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Sammy Hagar is born on October 13th, 1947 in Monterey, CA. His plays both vocals and guitar. He was the rhythm guitarist for the band Montrose. Sammy was a boxer, but he gave it up. He began singing in the late \'60s. He was with various local California bands. Such as, Skinny, the Fabulous Catillas, Justice Brothers and Dust Cloud. During this time, he built up a solid reputation for the Californian hard rock scene. He recorded two albums with Montrose before going solo in 1976. In his solo band, he took Montroses bassist, Bill Church. Montrose\'s drummer Denny Carmassi later joined Hagar\'s band, along with keyboardist Geoff Workman. Hagar\'s self-titled Sammy Hagar was his first chart entry; it eventually went gold. In 1979, he created a new supporting band featuring Workman, Church, guitarist Gary Pihl, and drummer Chuck Ruff. This lineup played on Hagar\'s most popular solo album, 1981\'s platinum Standing Hampton, plus 1982\'s gold Three Lock Box with only one member missing ...