Sammy Hagar Net Worth. Sammy Hagar is an American rock singer and entrepreneur. 

Sammy is known as “The Red Rocker“, Sammy Hagar is probably most famous for his association with the band Van Halen. 

Sammy replaced David Lee Roth as the lead singer of the iconic rock band in 1985.

Sammy Hagar worked with Van Halen from 1985 to 1996 and then again from 2003 to 2005.

Sammy Hagar net worth is estimated at more than $150 million, as of 2022.

Sammy Hagar early life

Samuel Roy Hagar was born in Salinas, California, United States, on October 13, 1947.

Sammy Hagar’s parents are Bobby and Gladys Hagar in Salinas, California. 

Sammy was named after his maternal grandfather.

Shortly after Sammy was born his family moved to Fontana in Southern California for his father’s job at a steel mill.

Sammy Hagar’s family worked in the lettuce fields and he lived with his parents and three siblings in a labor camp until moving south to Fontana, California. 

There, his father Bobby had landed a job at the Kaiser Steel Mill, working in the open hearth.

Sammy’s father, Bobby Hagar was an alcoholic boxer who held a record for being knocked down 20 times in a single fight.

As his friends stated, Bobby was “mentally damaged” upon returning home from fighting in World War II “My father was the town drunk,” said Hagar, who described his father as “a complete alcoholic and madman” who was abusive towards his wife and children.

Sammy Hagar’s mother would occasionally take the children to a nearby orange grove to sleep in the car when their father became too violent.

The Hagar family moved frequently, as Bobby had a habit of spending the rent money on alcohol.

Sammy Hagar recalls living in nine different homes in Fontana while growing up.

When Sammy Hagar was ten years old, his mother Gladys took the children and left Bobby for good.

Growing up, Sammy would pick fruit, deliver newspapers, and mow lawns to earn money.

Sammy excelled academically and discovered music while in high school, teaching himself to play guitar on a $40 instrument purchased from a Sears catalog.

Sammy also regularly attended concerts by surf guitarist Dick Dale at the Riverside National Guard Armory.

When Sammy was a teenager, he started getting interested in Southern California’s growing music scene.

When Sammy was 14, Sammy started his first band, the Fabulous Castilles.

At age 17, Hagar went to San Bernardino and snuck in to see the 1964 US debut of The Rolling Stones Swing Auditorium.

After graduating from high school, Sammy moved to nearby Riverside and played in a handful of local bands, while also landing a job running the music department at a local store.

Sammy Hagar first joined the Johnny Fortune Band as lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist and subsequently played in a string of other pre-Montrose bands including Big Bang, Skinny, Dustcloud, Cotton, Jimmy, the Justice Brothers, and Manhole.

In 1967, Sammy Hagar joined the Johnny Fortune Band as a vocalist and guitarist.

Sammy Hagar net worth is estimated at more than $150 million, as of 2022.

Sammy Hagar wife and personal life

Sammy Hagar was a member of the band the Justice Brothers, which were the house band at the San Bernardino, California nightclub called simply, The Nightclub.

“The Nightclub” was relocated to San Francisco.

During this period in Riverside, Hagar met drummer David Lauser, who would become his friend and musical partner for decades to come.

Sammy Hagar then got married and moved to San Francisco.

Sammy Hagar married Betsy Berardi, on November 3, 1968.

Sammy and Betsy had two sons together, Aaron (born in 1970) and Andrew (born in 1984).

At some point after landing in San Francisco, two members of his band were arrested on drug charges, and Hagar found himself broke and without a band.

Sammy Hagar subsequently spent several months driving a dump truck for his father-in-law in New York as a means of supporting himself until he could put a new band together.

In 1994, Sammy and Betsy got divorced after 26 years of marriage. Sammy and Betsy did not reveal the reason why they got divorced. 

Sammy Hagar got married for the second time to his current wife, Kari Hagar, on November 29, 1995.

Sammy and Kari together have two daughters, Kama (born in April 1996) and Samantha (born in March 2001).

Sammy Hagar net worth is estimated at more than $150 million, as of 2022.

