BORN IN SALINAS CALIFORNIA IN 1947, TODAY’S BIRTHDAY ROCKER STARTED HIS PROFESSIONAL MUSIC CAREER WITH THE HARD ROCKING BAND MONTROSE IN THE EARLY 70’S BEFORE HEADING OUT ON A SOLO CAREER THAT SCORED HIM A HIT SINGLE IN 1984 THAT I CAN TOTALLY RELATE TO…”I CAN’T DRIVE 55”….JUST A YEAR LATER TODAY’S BIRTHDAY BOY, THE RED ROCKER SAMMY HAGAR REPLACED DAVID LEE ROTH AS FRONTMAN FOR VAN HALEN AND ROCKED THAT MIC TIL 1996, AND FOUND HIS WAY BACK FROM 2003 – 2005. HAGAR WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK HALL AS A MEMBER OF VAN HALEN IN 2007. IN THE MIDST OF HIS VAN HALEN DAYS, HE FOUNDED THE CABO WABO TEQUILA BRAND AND RESTARAUNT CHAIN…SO RAISE YOUR GLASS OF TEQUILA, GET THE LIME READY AND CHEERS TO THE RED ROCKER ON HIS 76TH BIRTHDAY! I CAN’T DRIVE 55 EITHER SAMMY BUT IT’S HIS CONTRIBUTION TO HEAVY METAL FROM THE RED COLLECTION ALBUM BACK IN 82 THAT WE ARE GONNA ROCK OUT TO TODAY…. IT’S ROXY’S ROCK REWIND ON 105.7 THE X!
