He returned to his hometown of Fontana, California in honor of the cities 100th anniversary celebration, and after leading the parade, Sammy Hagar was given a lasting momento by the city - his very own street.
After a break of a mere 30 years, HSAS are back -- sort of. Sammy Hagar and Journey guitarist Neal Schon have reunited for a few songs on Hagar's upcoming CD, and they recruited Hagar's Chickenfoot rhythm section of Michael Anthony and Chad Smith for the three tracks.
On March 27, 1986, the city of Shreveport, Louisiana bore witness to the very first public performance of Van Halen MKII – otherwise nicknamed “Van Hagar,” in reference to the band’s new front man, Sammy Hagar, who had controversially replaced former loudmouth, David Lee Roth, a few months prior.
He's got his membership in Chickenfoot and a burgeoning booze empire to keep him busy, but that doesn't mean Sammy Hagar has forgotten about his solo career.
The last time Michael Anthony was on 'That Metal Show,' his former Van Halen (and current Chickenfoot) bandmate Sammy Hagar didn't feel his friend went into quite enough detail about his departure from one of rock's most famous and successful bands.
There’s no doubt that notorious lead foot Sammy Hagar loves his cars, but the “Red Rocker” is ready to part with one of his stellar hot rods for a price. The vocalist has posted online that he’s ready to let go of his 2007 Mustang Shelby GT500 Coupe, and is willing to throw in some extra goodies for good measure.
Sammy Hagar has spoken out, this time at more length, about Ronnie Montrose, who died on Saturday, March 3, at the age of 64. Hagar had issued a statement immediately following the news that his former bandmate had passed away, but expounded on his thoughts and feelings a few days later.
Sammy Hagar is back in the booze business. Four years after selling off the majority of his Cabo Wabo Tequila company, the Chickenfoot/former Van Halen singer was at the Hard Rock Honolulu in Hawaii last week to promote his new spirit line, Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum.
On Monday night, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony and Kenny Aronoff from Chickenfoot stopped by the saloon to chat with our night man, Eddie Webb. Check out the whole interview here.
Sammy Hagar's supergroup, Chickenfoot, has unveiled the track listing for their sophomore album which comes out September 27th.
And here's a teaser video to make us want more.
Sammy Hagar says he believes that he and Eddie Van Halen will eventually patch up their differences and will "absolutely" work together again.
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Sammy Hagar has said he was asked to join both Motley Crue and Aerosmith.
