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David Lee Roth

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Rock

David Lee Roth is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Al Jolson, Journey, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith and AC/DC. Those roots explain a lot about how David Lee Roth arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sammy Hagar, Extreme, Poison, Tesla and Night Ranger, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Skid Row, Van Halen, Steve Vai, Nile Rodgers and Edgar Winter, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around David Lee Roth, reaching back through Al Jolson and forward to Skid Row. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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David Lee RothAl JolsonJourneyBlack SabbathAerosmithAC/DCFrank SinatraCarl WilsonEdgar WinterSkid RowVan HalenSteve VaiNile RodgersEdgar WinterJohn 5Vince NeilAlcatrazzSammy HagarExtremePoisonTeslaNight RangerGreat WhiteWhitesnakeDokken

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David Lee Roth connections

David Lee Roth grew out of Al Jolson, Journey, Black Sabbath and Aerosmith, shares an orbit with Sammy Hagar, Extreme, Poison and Tesla, went on to shape Skid Row, Van Halen, Steve Vai and Nile Rodgers. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced David Lee Roth

Roots15

Sounds and acts that shaped David Lee Roth.

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Kindred24

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with David Lee Roth.

Bands David Lee Roth shaped

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