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"I Can't Drive 55" is the lead single and first track from Sammy Hagar's eighth studio album VOA in 1984. Perpetuated by a very successful music video, it became a concert staple that continued throughout Hagar's tours as a member of Van Halen .
It was Hagar's last solo album before joining Van Halen. The title is a reference to the Voice of America broadcast network. [ 1 ] The album peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200 album charts on December 15, 1984 and features the single " I Can't Drive 55 ", Hagar's most successful song as a solo artist.
Sam Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as the Red Rocker, [1] is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose before launching a successful solo career, scoring a hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55".
Sammy Hagar\'s Ferrari LaFerrari has broken a sales record for its model year, auction house says. Hagar's car, one of a dozen or so exotics the "I Can't Drive 55" singer has collected, was ...
Another problem occurred when Eddie Van Halen's Kramer 5150 broke a string during "I Can't Drive 55". After the bridge of the song, while Sammy was soloing, Eddie picked up his Steinberger 5150 guitar and used it to finish the song and to perform "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love".
Sammy Hagar, also known as the Red Rocker, is an American musician and songwriter with a music career spanning over 40 years. [1] He rose to prominence during the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the hard rock band Montrose, which was his first band and debut into music.
Sammy Hagar and Guy Fieri at the star ceremony where Sammy Hagar is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 30, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner ...
Hagar had many successful albums with top hits such as "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy", "I Can't Drive 55", "Heavy Metal" and "There's Only One Way To Rock". In July 1985, Hagar joined Van Halen. In 1987, Ronnie Montrose formed a new lineup of Montrose with singer Johnny Edwards and drummer James Kottak (both from the band Buster Brown ), and ...