The California-born Sammy Hagar got his start singing for Montrose in the mid-'70s. By the end of the decade, he was flying solo, until he got a call in 1985 to step into the frontman role in Van ...

From there we were off and running as friends." Related: Joe Perry Says Aerosmith Considered Replacing Steven Tyler with Sammy Hagar ... I start singing … he’s been to Cabo, we’ve jammed ...