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Montrose was an American hard rock band formed in 1973 and named after guitarist and founder Ronnie Montrose. [1] The band's original lineup featured lead vocalist and frontman Sammy Hagar, who later found greater success as a solo artist and as a member of Van Halen. Rounding out the original foursome were bassist Bill Church and drummer Denny ...
- 1973–1977, 1987, 2001–2012 (occasional reunion)
- Warner Bros.
- Hard rock
- California, U.S.
Jul 22, 2018 · The story of the band begins when a talented and successful session guitarist Ronnie Montrose decided to form his own band. Back in the early 1970s, Ronnie was known as the member of Edgar Winter ...
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- Rock Candy. There was no doubting this one. Our choice for the number one song on our top 10 Montrose songs list turns out to be their most famous song also.
- Space Station # 5. This smoking rock and roll cut was released on the first Montrose album. It is probably one of the most overlooked songs of the classic rock and roll era.
- I Got The Fire. The great Montrose song “I Got The Fire,” was released on the band’s second album entitled Paper Money. The song served as the album’s opening cut.
- Bad Motor Scooter. This great song “Bad Motor Scooter,” was written by Sammy Hagar . It was initially released on the first Montrose album. It was later released on Sammy Hagar’s live album in the late 1970’s.
Montrose was a California-based hard rock band formed in 1973 and named after guitarist and founder Ronnie Montrose. The band's original lineup featured Montrose and Sammy on vocals, along with bassist Bill "Electric" Church and drummer Denny Carmassi. The group released two albums, the self-titled "Montrose" and followup "Paper Money" (on ...
Montrose is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Montrose, released in October 1973 by Warner Bros. It was produced by Ted Templeman. Montrose marks the career debut of singer-guitarist Sammy Hagar, who would later achieve significant success as a solo artist and as a member of Van Halen .
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- Montrose & Ted Templeman
- October 17, 1973
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Nov 17, 2023 · Church was a member of Hagar's solo band from 1976 until the singer joined Van Halen in 1985. Montrose continued experimenting with rock, fusion and other genres on Montrose, Gamma and solo records.
Aug 4, 2021 · Here’s how it works. How Montrose wrote Rock Candy, by Sammy Hagar. “When I was 25 I knocked on Ronnie Montrose ’s door and asked if he wanted to start a band with me. I’d seen Ronnie the night before at a sold-out show Winterland with Edgar Winter, who had the number one album in the country, and so to me he was a big rock star and my ...
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