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American musician and entrepreneur

Sammy Hagar
Hagar performing at the Moondance Jam on July 10, 2008
Background information
Birth name	Samuel Roy Hagar[1]
Also known as	The Ruddy Rocker
Built-in	(1947-10-13) Oct 13, 1947 (age 74) Salinas, California, U.S.[2]
Genres	Hard stone heavy metal glam metal blues stone
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	1972–present
Labels	Capitol Geffen MCA Cabo Wabo Music Beyond Music Loud & Proud Roadrunner Silverline earMUSIC 33rd Street
Associated acts	Montrose Van Halen HSAS Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas The Other One-half Los Tres Gusanos Planet Us Chickenfoot Sammy Hagar and the Circle
Website	redrocker.com

Musical artist

Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947),^[1] also known as The Reddish Rocker,^[iii] is an American vocaliser-songwriter, musician, and entrepreneur. Hagar came to prominence in the 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose. He then launched a successful solo career, scoring a hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55". He enjoyed commercial success when he replaced David Lee Roth as the lead vocaliser of Van Halen in 1985, but left in 1996. He returned to the ring from 2003 to 2005. On March 12, 2007, Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a fellow member of Van Halen. His musical style primarily consists of hard stone, heavy metallic, and glam metal.^{[4] [five] [half dozen] [7] [8]}

As well a man of affairs, Hagar founded the Cabo Wabo tequila brand and restaurant chain, as well as Sammy'due south Beach Bar rum.^[ix] His electric current musical projects include being the lead vocalizer of Chickenfoot and Sammy Hagar and the Circle. Hagar too is the host of Rock & Curl Road Trip with Sammy Hagar on Marker Cuban's cable network AXS Boob tube.^[10]

Early life [edit]

Sam Roy Hagar was born to Bobby and Gladys Hagar in Salinas, California^[2] and was named after his maternal grandfather.^[11] Hagar's family worked in the lettuce fields and he lived with his parents and three siblings in a labor camp until moving s to Fontana, California.^[12] At that place, his father Bobby had landed a job at the Kaiser Steel Mill, working in the open hearth.^[13] Bobby Hagar was an alcoholic boxer who held a record for being knocked down 20 times in a single fight.^[12] Friends said he was "mentally damaged" upon returning home from fighting in World War II.^[12] "My father was the town drunk," said Hagar, who described his father as "a consummate alcoholic and madman" who was abusive towards his wife and children.^[12] Hagar's mother would occasionally take the children to a nearby orange grove to sleep in the car when their father became too vehement. The Hagar family moved frequently, as Bobby had a habit of spending the rent coin on alcohol; Hagar recalls living in nine different homes in Fontana while growing up. When Hagar was ten years former, his mother Gladys took the children and left Bobby for good.^[12]

Growing upward, Hagar would pick fruit, deliver newspapers, and mow lawns to earn money. He excelled academically and discovered music while in high school, teaching himself to play guitar on a $40 instrument purchased from a Sears catalog. He fronted his outset ring, the Fabulous Castilles, when he was xiv years old.^[14] At age 17, Hagar went to San Bernardino and snuck in to see the 1964 U.s. debut of The Rolling Stones at the Swing Auditorium. He also regularly attended concerts past surf guitarist Dick Dale at the Riverside National Guard Armory.^[12]

After graduating from high school, Hagar "wanted to become out of Fontana as quickly as I could". He moved to nearby Riverside and played in a handful of local bands, while likewise landing a job running the music department at a local shop. Hagar first joined the Johnny Fortune Band as lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist^[fifteen] and subsequently played in a cord of other pre-Montrose bands including Big Bang, Skinny, Dustcloud, Cotton, Jimmy, the Justice Brothers, and Manhole.^[16] The Justice Brothers were the house ring at a bar called "The Nightclub" in San Bernardino, before they relocated to San Francisco.^[17] During this period in Riverside, Hagar met drummer David Lauser, who would become his friend and musical partner for decades to come. Hagar and so got married and moved to San Francisco. At some point subsequently landing in San Francisco, two members of his band were arrested on drug charges, and Hagar found himself bankrupt and without a ring. He afterward spent several months driving a dump truck for his father-in-law in New York as a ways of supporting himself until he could put a new band together.^[12]

