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 ...
(also known as
the Red Rocker) is an American musician and songwriter with a career spanning over 40 years. He rose to prominence during the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the hard rock band
Montrose. He left the band in the mid-1970s and embraced a solo career, releasing his debut album ''
Nine on a Ten Scale
''Nine on a Ten Scale'' is the debut solo album by American rock musician Sammy Hagar, released in May 1976 by Capitol Records. It was his first release after his departure from Montrose in 1975. It was announced in Billboard Magazine that Haga ...
'' in 1976. He has since kept a steady successful solo career, achieving a hit in 1984 with "
I Can't Drive 55
"I Can't Drive 55" is the lead single and first track from Sammy Hagar's eighth studio album ''VOA'' in 1984. Perpetuated by a very successful music video, it became a concert staple that continued throughout Hagar's tours as a member of Van Hal ...
" shortly before joining
Van Halen
Van Halen ( ) was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. Credited with "restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene", Van Halen was known for its energetic live shows and for the virtuosity of its lead gu ...
as their new lead singer in 1985.
Hagar is also known for having associated and being a member of various other rock bands.
Studio albums anthology
This list chronologically displays solo and band studio albums.
Montrose
Studio albums
Singles
Compilations
Hagar was in Montrose from 1973 to 1975. Montrose's compilation include songs featuring Bob James who recorded with the band from 1975 to 1976 and
Johnny Edwards who sang for the band in 1987. Consequently, not all songs on this album feature Hagar or his songwriting.
Solo and Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas
The Waboritas (also known as "The Wabos") is a
backing band
A backup band or backing band is a musical ensemble that typically accompanies a single artist who is the featured performer. The situation may be a live performance or in a recording session, and the group may or may not have its own name, such ...
Hagar uses on some of his albums, but he tends to still refer to these as solo albums so they have been kept together. On
compilation album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...
s, often no distinction is made between Hagar's solo work and his work with the Waboritas so none has been made here.
Studio albums
Note: ''I Never Said Goodbye'' was originally named ''Sammy Hagar'' but was renamed after an
MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
competition where a fan got to pick a name for the album.
Live albums
Compilations
Singles
Music videos
Video releases
* ''Cabo Wabo Birthday Bash Tour'' (2001)
* ''The Long Road To Cabo'' (2003)
* ''Sammy and The Wabos: Livin' It Up In St. Louis'' (2007)
*Go There Once, Be There Twice (2010)
nreleased
Guest appearances
Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve
Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve (also known as HSAS) was a rock supergroup band featuring lead vocalist Sammy Hagar, lead guitarist Neal Schon, bassist Kenny Aaronson and drummer Michael Shrieve. The group reportedly rehearsed for less than a month be ...
Live album
Singles
Van Halen
Van Halen ( ) was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. Credited with "restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene", Van Halen was known for its energetic live shows and for the virtuosity of its lead gu ...
(1985–1996, 2004)
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilations
Hagar was in Van Halen from 1985 to 1996 and 2004. Both of Van Halen's compilation albums also include songs featuring current lead vocalist
David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth (born October 10, 1954) is an American rock singer. Best known for his wild, energetic stage persona, he was the original lead vocalist of the hard rock band Van Halen across three stints, from 1974 to 1985, in 1996 and again fro ...
who recorded with the band from 1974 to 1985. He returned in 1996 for the first best of album that went #1 on ''Billboard''. He then returned in 2006 and is still a member, touring with them in 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2015. Consequently, not all songs on these albums feature Hagar or his songwriting.
Singles
Video releases
with The Hagar/Hart Project
Singles
Chickenfoot
Studio album
Live albums
Singles
Sammy Hagar and the Circle
Studio albums
Live albums
Singles
Music videos
References
External links
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Discography
Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ...
Discographies of American artists
Rock music discographies