Sammy Hagar, also known as the Red Rocker, is an American musician and songwriter with a music career spanning over 40 years.

He left the band sometime in the mid-1970s and embraced a solo career, releasing his debut studio album Nine on a Ten Scale in 1976.

He has since kept a steady successful solo career, achieving a hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55".

Hagar later joined Van Halen, replacing lead singer David Lee Roth in 1985.

Both of Van Halen's compilation albums also include songs featuring current lead vocalist David Lee Roth who recorded with the band from 1974 to 1985.