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EP. 147 VAN HALEN....THE SAMMY YEARS!

Send us Fan Mail Van Halen loses David Lee Roth, and the world starts writing the obituary. Then Sammy Hagar walks in—and everything changes. We go record by record through the Sammy years: 5150, OU812, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, and Balance—four albums, four #1s, and millions of records sold. But behind the hits were tensions, relentless touring, personal strain, lyric disputes, the death of manager Ed Leffler, and the events that ultimately led to Sammy’s 1996 departure. How does a band at the top of the world come apart? Was Sammy pushed out—or did he walk? That’s the story on this episode of The Ben Maynard Program. #TheBenMaynardProgram #VanHalen #SammyHagar #DavidLeeRoth #EddieVanHalen #AlexVanHalen #MichaelAnthony #5150 #OU812 #ForUnlawfulCarnalKnowledge #Balance #VanHalenFans #VanHalenNation #ClassicRock #ClassicRockMusic #80sRock #90sRock #RockAndRoll #RockMusic #HardRock #HeavyRock #GuitarRock #RockHistory #MusicHistory #RockLegends #EddieVanHalen #SammyHagarFans #80sMusic #90sMusic #AlbumHistory #RockPodcast #MusicPodcast #Podcast #TheRedRocker Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow me on Instagram: benmaynardprogram and subscribe to my YouTube channel: THE BEN MAYNARD PROGRAM I also welcome your comments. email: pl8blocker@aol.com

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Send us Fan Mail

Van Halen loses David Lee Roth, and the world starts writing the obituary. Then Sammy Hagar walks in—and everything changes.

We go record by record through the Sammy years: 5150, OU812, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, and Balance—four albums, four #1s, and millions of records sold.

But behind the hits were tensions, relentless touring, personal strain, lyric disputes, the death of manager Ed Leffler, and the events that ultimately led to Sammy’s 1996 departure.

How does a band at the top of the world come apart?

Was Sammy pushed out—or did he walk?

That’s the story on this episode of The Ben Maynard Program.

#TheBenMaynardProgram #VanHalen #SammyHagar #DavidLeeRoth #EddieVanHalen #AlexVanHalen #MichaelAnthony #5150 #OU812 #ForUnlawfulCarnalKnowledge #Balance #VanHalenFans #VanHalenNation #ClassicRock #ClassicRockMusic #80sRock #90sRock #RockAndRoll #RockMusic #HardRock #HeavyRock #GuitarRock #RockHistory #MusicHistory #RockLegends #EddieVanHalen #SammyHagarFans #80sMusic #90sMusic #AlbumHistory #RockPodcast #MusicPodcast #Podcast #TheRedRocker

Support the show

Thanks for listening! Follow me on Instagram: benmaynardprogram 
and subscribe to my YouTube channel: THE BEN MAYNARD PROGRAM
I also welcome your comments. email: pl8blocker@aol.com

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