The irony is that Steve Vai wasn't even Roth's first choice to join the band. Billy Sheehan, the most notable bassist to play for the David Lee Roth Band, told the Ryan Roxie Podcast that Roth ...

John 5 was on double duty handling electric guitars and bass for 1998's DLR Band, the group's first self-titled album. The lineup also included an unknown drummer called Ray Luzier who would later ...

Roth was backed by the first incarnation of his solo band, which featured guitarist Steve Vai, bassist Billy Sheehan, and drummer Gregg Bissonette. The majority of the album was co-written by Roth ...