Sammy Hagar

Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, musician and entrepreneur. Hagar came to prominence in the 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose. He then launched a successful solo career, scoring an enduring hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55". He enjoyed commercial success when he replaced David Lee Roth as the lead singer of Van Halen in 1985, but left in 1996. He returned to the band for a two-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. His musical style primarily consists of hard rock and heavy metal. Also a businessman, Hagar founded the Cabo Wabo Tequila brand and restaurant chain, as well as Sammy's Beach Bar Rum. His current musical projects include being the lead singer of Chickenfoot and The Circle. Hagar also is the host of Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar on Mark Cuban's cable network AXS TV.
== Links to Peel ==
Peel had all of Sammy Hagar's albums from the 70's in his Record Collection: H and even played three tracks on one show from his latest album. However, in the 80's and beyond, he was not a fond of his latest work and certainly wasn't a fan when he joined with Van Halen.
== Shows Played ==
;1977
*04 April 1977: Red (LP - Sammy Hagar) Capitol
;1978
*thumb|330x330px06 March 1978: Turn Up The Music (LP - Musical Chairs) Capitol
*06 March 1978: It's Gonna Be All Right (LP - Musical Chairs) Capitol
*06 March 1978: Reckless (LP - Musical Chairs) Capitol
;2001
*19 July 2001: Keep On Rocking (LP - Nine On A Ten Scale) Capitol
== See Also ==
*Record Collection: H
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists