Sammy Hagar

Samuel Roy Hagar, born October 13, 1947 in Monterey, California, better known as Sammy Hagar (The Red Rocker), is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter and former member of the bands Montrose and Van Halen. Sammy Hagar began his career with the band Montrose in 1973 on their first 2 albums, then replaced singer David Lee Roth in Van Halen in 1985 until 1996. In 2004, he returned with Van Halen for a special event tour in the United States. In 2009, he joined the project Chickenfoot, made up of Joe Satriani, Chad Smith and Michael Anthony. In 1984, Sammy Hagar was the singer of the supergroup H.S.A.S. alongside Neal Schon, Kenny Aaronson and Michael Shrieve, the band's name taking up the initials of the four musicians' surnames.