Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as “The Red Rocker”, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose before launching a successful solo career, scoring a major hit in 1984 with “I Can’t Drive 55”. He achieved further commercial success as the second lead vocalist of Van Halen from 1985 to 1996, and again 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 encompasses hard rock and heavy metal. A lifelong entrepreneur, Hagar has founded four spirits brands and thirteen restaurants. In 2008, he and his wife Kari Hagar established the Hagar Family Foundation, a private non‑profit organization focused on children’s causes and hunger relief. Hagar was born on October 13, 1947, in Salinas, California, to Robert Alton “Bobby” Hagar and Alberta “Gladys” (née Baio) Hagar. He was named after his maternal grandfather, Sam Roy Baio. Despite claims that he is of Lebanese descent, Hagar has stated that he is of Irish and Italian ancestry. His family worked in the lettuce fields, and he lived with his parents and three siblings in a labor camp before the family moved to Fontana, California. There, his father found work at the Kaiser Steel Mill, operating in the open hearth. Hagar has described his father as an alcoholic and abusive, noting that Bobby Hagar had been a boxer who once held a record for being knocked down 20 times in a single fight. Friends said he returned from World War II “mentally damaged.” Hagar has referred to him as “the town drunk” and “a complete alcoholic and madman” who was abusive toward his wife.
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Mas Tequila
Winner Takes It All
I Can’t Drive 55
Give To Live
I’ll Fall In Love Again
One Way to Rock live 2011 Cabo Wabo
Man in the Box
I’ve done everything for You
Can’t Get Loose
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