music featured.
Then, a shocker occurred. Vocalist Sammy Hagar was fired from Van Halen, and Eddie Van Halen asked Roth to rejoin the band for the recording of two new tracks on the "Best Of Van Halen Volume 1" album. Fans were eagerly awaiting a reunion tour of the original Van Halen. The lineup made an appearance on the MTV Music Awards to present an award, and fans cheered the world over. But to everyone's surprise, Roth was dismissed from Van Halen for the second time after conflicts with Eddie Van Halen erupted once again.
Roth released his autobiography, "Crazy From The Heat" in 1997, telling his side of the story about his former bandmates. A greatest hits album of Roth's best solo hits was released shortly afterwards. In 1998, Roth formed a new band and released the DLR Band on Wa Wa Zat Records. He toured throughout most of 1998 and 1999 in support of the album.
In 2000, rumors began to spread that Roth had rejoined Van Halen, and that they were working on songs for a new album. Then Eddie Van Halen was diagnosed with tongue cancer, and took time off from the band to be treated and recover. As months went by, no news or reports were released from the Van Halen camp. Roth eventually became frustrated, and went back on the road as a solo artist. Two years later, something happened that nobody expected. Roth joined his Van Halen replacement, Sammy Hagar, on tour. This was totally unexpected, as they had thrown words at each other in the press while Hagar was part of Van Halen. Their bitter hatred for each other seemed to be set aside for the first time, as they agreed to bring the best of Van Halen's music to the fans from both eras of the band. The tour went on to become one of the biggest and best tours of 2002. It proved to be a one time affair, as Hagar was quoted as saying that he would never tour with Roth again due to their inability to get along peacefully on the road.
In 2003, Roth released his seventh album, Diamond Dave, on Magna Carta Records. It was an album of Roth's favorite cover songs as well as a few originals. Roth is currently touring in support of the album.