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Sammy Hagar: Eddie Van Halen recorded the Right Now solo in "pajamas and slippers"
By Jackson Maxwell published
The 1991 hit, Hagar says, came incredibly quickly once he finally fit lyrics to Eddie's long-gestating piano part

Sammy Hagar on why he doesn't play Fenders: “For me, playing a Strat is like trying to wrestle a professional wrestler”
By Matt Owen published
The former Van Halen vocalist also discussed the possibility of unreleased EVH material seeing the light of day

Watch Nancy Wilson, Jerry Cantrell and Sammy Hagar perform Alice In Chains' Brother and more in 10-minute jam session
By Matt Owen published
The newly formed trio also performed a quasi-improvised rendition of Wilson's The Dragon, which, at the time of recording, had not been released

Watch Sammy Hagar, James Hetfield, John Mayer, Joe Satriani and Melissa Etheridge perform Piece of My Heart in new pro-shot footage from 2016
By Matt Owen published
The star-studded rendition, which took place during the Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert five years ago, also featured Tommy Lee, Melissa Etheridge, Pat Monahan and Kris Kristofferson

Sammy Hagar says Eddie Van Halen wanted the pair to "make some noise" again
By Matt Owen published
The former Van Halen frontman recalls reconnecting and reigniting his relationship with Eddie months before the late electric guitar icon passed away

Sammy Hagar apologizes for exposing Eddie Van Halen's "dark side" in memoir
By James Turner published
The former Van Halen vocalist expressed remorse for his depiction of the late guitarist in his 2011 book, Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock

Sammy Hagar would have been “embarrassed” if Van Halen had adopted proposed Van Hagar name change
By Richard Bienstock published
Fortunately, Eddie Van Halen nixed the idea immediately

Nancy Wilson’s first-ever solo album to feature Eddie Van Halen tribute, Sammy Hagar and Duff McKagan guest spots
By Richard Bienstock published
You and Me, with Pearl Jam, Simon & Garfunkel and Cranberries covers, is due out May 7
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