Montrose (band)
Montrose | |
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Montrose in 1975. From left to right and top to bottom: Alan Fitzgerald, Ronnie Montrose, Denny Carmassi and Sammy Hagar. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hard rock |
| Years active | 1973–1977, 1987, 2001–2012 (occasional reunion) |
| Label | Warner Bros. |
| Past members | Ronnie Montrose |
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Montrose was an American hard rock band formed in 1973 and named after guitarist and founder Ronnie Montrose. The band's original lineup featured lead vocalist and frontman Sammy Hagar, who would later find success as a solo artist and as singer of Van Halen. Completing the original line-up were bassist Bill Church and drummer Denny Carmassi. The band experienced moderate success before disbanding in early 1977. The 1973 debut album Montrose eventually proved to be an international sleeper hit, selling in excess of one million copies and attaining platinum status in 1986.