Sammy Hagar

About

Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose before launching a successful solo career, scoring a hit in 1984 with “I Can’t Drive 55”. He enjoyed further commercial success as the second lead vocalist of Van Halen from 1985 through 1996, and from 2003 to 2005.
In 2007 Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen. His musical style primarily consists of hard rock and heavy metal.
A lifelong entrepreneur, Hagar has founded four spirits brands and 13 restaurants. In 2008, with his wife, Kari Hagar, he founded a private non-profit focused on children’s causes and hunger relief, the Hagar Family Foundation.

Hagar was born on October 13, 1947, to Robert Alton “Bobby” Hagar and Alberta “Gladys” (née Baio) Hagar in Salinas, California, and was named after his maternal grandfather, Sam Roy Baio. Despite claims that Hagar is of Lebanese descent, the musician has stated he is of Irish and Italian descent. His family worked in the lettuce fields and he lived with his parents and three…