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• Known as "The Red Rocker," vocalist and guitarist Sammy Hagar became a mega-star when Van Halen asked him to replace David Lee Roth in 1985, but he already enjoyed quite a fanbase after his time spent as a solo artist and his tenure in the 1970s hard rock band Montrose.

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Samuel Roy Hagar
  2. Born: October 13, 1947
  3. Origin: Monterey, California
  4. Years active: 1973-present
  5. Nickname: "The Red Rocker"
  6. Sang for Van Halen from 1985 to 1996 and again from 2003 to 2005
  7. First album: Nine On a Ten Scale (1976)
  8. 2006 album: Livin' It Up! (1977)
  9. Highest American charter: Three Lock Box (1983)
  10. Biggest hit single: 1983's "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy" (No. 13)
  11. Abandoned a career as a boxer
  12. Inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen in 2007
  13. Owns the Cabo Wabo nightclub in Cabo San Lucas and markets Cabo Wabo brand tequila

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