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sammy on july 10 , 2008 hagar and the waboritas at the moondance jam david lauser vic johnson mona gnader -lsb- http://www.redrocker.com official sammy hagar website -rsb- 1997 -- present mca records jesse harms group_or_band hard rock sammywaboritas.jpg the waboritas

the waboritas

the waboritas is the name of sammy hagar 's backup band , though they are frequently and more recently referred to as `` the wabos '' .
they were formed in 1997 and have been active ever since .
their only hiatus was during the van halen tour of 2004 , during which hagar kept them fully paid .
they include sammy hagar 's former justice brothers bandmate drummer david lauser , who played on several of sammy hagar 's solo albums in the eighties before he left for van halen and the more recent formation of the waboritas .
the band also once included keyboardist jesse harms , known for appearances on several of sammy hagar 's previous solo albums as well .
for a mid-2000s live tour after jesse harms ' departure , the band also included percussionist gibby ross , who had also done some studio work on the livin ' it up !
album .
though not a member of the band , former van halen bassist michael anthony -lrb- who was with the band from 1974 -- 2002 , and again from 2003 -- 2005 -rrb- has made frequent guest appearances with the wabos .
wabo member vic johnson is now part of the mad anthony xpress , michael anthony 's new band .
sammy hagar , david lauser , and michael anthony also comprise the harmony-singing rock band los tres gusanos , with whom vic johnson often performs as a guest .
hagar 's most recent album , `` cosmic universal fashion '' , is a solo album and not a waboritas album ; this is his first since he began using the waboritas as a backing band and thus unusual ; as on hagar 's last four studio albums he has played with the wabos on disc and credited the album to both of them .
however , the waboritas are still the main musicians on most of the album 's tracks with guest appearances similar to the marching to mars format .
