John Roth

Who is John Roth?

American guitarist John Roth, best known for his work with the rock bands Winger, Black Oak Arkansas, and Giant, has been touring and recording with national acts since the mid 1980‘s. John got his start at the age of 19 when Jim Dandy, Lead Vocalist of Black Oak Arkansas, asked him to join the band as Lead Guitarist in 1986.

After touring the U.S. and Canada with Black Oak in the mid 80‘s, John joined forces with Survivor’s Lead Vocalist Jimi Jamison in 1989 to record Jamison’s first solo release “When Love Comes Down”. The first single “Rock Hard”, which was co-written by Roth, was featured on the hit television series Baywatch.

After touring with Jamison in the early 90’s, Roth joined Winger in 1993 for a tour of the U.S. and Japan in support of the band’s 3rd record, Pull, as well as appearing in the band’s videos “Down Incognito” and “Who’s The One”.

Since the 1990s, Roth has continued to tour and record with Winger on a number of projects including The Very Best of Winger, Winger IV, and the Winger Live concert DVD. Most recently in 2009, the band released their 5th studio effort Karma, and by fall of 2010 has completed a tour of 19 countries supporting the release.

In 2009, Roth joined melodic rock band Giant as lead guitarist to record their 4th studio album Promise Land. The record was released on February 26 in Europe, and March 9 in the USA.