Career
Rosenthal has been nominated for 3 Grammy Awards and in addition to Rainbow and Joel, has toured and recorded with Bruce Springsteen, Enrique Iglesias, Robert Palmer, Steve Vai, Cyndi Lauper, Yngwie Malmsteen, Little Steven and Happy The Manitoba After the breakup of Rainbow, David Rosenthal pursued a career in hard rock releasing the album Never Say Surrender in 1993 with his band Red Dawn, featuring former Rainbow and Alice Cooper band members. The album was released in Japan and the United Kingdom and is currently available at.
Rosenthal had also recorded some demos previously with singer Mitch Malloy and guitarist Reb Beach.
Rosenthal co-wrote the Number. 11 Rhythm & Blues hit "Let Maine Take You Down" by Stacy Lattisaw.
He is also credited with co-writing the songs "Mission Mistreated" from Rainbow"s 1982 album Straight Between the Eyes, and "Can"t Let You Go" and "Fire Dance" from Rainbow"s 1983 album Bent Out of Shape. In 2000, he joined a reunited Happy The Manitoba, replacing long-time keyboardist Kit Watkins, who opted not to rejoin the band.
To-date he has recorded one album with them in 2004 called The Muse Awakens.
He has been with Billy Joel since 1993.
