Francis Alan Fitzgerald (born July 16, 1949) is an American musician. A

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, he is best known as the second bassist of Montrose and as keyboardist for

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. He has also performed with

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, and former Montrose bandmate

Sammy Hagar Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose and subsequently launched a successful solo car ...

. Fitzgerald also worked as an offstage keyboard player with

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, during their concerts from 1991 until 2004, 2007, 2012.

Discography

with Montrose

*''

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'' (1974) *'' Warner Bros. Presents Montrose!'' (1975)

with Sammy Hagar

*''

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'' (1976) *''

'' (1977) *'' All Night Long'' Live (1978)

with Ronnie Montrose

*'' Open Fire'' (1978)

with Gamma

*''

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'' (1979)

with Night Ranger

*'' Dawn Patrol'' (1982) *'' Midnight Madness'' (1983) *'' 7 Wishes'' (1985) *''

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'' (1987) *''Neverland'' (1997) *''Seven'' (1998)

with Alliance

*''Alliance'' (1997) *''Missing Piece'' (1999) *''Destination Known'' (2007)

with Van Halen

*'' Live: Right Here, Right Now'' (1993)

References

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