In 1970, Hagar returned to Fontana with his wife and new baby, pursuing a career in music full fourth dimension. While in Fontana, he claims he was visited by "a transport and two creatures within of this ship" while he lay in bed one night. "And they were connected to me, tapped into my mind through some kind of mysterious wireless connection", he said of the experience, calculation "I was kind of waking up. They said, in their advice to each other, no words spoke, 'Oh, he's waking up. We've got to go.' They fired off a numerical lawmaking, but it was non of our numerical system. Of a sudden, pow, the connection instantly bankrupt." The experience affected Hagar deeply and led him to travel to Yucaipa, California to consult a psychic, who told Hagar that he needed to go dorsum to San Francisco where fame was awaiting him.^[12]

Musical career [edit]

Montrose (1973–1975) [edit]

While playing in a San Francisco cover band, Hagar was discovered and recruited to join Montrose, a new band being put together by noted session guitarist Ronnie Montrose. Hagar appeared on the band's debut and sophomore albums, which included the first song Hagar ever wrote, "Bad Motor Scooter". After conflicts arose between himself and Ronnie Montrose during a European bout, Hagar was fired. Bassist Bill Church, whom Montrose had fired after the starting time anthology, and drummer Denny Carmassi eventually followed Hagar out of Montrose, playing in his backing band as he embarked on a solo career.

Solo career (1976–1987, 1997, 2008, 2013–2014) [edit]

By the late 1970s, Hagar was enjoying moderate success as a solo creative person on Capitol Records under the tutelage of A&R human Carter, with such albums as Nine on a X Calibration and hits such as "Cerise", which would build his persona and style, leading to his nickname as "The Red Rocker". However, Hagar felt that Carter did not play to his strengths equally "a heavy-metal guy" and instead tried to generate Elevation 40 hits (such as a cover of Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay") with trivial success.^[18] Hagar opened for Boston during their 1978/1979 "Don't Wait Back" tour, and was scheduled to keep in San Bernardino, California. Prior to the show, Hagar was replaced on the bill by the up-and-coming Los Angeles lodge band The Knack. Hagar carve up with Carter for his 1979 Street Machine anthology which he cocky-produced. But afterwards it and 1980'south Danger Zone failed to pause out, Hagar felt that Capitol was non supporting him sufficiently.^[19]

Hagar also penned songs that became hits for other bands, notably the top x rocker for Rick Springfield, "I've Done Everything for You". Bette Midler recorded two Hagar songs, "Go along on Rockin" and "Red".

Eddie Van Halen approached Hagar when they played a festival together in 1978 and informed him that Montrose had been his favorite ring, referring to himself every bit a "Montrose freak". Hagar has said that Eddie had been heavily influenced past Montrose, saying "(N)ot his soloing every bit much as the chording – yeah, he took some of that large open chord matter [from Montrose]. The large open A, the large open D, the big open E. Everything as open every bit you could brand it, to make information technology every bit heavy as possible with i guitar. And that was pretty much Ronnie's fashion, also."^[twenty]

Hagar left Capitol for the newly formed Geffen Records and made some personnel changes, including enlisting long-time friend and former Justice Brothers bandmate David Lauser equally his drummer. His first Geffen release, Continuing Hampton, was his biggest-selling album to date and went platinum on the forcefulness of songs such as "At that place's Only One Way to Rock". The follow-upwards, Three Lock Box, generated his kickoff pop Top xl striking single and his highest-charting solo unmarried on the Billboard Hot 100, "Your Beloved Is Driving Me Crazy", which peaked at No. 13 in early on 1983.

Hagar continued to enjoy commercial success in the 1980s, with peradventure his best-known song, "I Can't Drive 55", from his 1984 anthology VOA, reaching No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Nautical chart and garnering heavy AOR airplay. By this fourth dimension, Hagar had get a headlining act in many parts of the United States and Europe.

In 1987, Hagar had his commencement No. 1 hit on the Billboard Anthology Rock Tracks with "Requite to Alive" from I Never Said Goodbye, released after he had joined Van Halen.

HSAS (1983–1984) [edit]

In 1983 and 1984, Hagar and guitarist Neal Schon of Journey formed the supergroup HSAS (Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve) forth with former Foghat bassist Kenny Aaronson and onetime Santana drummer Michael Shrieve. HSAS did a small Christmas tour to do good local charities and released an album, Through the Fire. The tracks which appeared on the album were recorded live, simply crowd noise was removed during the mixing process to create the feel of a studio album. As intended from its start, HSAS was a brusque-lived project. One song in particular, a cover of "A Whiter Shade of Pale", received some airplay, peaking at No. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles nautical chart equally "Superlative of the Rock" became an under-the-radar airplay favorite on AOR stations and in markets such as Seattle.

Van Halen (1985–1996) [edit]

In 1985 after departing means with vocalist David Lee Roth, the remaining members of the band Van Halen contacted many potential replacements. In July, given Eddie Van Halen's appreciation of Montrose and at his automobile mechanic'southward suggestion, the ring auditioned and quickly hired Hagar to make full the opening. With Hagar at the front end, Van Halen produced four multi-platinum, number 1 Billboard charting albums: 5150, OU812, For Unlawful Carnal Noesis, and Residual, also equally many chart hits, including nine number ane Mainstream Rock hits. During Hagar's stint as Van Halen's vocalist, the band was often informally referred to by fans as "Van Hagar" equally a way to distinguish the ring from the previous David Lee Roth era.

Internal disputes eventually led to Hagar's difference from the band in June 1996. Hagar disagreed with a decision to record ii new tracks for a greatest hits album^[21] after the band had agreed to take fourth dimension off following their 1995 globe tour. This issue was pushed by Van Halen'due south new manager Ray Danniels, Alex Van Halen's brother-in-law, who was brought in later the death of their longtime director Ed Leffler. Hagar wanted instead to record a new studio album, but merely later Eddie, Alex, and Hagar's meaning wife had all dealt with their corresponding medical issues. Although there are several versions of how the split up occurred, Hagar has stated that the final straw came when he was with his wife in Hawaii, where they had arranged for a natural commitment of the baby, and Eddie wanted him back in the studio in California. Hagar claimed to take flown to Los Angeles with his wife simply to discover that she could not fly back to Hawaii. In the ensuing statement, he claims that he was fired. Eddie, on the other mitt, says that Hagar quit. The terminate came when Eddie started to work with erstwhile lead singer David Lee Roth instead of Hagar, and two new songs were made with Roth for the greatest hits album Best Of – Book I. When Van Halen once again parted ways with Roth, instead of rehiring Hagar, the band hired Gary Cherone, the one-time pb vocalizer of Farthermost, also managed past Danniels.

Los Tres Gusanos (1993–1996, 2002, 2005–present) [edit]

Having jammed as a trio in 1992, Hagar, drummer David Lauser, and Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony formed the harmony-singing rock band Los Tres Gusanos (in English, The Three Worms) in 1993.^{[22] [23]} Playing a mixture of Hagar, Van Halen, and embrace songs at Cabo Wabo and in San Francisco the band got together a few times a twelvemonth. Initially agile until 1996, Los Tres Gusanos regrouped in 2002,^[24] and so again in 2005,^[25] and has performed together many times since. Lauser has gone on record to say, "Los Tres Gusanos will never die and rumors abound that they may resurface in Cabo soon."^[26]

Musician Robert Berry stood in for Michael Anthony in 1996 and 1998 while the bass player fulfilled his touring commitments with Van Halen.^[27] Being basically a bar/jam band, the group has as well hosted a number of guests with them on stage.

Like related project Planet Us, Los Tres Gusanos has played at the BAMMIES (aka the California Music Awards)^[28] and is known for its live performances. Similarly, neither band has always made any official releases, although a number of unofficial bootleg alive recordings accept been widely circulated on CD and download, though these tend to be credited to Van Halen even when Hagar refers to Los Tres Gusanos by name during the recorded performances.^{[29] [thirty] [31]} In 2021, Hagar claimed that, during the early years of Los Tres Gusanos' formation, he was offered a spot singing for metal ring Pantera that did not come up to fruition.^[32]

Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas (1996–2005) [edit]

Hagar produced several solo records after the split with Van Halen in 1996. He hit No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks nautical chart in 1997 with "Little White Lie". In 1999, he formed a long-term band, chosen The Waboritas: David Lauser returned on drums, equally did Jesse Harms on keyboards, and new to the mix was former The Motorbus Boys guitarist Vic Johnson, and former Tommy Tutone bassist Mona Gnader. Subsequent tours were known for spontaneity; such equally improvising "Folsom Prison house Blues" past Johnny Cash at the IC Light Amphitheatre in Pittsburgh after the dissonance of a train disturbed the show.

In the summer of 2002, Roth and Hagar teamed upwards in the Vocal For Song, the Heavyweight Champs of Rock and Whorl Tour (also known equally the 'Sans-Halen' or 'Sam & Dave' Tour). The tour attracted media and audience fascination because information technology seemed more improbable than even a Van Halen tour with Roth or Hagar. The tour drew large crowds and featured no opening acts; Roth and Hagar alternated as the showtime deed. Roth contrasted his personality with Hagar'due south: "He's the kind of guy you go out with to split a bottle with a friend. I'm the kind of guy you go out with if you desire to split your friend with a canteen." Michael Anthony guested with Hagar's Waboritas numerous times and sometimes even sang lead. During performances, Hagar teased Anthony by asking, "Exercise the brothers know you're here?" Anthony never played with Roth. Gary Cherone appeared on occasion. Hagar released a live album (Alive: Hallelujah), featuring vocals past Mike and Gary, and a documentary DVD, Long Road to Cabo, about touring with Roth.

"I thought that tour would exist really absurd, and it wasn't," Hagar said. "He [Roth] was so pompous and demanding. He's a strange guy."^[33]

Planet Us (2002–2003) [edit]

In 2002, with Van Halen yet unreformed at this point, Hagar joined again with guitarists Neal Schon of Journey and afterward Joe Satriani to form a new side project called Planet Us, along with Van Halen member Michael Anthony on bass and Deen Castronovo (also of Journeying) on drums. Despite having big intentions, the band only recorded ii songs and played alive a few times before dissolving when Hagar and Anthony reunited with Van Halen. The two songs, "Psycho Vertigo" and "Peephole," would not see release until Schon'south Soul SirkUS released "Peephole" on 2003's "World Play" and Hagar's 2008 effort, Cosmic Universal Style.

Reunion with Van Halen (2003–2005) [edit]

Hagar with Van Halen, 2004

Later on the successful tour with David Lee Roth, Hagar started thinking about his former Van Halen bandmates, calling Alex in late 2003 following a tip from a common friend. In 2004, Van Halen toured with Hagar while releasing a 2-CD greatest hits album, titled The Best of Both Worlds, featuring three new Van Halen tracks fronted past Hagar.

The subsequent bout brought on more than problems, nonetheless, about notably Eddie Van Halen's alleged relapse into alcoholism. The human relationship betwixt Hagar and Van Halen eventually got and then strained that they completed the tour using two dissever charter jets, ane for Hagar and Michael Anthony and 1 for Eddie and Alex. The tour ended with a somewhat infamous last testify in Tucson, Arizona. As the testify ended, Eddie smashed his guitar on stage sending shrapnel into the audition. This caused tensions backstage after the show eliminating the possibility of a new anthology being recorded. Hagar said in an interview (and later confirmed in greater detail in his 2011 autobiography) that Eddie had changed and was not the same person anymore.

Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas (2005–present) [edit]

In 2005, Hagar continued to play with The Waboritas as he toured the Atlantic coast and the Midwest and added ex-Van Halen bass player Michael Anthony. Hagar's 2006 tour with The Waboritas also included a segment with Anthony, playing as a ring called The Other Half (a reference to Hagar and Anthony being the half of Van Halen that was not Van Halen past name) for a gear up of songs in the middle of the show, including both Hagar- and Roth-era tunes. Hagar released an album and DVD called Livin' Information technology Up! In St. Louis with the Wabos on July 25, 2006. Hagar has a longstanding and strong relationship with St. Louis. He frequently credits St. Louis fans and the radio station KSHE in St. Louis with helping to launch his professional career.

Chickenfoot (2008–present) [edit]

In 2008, Hagar formed a supergroup named Chickenfoot with Michael Anthony, Carmine Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, and guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani. Their self-titled debut album was released in June 2009 and debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Music Chart. A brief bout was followed up by a second anthology, Chickenfoot Iii in 2011.

Sammy Hagar and the Circle (2014–present) [edit]

Hagar formed a new supergroup in 2014, featuring Michael Anthony, Waboritas guitarist Vic Johnson, and drummer Jason Bonham. The grouping was named Sammy Hagar and the Circle every bit co-ordinate to Hagar, "this band has kinda taken me full circle in my career", featuring tracks from his solo hits, along with Montrose, Van Halen, and Chickenfoot. Led Zeppelin songs were also featured in homage to Led Zeppelin due to the fact that Jason is the son of Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. Focusing on Sammy Hagar and the Circumvolve meant Chickenfoot would be put on hiatus, helped by the fact the other supergroup gave Hagar some frustration in "spending a half-million on a record, writ[ing] and record[ing] for half dozen months. Information technology's a lot of work, and then to not sell many records." Sammy Hagar and the Circle began touring in 2014, with a live recording released on the album, At Your Service in May 2015.^[34] In August 2015, it was reported that The Circle were having discussions about making a studio record to follow upward their alive album, with Hagar stating, "I want to see what [The Circle] can practice in the studio, I've got a vibe on what I think this band volition be, and it ain't classic rock, believe it or not. I desire to play, similar American folk stone, with a heavy edge. Call up The Band? Yes, write lyrics about America, and about the globe. I just have a feeling that this band might be able to do that really well. Nosotros'll discover out."^[35] Sammy Hagar and the Circle's debut studio album Space Betwixt was released May ten, 2022 on BMG. The album debuted at No. iv on the Billboard 200 chart, No. 1 on Billboard'southward Elevation Album Sales nautical chart, No. ane on Billboard'south US Independent Albums chart, and No. 1 on Billboard'south Top Stone Albums chart. The sales start marked Hagar'south third-largest sales calendar week since Nielsen Music began tracking information in 1991.^[36]

Musical equipment [edit]

Hagar previously endorsed Yamaha guitars, which are currently producing a line of Hagar signature guitars named the Yamaha AES620 SH. The guitar is based on Yamaha's AES620 and features a number of modifications requested by Hagar, including a Seymour Duncan JB pickup in the span position, a "Cabo Wabo" inlay at the 12th fret and custom translucent crimson finish.^[37] In improver to his signature model, Hagar also plays a handmade AES920 solid-body guitar.^[38] Previously, Hagar collaborated with Washburn Guitars, which made a Hagar signature guitar named Washburn RR150, which featured Seymour Duncan pickups and a piezo pickup incorporated into the bridge.^[39] In recent years, Hagar has switched to Gibson Guitars, having two signatures past them: the "Ruddy Rocker" Les Paul,^[forty] and the Sammy Hagar Explorer.^[41]

Hagar has used Crate Amplifiers, which marketed a Hagar signature 120-watt amplifier named Crate BV120RH Crimson Voodoo Amp Head.^[42] Currently, he uses Blackstar and Marshall amps, making utilise of the Marshall Vintage Modern 2466 caput and Blackstar Series One 100-watt head.^[43]

Business organization interests [edit]

• In the 1990s, Hagar bought a mountain bike store and congenital another ane named Sausalito Cyclery, soon rated the number 1 independent bike shop in California. Hagar designed a mountain wheel called the "Cherry Rocker", built with a ruby-red frame by Gary Fisher and black components with no chrome.^[44]
• Hagar owns a nightclub and restaurant in Cabo San Lucas, United mexican states called Cabo Wabo Cantina, where the video for the 1999 hit song, "Mas Tequila" (from the 1999 Carmine Voodoo anthology), was filmed. Hagar plays at the guild during his annual autumn "Birthday Bash". Hagar too has opened some other nightclub in the franchise in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, and markets a highly successful line of premium tequilas by the same Cabo Wabo proper noun. Cabo Wabo Cantina opened in Fresno on August 29, 2008. Withal, it closed a few months afterwards when the operator had a falling out with Hagar. In November 2009, a Cabo Wabo Cantina opened in the Planet Hollywood Hotel'southward Phenomenon Mile shopping mall, directly on the strip in Las Vegas.
• In early 2009, Hagar opened "Sammy's Beach Bar & Grill" at Harrah's Casino in St. Louis. Shortly afterward, some other was opened in the Southwest Airlines terminal at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas. Hagar donates all of the profits of both locations to local charities.^[45]
• Information technology was announced on May 7, 2007, that Hagar was selling an eighty% involvement in his Cabo Wabo Tequila to Gruppo Campari, the world's seventh-largest spirits visitor, for $fourscore million (equivalent to $99,800,000 in 2020). Skyy Spirits of San Francisco, a vodka producer and subsidiary of Milan's Gruppo Campari will marketplace Cabo Wabo globally, with continued participation by Hagar. Gerry Ruvo, president and chief executive of Skyy Spirits said "Sammy has done a fantastic chore building the brand, then we are going to obviously spend time with him and work with him to go on our efforts to take the brand to an even larger level, both here in the U.Southward. and, more important, globally." Ruvo said Great Britain, Spain, Australia, Southeast Asia, Japan, Germany, and Italy are considered cardinal expansion markets for Tequila. Hagar created Cabo Wabo Tequila to serve patrons at his Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. He began to distribute it in 1999. In 2007, his visitor sold 147,000 cases, making information technology the second-acknowledged premium Tequila in the United States, he said in a telephone interview.^[46] Cabo Wabo Enterprises, based in Novato, California, earned nearly $60 million in sales in 2007.^{[47] [48]} In 2010, he sold the remaining xx% interest in Cabo Wabo Tequila to Gruppo Campari for $11 million (bringing the full to $91 million).^[49]
• In the summer of 2010, Hagar opened a beach bar at the Ballys Casino on the Atlantic Metropolis beach, which suffered extensive harm in Hurricane Sandy, and will not be reopened.^{[ citation needed ]}
• When asked how he has balanced being a rock star and tequila mogul, Hagar responded: "I ever had other people doing everything. It was my palate and my concept. I would go in taste and say, 'Get out this in the butt a niggling bit longer.' That was my chore. I could do that right earlier I went on phase. That's a perfect time to do it, equally a matter of fact!"^[50]
• In November 2011, Hagar launched Sammy'south Embankment Bar Rum in Hawaii. It is distilled on Maui past Hali'imaile Distilling Visitor. It is currently existence rolled out to other North American markets.^[51]
• In 2009, Hagar and celebrity chef Tyler Florence opened a restaurant together in Mill Valley, California. Called El Paseo, it is a steakhouse, with Hagar's contribution being focused on the wine and music choice.^[52]
• In 2015, Hagar launched a weekly radio prove called Sammy Hagar's Top Stone Countdown, supported by Envisage Radio Group, where he puts together various-genre playlists of his favorite songs.^{[53] [54]} As of August 2018, the prove has been syndicated beyond 90 radio stations.^[55]
• In 2016, Hagar launched a new television set plan on Mark Cuban's network AXS TV. The show, Rock & Gyre Road Trip with Sammy Hagar, follows Sammy around on the road talking with musical and entertainment guests every bit well every bit a jam session on each episode. Season Four kicked off in May 2019.^[56]

The first episode of Flavour 5 aired in April 2020. Due to the coronavirus outbreak production was paused simply will resume when information technology can be washed safely.^[57]

Appearances [edit]

• On May 23, 2006, San Bernardino County, California supervisors alleged the twenty-four hour period to exist "Sammy Hagar Day". Hagar showed up at the canton chambers with his mother, Gladys. He so gave a short spoken language.^[58]
• In 2007, Hagar starred in a number of National Automotive Parts Association (NAPA) commercials with Nextel Loving cup drivers Michael Waltrip and Dale Jarrett. The campaign centered around Hagar'south song "I Can't Bulldoze 55", changing the words to "I Can't Drive the 55", a reference to Waltrip's car number 55.
• Hagar covered the Patti Smith song "Free Money" early in his career. In 2007, Smith and Van Halen were both inducted into the Rock and Whorl Hall of Fame. "Free Money" was prominently featured in a video montage of Smith's performances. At the finish of the consecration show, Hagar jammed with Smith to her vocal "People Have the Power".
• Hagar appeared in Celebrity Ghost Stories on The Biography Channel. He told of how he was awakened past his estranged male parent, drunkenly pounding on his door and demanding to meet his new grandson. Hagar angrily sent him abroad. Moments later, the loud knocking resumed just when Hagar opened the door, information technology was a bandmate telling him that his male parent had been found expressionless earlier that dark.
• Hagar made a guest appearance with Chickenfoot on the Aqua Teen Hunger Forcefulness episode "IAMAPOD" in 2010.
• Hagar made a one-time invitee advent in the CBS police drama Nash Bridges, assuming the function of a bartender in a gay bar for the season four episode "Imposters".^[59]
• Hagar made an animated guest appearance in "Covercraft", a 2022 episode of The Simpsons.
• Hagar acted as a guest mentor on Adam Levine's team on the 11th season of the NBC talent show, The Voice.
• Wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling would hold a lucifer pitting members of their group The Inner Circle against each other, on one of their weekly shows, with two notable members being Sammy Guevara and Jake Hager forming an improvised tag team naming it afterwards Hagar. Group leader Chris Jericho would detect this pun, eventually leading to Hagar himself making a virtual appearance on the testify in support of Guevara and Hager.

Bankroll bands [edit]

During his solo career, Hagar has had a number of bankroll bands. Many played with him on a regular footing as more than than just guest musicians. Generally these musicians besides record most of the backing vocals for Hagar's albums. The well-nigh notable and longest standing group of Hagar'southward is called The Waboritas who were founded in 1997 for the Marching to Mars Tour. Also, time spent in Van Halen interrupted Hagar's solo career; it was on hiatus from 1985 to 1996 other than small returns to studio work in 1987 and 1993. When Hagar went on bout with Van Halen in 2004, the band were paid to exist held on reserve for Hagar after the tour, despite the ring going into a temporary hiatus for the elapsing

Hagar put the Waboritas on lifetime bacon/holiday once more, with the understanding that when he wanted to play with them they would be there set to play, in 2009 following Hagar'southward interest in the band Chickenfoot. Initially, Hagar reported he would only occasionally play with the Wabos from so on, for shows at Cabo San Lucas, United mexican states, specially his annual birthday concert. However, due to commitments of other members of Chickenfoot slowing the ring's progress, Hagar has performed more than he initially planned to with The Wabos line-up.

Notation on line-ups, Hagar sometimes played all guitar parts on records, hence the list of guitar players having gaps.

Sammy Hagar and the Circumvolve (2014–present) [edit]

• Vic Johnson – guitar
• Michael Anthony – bass
• Jason Bonham – drums

The Waboritas (2003, 2004–2009, 2010–present) [edit]

• Vic Johnson – guitar (1997–2003, 2004–2009, 2010–)
• Mona Gnader – bass (1997–2003, 2004–2009, 2010–)
• David Lauser – drums (1981–1985, 1987, 1993, 1997–2003, 2004–2009, 2010–)

Former ring members [edit]

Guitar

• David Lewark (1976–1977)
• Gary Pihl (1977–1985)
• Glen Campbell (ex-Juicy Lucy)

Bass

• Bill Church building (1976–1985)
• Jonathan Pierce (1993, 1997)

Drums

• Scott Mathews (1976–1977)
• Chuck Ruff (1977–1980)
• Denny Carmassi (1977, 1997)
• Baton Carmassi

Keyboards

• Alan Fitzgerald (1976–1979)
• Geoff Workman (1980)
• Jesse Harms (1984–1985, 1987, 1997–2003)

Personal life [edit]

Hagar married his first wife, Betsy Berardi, on November 3, 1968. They had two sons, Aaron (born in 1970) and Andrew (born in 1984). In 1994, the couple divorced after 26 years of matrimony. He married his current married woman, Kari Hagar, on November 29, 1995, and together they have two daughters, Kama (built-in in April 1996) and Samantha (born in March 2001).^[threescore]

He is the cousin of Christian metal singer Ken Tamplin, who is all-time known for his work with Joshua, Shout and Magdallan in addition to his solo career.^[61]

He is a long-time Ferrari enthusiast and owns a 2008 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano F1. He withal owns the 1982 Ferrari 512BB made famous in his "I Can't Drive 55" music video.^[62]

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In March 2011, Hagar released an autobiography entitled Cherry-red: My Uncensored Life in Rock, written with the assistance of rock critic Joel Selvin. On Apr 3, 2011, it reached No. 1 on the New York Times All-time Seller listing of hardcover nonfiction.^[63]

During an interview with the American Rock Scene, Hagar appear the forthcoming paperback version of Ruby would include an additional chapter, stating that he "didn't want to release the same book again."^[64]

In September 2015, Hagar released the cookbook Are We Having Any Fun Nevertheless? – The Cooking & Partying Handbook. The book contains food and drink recipes, forth with pictures and stories of Hagar's cooking memories.^{[ citation needed ]}

Discography [edit]

Studio albums [edit]

• Nine on a Ten Scale (1976)
• Sammy Hagar (1977)
• Musical Chairs (1977)
• Street Machine (1979)
• Danger Zone (1980)
• Standing Hampton (1981)
• Three Lock Box (1982)
• VOA (1984)
• I Never Said Goodbye (1987)
• Marching to Mars (1997)
• Red Voodoo (1999)
• X 13 (2000)
• Not 4 Sale (2002)
• Livin' It Upward! (2006)
• Cosmic Universal Fashion (2008)
• Sammy Hagar & Friends (2013)
• Light Roast (2014)
• Space Between (2019)
• Lockdown 2020 (2021)

with Montrose [edit]

• Montrose (1973)
• Paper Money (1974)

with Van Halen [edit]

• 5150 (1986)
• OU812 (1988)
• For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991)
• Balance (1995)

with Chickenfoot [edit]

• Chickenfoot (2009)
• Chickenfoot III (2011)

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Other sources [edit]

• "What Sammy Hagar Sez". HM Mag (66). July–Baronial 1997. Archived from the original on July 11, 2001. Retrieved 2007-04-30 .

Farther reading [edit]

• Jones, Tim (August 2012). "Reddish Alarm". Tape Collector.

External links [edit]

• Official website
• Sammy Hagar Discography
• Sammy Hagar at IMDb
• Sammy Hagar at AllMusic
• Sammy Hagar'due south Political Contributions

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Hagar

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