Sammy Hagar is premiering “Bad On Fords And Chevrolets” featuring Ronnie Dunn (of Brooks & Dunn), a track from his forthcoming album, “Sammy Hagar & Friends”, due September 24.
Hear “Bad On Fords And Chevrolets” at Billboard here.
“Sammy Hagar & Friends” marks the Red Rocker’s first solo release in five years and sees him team up with a variety of artists, including Kid Rock, Nancy Wilson (Heart), Ronnie Dunn (Brooks & Dunn), Neal Schon (Journey, HSAS), Chickenfoot pals Chad Smith, Michael Anthony and Joe Satriani; Montrose bandmates Bill Church and Denny Carmassi, his solo band The Wabos and more.
“Bad On Fords And Chevrolets” was one of the first of the new tracks for the project and also put the guest concept in motion for the project.
"When I listened to his [Dunn's] vocal, he sang it so good and he's such a great singer, I said, 'Will you sing a couple of verses and do a duet with me’, and he did,” explains Hagar. “After that it started looking like a duets record. I started calling all my friends and said, 'Let's get together and do this, let's get together and do that,' and everyone responded and it started coming together little by little."
“Sammy Hagar & Friends” will be available in a standard edition package, as well as deluxe edition packaged in a high-gloss digipak.
The deluxe CD/DVD package includes an exclusive bonus audio track, "Space Station #5", recorded live at the Ronnie Montrose Tribute Concert held on April 29, 2012 in San Francisco, as well as the "making-of" album documentary which includes bonus video of "Knockdown Dragout", and more.
Hagar is currently on the road playing dates across North America.
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