Uli Jon Roth, the German guitarist, was born on the 18th of December 1954. He has made an immense contribution to the field of neo-classical metal music. Roth, along with some other members, had formed a band entitled Dawn Road towards the beginning of the 1970s. In 1973 the Scorpions disbanded owing to Michael Schenker who had left it to join the UFO. Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker , the other existing members of Scorpions, combined with the members of Dawn Road to form a very strong group. The name of this group was changed to Scorpions since is had become quite popular during those years. Hence Uli Jon Roth became the Scorpions guitarist.
During the years 1974 and 1977 the Scorpions released four albums in which Roth played the role of main songwriter, occasional lead singer and of course the lead guitarist. Tokyo Tapes, was recorded in 1978, in Japan and it was one of the best selling live albums of the Scorpions. Before the release of the album, Roth had left the band. Electric Sun, Roth's very own band was formed and three albums were released. The 1st album was released in the year 1979. Dedicated to Jimi Hendrix , it was entitled Earthquake. Fire Wind, released in 1981, and Beyond the Astral Skies in 1985 were the other albums. They were dedicated to Anwar el-Sadat and Martin Luther King respectively.
Roth, later, composed two concertos and four symphonies and had even performed with some symphony orchestras all through Europe. After this the name 'Uli John Roth' was used by him for all his concerts and album releases. In the year 2001 Roth had even played for Castle Donington, which happens to be an outdoor rock festival. This later got released on DVDs. Roth featured in a concert along with the Scorpions in 2006 at Wacken Open Air Festival. Named as "A Night To Remember, A Journey Through Time" it had become a great success.
Roth happens to be the creator of the Sky Guitar and the founder of the Sky Academy. These are the best rock guitars for beginners. He had in particular made custom guitars which had additional frets. Roth had 5 of such guitars which were made by a person of British origin and had been used by the guitarist of Fair Warning. Amongst these guitars one was made with 36 frets, the other had 42 while the third was fretless. The guitar without the frets was used in the album, Beyond the Astral Skies.
During the years 1974 and 1977 the Scorpions released four albums in which Roth played the role of main songwriter, occasional lead singer and of course the lead guitarist. Tokyo Tapes, was recorded in 1978, in Japan and it was one of the best selling live albums of the Scorpions. Before the release of the album, Roth had left the band. Electric Sun, Roth's very own band was formed and three albums were released. The 1st album was released in the year 1979. Dedicated to Jimi Hendrix , it was entitled Earthquake. Fire Wind, released in 1981, and Beyond the Astral Skies in 1985 were the other albums. They were dedicated to Anwar el-Sadat and Martin Luther King respectively.
Roth, later, composed two concertos and four symphonies and had even performed with some symphony orchestras all through Europe. After this the name 'Uli John Roth' was used by him for all his concerts and album releases. In the year 2001 Roth had even played for Castle Donington, which happens to be an outdoor rock festival. This later got released on DVDs. Roth featured in a concert along with the Scorpions in 2006 at Wacken Open Air Festival. Named as "A Night To Remember, A Journey Through Time" it had become a great success.
Roth happens to be the creator of the Sky Guitar and the founder of the Sky Academy. These are the best rock guitars for beginners. He had in particular made custom guitars which had additional frets. Roth had 5 of such guitars which were made by a person of British origin and had been used by the guitarist of Fair Warning. Amongst these guitars one was made with 36 frets, the other had 42 while the third was fretless. The guitar without the frets was used in the album, Beyond the Astral Skies.
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