Uli Jon Roth

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Uli Jon Roth
Roth at Wacken Open Air 2015
Background information
Also known as	Ulrich Roth
Born	(1954-12-18) 18 December 1954 (age 69) Düsseldorf, West Germany
Genres	Heavy metal hard rock speed metal neoclassical metal progressive metal psychedelic rock blues rock
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1968–present
Formerly of	Dawn Road Scorpions Electric Sun
Website	ulijonroth.com

Uli Jon Roth (born Ulrich Roth; 18 December 1954) is a German guitarist who became famous for his work with the hard rock band Scorpions and is one of the earliest contributors to the neoclassical metal genre. He is also the founder of Sky Academy and designer of the Sky Guitar. He is the older brother of fellow guitarist and artist Zeno Roth (1956–2018).