Sammy Hagar career 

While playing in a San Francisco cover band, Hagar was discovered and recruited to join Montrose, a new band being put together by noted session guitarist Ronnie Montrose .

Sammy Hagar appeared on the band’s debut sophomore albums, which included the first song Hagar ever wrote, ” Bad Motor Scooter “.

Sammy and Ronnie Montrose were in conflict during a European tour, Hagar was fired.

Bassist Bill Church, whom Montrose had fired after the first album, and drummer Denny Carmassi eventually followed Hagar out of Montrose, playing in his backing band as he embarked on a solo career.

By the late 1970s, Hagar was enjoying moderate success as a solo artist on Capitol Records under the tutelage of A&R man Carter, with such albums as Nine on a Ten Scale and hits such as “Red”, which would build his persona and style, leading to his nickname as “The Red Rocker”.

However, Hagar felt that Carter did not play to his strengths as “a heavy-metal guy” and instead tried to generate Top 40 hits (such as a cover Otis Redding (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay “) with little success.

Hagar opened for Boston during their 1978/1979 ” Don’t Look Back ” tour and was scheduled to continue in San Bernardino, California.

Before the show, Hagar was replaced on the bill by the up-and-coming Los Angeles club band The Knack.

Sammy Hagar split with Carter for his 1979 Street Machine album which he self-produced.

But after it and 1980’s Danger Zone failed to break out, Hagar felt that Capitol was not supporting him sufficiently.

Hagar also penned songs that became hits for other bands, notably the top 10 rockers for Rick Springfield I’ve Done Everything for You Bette Midler recorded two Hagar songs, “Keep on Rockin” and “Red“.

In 1978, Eddie Van Halen and Hager played a festival together and Eddie informed Hager that Montrose had been his favorite band, referring to himself as a “Montrose freak”.

Hagar left Capitol for the newly formed Geffen Records and made some personnel changes, including enlisting long-time friend and former Justice Brothers bandmate David Lauser as his drummer.

His first Geffen release, Standing Hampton, was his biggest-selling album to date and went platinum on the strength of songs such as ” There’s Only One Way to Rock “.

The follow-up, Three Lock Box, generated his first pop Top 40 hit single and his highest-charting solo single on the Billboard Hot 100 Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy “, which peaked at No. 13 in early 1983.

Sammy Hagar continued to enjoy commercial success in the 1980s, with perhaps his best-known song, ” I Can’t Drive 55 “, from his 1984 album VOA, reaching No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and garnering heavy AOR airplay.

By this time, Hagar had become a headlining act in many parts of the United States and Europe.

In 1987, Hagar had his first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks with “Give to Live” from I Never Said Goodbye, released after he had joined Van Halen.

In 1985 after parting ways with vocalist David Lee Roth, the remaining members of the band Van Halen contacted many potential replacements.

In July, given Eddie Van Halen’s appreciation of Montrose and at his car mechanic’s suggestion, the band auditioned and quickly hired Hagar to fill the opening.

With Hagar at the front, Van Halen produced four multi-platinum, number 1 Billboard charting albums. 

Internal disputes eventually led to Hagar’s departure from the Van Halen in June 1996.

Hagar disagreed with a decision to record two new tracks for a greatest hits album after the band had agreed to take time off following their 1995 world tour.

Hagar, drummer David Lauser, and Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony formed the harmony-singing rock band Los Tres Gusanos (in English, The Three Worms) in 1993.

Playing a mixture of Hagar, Van Halen, and cover songs at Cabo Wabo and in San Francisco the band got together a few times a year. Initially active until 1996, Los Tres Gusanos regrouped in 2002, then again in 2005, and has performed together many times since.

Lauser has gone on record to say, “Los Tres Gusanos will never die and rumors abound that they may resurface in Cabo soon.”

Robert Berry stood in for Michael Anthony in 1996 and 1998 while the bass player fulfilled his touring commitments with Van Halen.

In the summer of 2002, Roth and Hagar teamed up in the Song For Song, the Heavyweight Champs of Rock and Roll Tour (also known as the ‘Sans-Halen’ or ‘Sam & Dave’ Tour).

The tour attracted media and audience fascination because it seemed more improbable than even a Van Halen tour with Roth or Hagar. 

