David Lee Roth before he was famous

The nobody years

1. 

   late 1960s A ranch for teens

   His parents sent him to a ranch for troubled teenagers.

   He was sent to a horse ranch for troubled teens to learn responsibility. Source

2. 

   early 1970s Hospital orderly

   At Pasadena City College, he worked as a hospital orderly.

   He sang with an R&B band called the Red Ball Jets. Source

3. 

   1973 Ten dollars a night

   The Van Halen brothers rented his band's PA nightly.

   The Van Halen brothers' band rented his band's PA for ten dollars a night. Source

4. 

   1974 The audition worked

   After failed auditions, he finally joined them as singer.

   After a couple of failed auditions, he joined them as singer. Source

5. 1954

   Was born in Bloomington, Indiana, the son of an eye doctor and a teacher. Source

6. 1950s

   His uncle owned Cafe Wha?, a Greenwich Village club. Source

7. 1950s

   His first music idol was Al Jolson. Source

8. 1960s

   Spent much of his boyhood in New Castle, Indiana. Source

9. 1960s

   For three years his parents sent him to a psychiatrist for his hyperactivity. Source

10. late 1960s

    In his teens the family moved to Pasadena, California. Source

11. early 1970s

    At Pasadena City College he worked as a hospital orderly. Source

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