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You are here: Home / 1974-77 (Club Days) / David Lee Roth Recalls Van Halen Club Days In Latest Episode Of The Roth Show

David Lee Roth Recalls Van Halen Club Days In Latest Episode Of The Roth Show

by VHND — updated February 1, 2023 Leave a Comment

David Lee Roth has released another episode of The Roth Show. Gather ’round the campfire kids, Uncle Dave has some early-day Van Halen stories to tell!

Here’s a rundown of what Dave talks about (and sings) in episode two, season two of The Roth Show recorded in Studio B at Henson Studios:

  • The Golden Years: Living gig-to-gig
  • Playing & fighting at Walter Mitty’s Rock ‘n Grill Emporium in Pomona
  • The story behind Dave’s “the smell of fresh sawdust on the floor” lyric from “Somewhere Over The Rainbow Bar & Grill”
  • Drunk girl dancing the night away with her pants on backwards
  • The storied history of Henson Studios
  • “Somewhere Over The Rainbow Bar & Grill” [Alternate Version]

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Filed Under: 1974-77 (Club Days), 2022, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, News, The Roth Show, Van Halen

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