LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES- OCT 10, 2019…DIAMOND DAVID LEE ROTH TURNS 64 TODAY. ROTH IS BEST KNOWN AS THE LEAD SINGER OF VAN HALEN FROM HIS TWO STINTS WITH THE GROUP, FROM 1974-1985, AND AGAIN FROM 2006 ONWARD. IN THE LATE 1980’S ROTH ENJOYED COMMERCIAL SUCCESS AS A SOLO ARTIST. RECENTLY, HE WAS IN TALKS FOR ANOTHER VAN HALEN TOUR WITH PLANS FOR THE PROJECT FALLING THROUGH NUMEROUS TIMES. RECENTLY DURING AN INTERVIEW HE WAS ASKED ABOUT THE ABORTED SUMMER VAN HALEN TOUR, AND HE SIMPLY SAID THE BAND WAS “FINISHED.” WHEN HE ELABORATED HE SAID “It’s been cancelled a number of times and I think Van Halen’s finished and this is the next phase.”
ROTH IS CURRENTLY PROMOTING A 2020 LAS VEGAS SOLO RESIDENCY. HERE’S ONE OF DLR’S BEST SOLO TRACKS:
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