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Sammy Hagar and Bob Weir
Bob Weir joins Joe Satriani and Sammy Hagar for Best of All Worlds guest spot

By Phil Weller Published

The Grateful Dead legend joined the band for a free-flowing take on a Montrose hit

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Rock musicians Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen (1955 - 2020), both of the group Van Halen, performs onstage at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, March 15, 1986
Sammy Hagar on his musical dynamic with Eddie Van Halen – and why the virtuoso stopped releasing music in the 2000s

By Janelle Borg Published

The former Van Halen frontman asserts that EVH flourished as a musician “because he got a singer that could say, ‘I can sing that’”

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Ozzy Osbourne and Sammy Hagar
Sammy Hagar reveals how many songs Ozzy Osbourne will perform at his final show

By Phil Weller Published

Ozzy previously said he’ll only do “little bits and pieces” during the historic show

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Best of All Worlds band
The song Sammy Hagar wrote with Joe Satriani after dreaming about Eddie Van Halen is here

By Phil Weller Published

The singer says the song is meant as a “thank you” to the late virtuoso

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L-R) Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani perform onstage during Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation Presented by the Helping Hands Concert And Auction 2024 at YouTube Theater on December 13, 2024 in Inglewood, California
Sammy Hagar set to release track inspired by a dream he had about Eddie Van Halen, co-written with Joe Satriani

By Janelle Borg Published

Encore, Thank You, Goodnight also features Michael Anthony on bass and is meant to be a celebration of the unforgettable chapter they shared in Van Halen

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Joe Satriani wears futuristic wraparound shades and a leather jacket as he plays a solo on his Chrome Boy Ibanez signature guitar. His new 3rd Power Dragon amps are in the background.
Joe Satriani on reuniting with Eric Johnson and Steve Vai and the devil in the detail of Eddie Van Halen's playing

By Amit Sharma Published

He has the G3 tour, the Best of All Worlds Tour, an album with old friend Steve Vai and the Satch/Vai tour incoming, but somehow Satch found time to check in with GW to talk tone, Van Halen and the danger in Jeff Beck's performances

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Ronnie Montrose performs onstage with Montrose at the The Valley in London on May 18, 1974
This unsung guitar hero's band was called the American Led Zeppelin, and his virtuosic playing paved the way for Van Halen and Satriani

By Mike Mettler Published

Often left out of discussions of the great rock guitarists of the '70s, Ronnie Montrose had little interest in chasing hits or following a consistent artistic path. Nonetheless, he left the guitarists who heard him spellbound

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Sammy Hagar performs at the grand opening of Caspian's Cocktails and Caviar at Caesars Palace on January 10, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada
“I don't think I want to go on tour anymore. I hate to say that”: Sammy Hagar reveals his touring days are over

By Janelle Borg Published

Hagar clarifies this does not mean he's retiring – but at 77, he prefers residencies over the stresses of touring

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Sammy Hagar riffs on a red Gibson Explorer as Joe Satriani solos on his Chrome Boy Ibanez signature guitar as the pair perform on the Best Of All Worlds Tour 2024.
Sammy Hagar on writing a tribute song to Eddie Van Halen with Joe Satriani – and his recent meeting with Wolfgang

By Phil Weller Published

The vocalist says the song will be “a tribute to him, the fans, and that era” – if only he can nail his vocal parts

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Joe Satriani wears shades and shreds his chrome boy Ibanez signature guitar onstage at the Best Of All Worlds Tour 2024.
Joe Satriani on what it takes to play Van Halen live – custom amps, power tools, and, above all, guts

By Andrew Daly Published

As Sammy Hagar’s The Best Of All Worlds Tour scales the globe, Satch joins us to explain how he set about honoring the magic of Eddie Van Halen’s style

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