DAVID LEE ROTH's Uncle, Cafe Wha? Boss MANNY ROTH Dead At 95
July 31, 2014, 9 years ago
Manny Roth, founder of the New York City club Cafe Wha? - where Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen and more played in their formative years - has died. He was 95.
"He was a legend in discovering talent, and he will be dearly missed by us all," a message on the venue's Facebook page said. "Thanks for everything, Manny, and we hope to continue your legacy long into the future."Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth, Manny's nephew, offered up a tribute on his personal website. "He was happy, laughing and smiling right up 'til the end," he wrote. "His presence already missed, his contributions with us forever."
Read more at RollingStone.com.
Roth interviewed Uncle Manny on his radio program, The Roth Show, back in 2012:
