 samuel roy "sammy" hagar (born october 13, 1947),monterey county, records department at the mingo county courthouse, birth certificate also known as the red rocker,chris woodstra, john bush, stephen thomas erlewine (2008) all music guide required listening: classic rock, hal leonard corporation isbn 0-87930-917-2 p. 234., is an american rock vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and musician. hagar came to prominence in the 1970s with the hard rock band montrose. he afterwards launched a successful solo career, scoring an enduring hit in 1984 with "i can't drive 55". he enjoyed huge commercial success when he replaced david lee roth as the lead singer of van halen in 1985, but left the band in 1996. he returned to the band for a 2 year reunion from 2003 to 2005. on march 12, 2007, hagar was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame as a member of van halen. outside of music, he founded the cabo wabo tequila brand and restaurant chain, as well as sammy's beach bar rum. his present musical project is lead singer of chickenfoot. ==biography== named after his maternal grandfather,hagar, sammy. red. harpercollins books, 2011, p.3 sam roy, hagar was born in salinas, california. his family soon moved to fontana, where his father worked at the kaiser steel mill.hagar, sammy. red. harpercollins books, 2011, p.2 hagar graduated from fontana high school. ===early years (1967â1973)=== hagar became interested in the burgeoning southern california music scene, fronting his fir
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