Roe is best known as the primary songwriter, guitarist and lead singer for the Sacramento based rock band The 77s. Roe is also a music producer who has worked with artists such as Lisa Phenix, The Strawmen, Perry and the Poorboys, and others. In the early 1990s, Roe began a second musical career as a member of the alt-country super group Lost Dogs with Derri Daugherty of the Choir and Terry Taylor of Daniel Amos.