After the successful tour with David Lee Roth, Hagar started thinking about his former Van Halen bandmates, calling Alex in late 2003 following a tip from a mutual friend.

In 2004, Van Halen toured with Hagar while releasing a 2-CD greatest hits album, titled The Best of Both Worlds, featuring three new Van Halen tracks fronted by Hagar.

The relationship between Hagar and Van Halen eventually got so strained that they completed the tour using two separate charter jets, one for Hagar and Michael Anthony and one for Eddie and Alex.

The tour ended with a somewhat infamous final show in Tucson, Arizona.

As the show ended, Eddie smashed his guitar on stage sending shrapnel into the audience.

This caused tensions backstage after the show eliminating the possibility of a new album being recorded. 

In 2005, Hagar continued to play with The Waboritas as he toured the Atlantic coast and the Midwest and added ex-Van Halen bass player Michael Anthony.

Hagar’s 2006 tour with The Waboritas also included a segment with Anthony, playing as a band called The Other Half (a reference to Hagar and Anthony being the half of Van Halen that was not Van Halen by name) for a set of songs in the middle of the show, including both Hagar- and Roth-era tunes.

Hagar released an album and DVD called Livin’ It Up! In St. Louis with the Wabos on July 25, 2006.

In 2008, Hagar formed a supergroup named Chickenfoot with Michael Anthony, Red Hot Chili Peppers Chad Smith, and guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani.

Their self-titled debut album was released in June 2009 and debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Music Chart.

A brief tour was followed up by a second album, Chickenfoot III Sammy Hagar and the Circle formed a new supergroup in 2014, featuring Michael Anthony, Waboritas guitarist Vic Johnson, and drummer Jason Bonham.

The group was named Sammy Hagar and the Circle as according to Hagar. 

Led Zeppelin songs were also featured in homage to Led Zeppelin due to the fact that Jason is the son of Zeppelin drummer John Bonham.

Focusing on Sammy Hagar and the Circle meant Chickenfoot would be put on hiatus, helped by the fact the other supergroup gave Hagar some frustration.

Sammy Hagar and the Circle began touring in 2014, with a live recording released on the album, At Your Service in May 2015.

In August 2015, it was reported that The Circle was having discussions about making a studio record to follow up their live album, with Hagar.

the Circle’s debut studio album Space Between was released May 10, 2019, on BMG.

The album debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, No. 1 on Billboard’s US Independent Albums chart, and No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart.

The sales start marked Hagar’s third-largest sales week since Nielsen Music began tracking data in 1991.

Sammy Hagar net worth is estimated at more than $150 million, as of 2022.

Sammy Hagar Net Worth

Sammy Hagar net worth is estimated at more than $150 million, as of 2022.

Sammy has worked with several bands and has released a number of singles and albums.

Sammy Hagar earned most of his wealth from being the lead singer of two rock bands – Van Halen and Montrose.

Sammy has sold millions of albums in the world.

Sammy has appeared in many commercials for National Automotive Parts Association.

Sammy Hagar is the owner of the mountain bike store Sausalito Cyclery.

Sammy is the owner of the restaurant Cabo Wabo Cantina and has started Sammy’s Beach Bar & Grill in 2009.

In addition, Sammy has his own TV show on AXS TV ”Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar.” Sammy is also a partner or owner of eight restaurants.

Sammy Hagar is the founder of the Cabo Wabo Tequila brand.

In 1996, Sammy partnered with the Rivera family, a small Mexican Tequila maker who has been in operation since 1937. 

Cabo Wabo Tequila has several products, including Cabo Uno, Cabo Wabo Blanco, Cabo Wabo Añejo, and Cabo Wabo Reposado. In 2006, the company sold over 140,000 cases.

In 2014, Hagar entered the rum business by founding Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum. The rum is made from the first pressing of virgin Maui sugar cane.

In 2009, Sammy bought his Lake Arrowhead estate property roughly for $2.3 million.

The Lake Arrowhead estate has a living room anchored by a limestone fireplace, a family room, a formal dining room, a two-island kitchen, and beamed ceilings.

Sammy Hagar net worth is estimated at more than $150 million, as of 2022.

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