The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored rock star Sammy Hagar with the 2,779th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during a ceremony on Tuesday at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard.

Hagar received his star in the category of Recording.

Multiple Grammy winner John Mayer and Hagar’s longtime manager Tom Consolo joined emcee Guy Fieri to speak at the ceremony.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce administers the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame for the City of Los Angeles.

“The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to honor rock legend Sammy Hagar for his contributions to the world of Rock & Roll music,” said Ana Martinez, Producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “From his humble beginnings in Fontana, California to strolling the Hollywood Walk of Fame as a young boy, he has truly come a long way!”

Hagar has been one of rock music’s most dynamic and prolific artists, amassing 25 Platinum albums on sales surpassing 50 million worldwide. His five decades-long career has spanned breaking into the industry with the seminal hard rock band Montrose and his multi-platinum solo career to his ride as the frontman of Van Halen, Chickenfoot, and now his latest supergroup, The Circle.

Hagar won a Grammy Award and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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Richard Tandy, the longtime keyboardist of the Electric Light Orchestra, has died at the age of 76.

ELO founder Jeff Lynne shared the news on social media.

“It is with great sadness that I share the news of the passing of my long-time collaborator and dear friend Richard Tandy. He was a remarkable musician & friend and I’ll cherish the lifetime of memories we had together,” Lynne wrote on Instagram on Thursday.

Lynne also shared a number of photos and a video featuring him and Tandy in the post.

The British musician joined ELO in 1972 and was part of the band when it split in 1986.

Tandy began as ELO’s bass player and shortly switched over to keyboards.

Tandy was a multi-instrumentalist, whose palette of keyboards included Minimoog, Clavinet, Mellotron, and piano.

His keyboards were a key part in ELO’s sound, especially on the albums A New World Record, Out of the Blue, Discovery, and Time.

Tandy was the only past member to rejoin the band when Lynne revived the group as Jeff Lynne’s ELO in 2014.

Tandy was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 as a member of the Electric Light Orchestra.

Tandy’s first marriage was to Carol “Cookie”, which ended in divorce; he then married Sheila.

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Former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach recently released a video for “(Hold On) To The Dream,” the latest song from his upcoming solo album, Child Within Man.

Jim Louvau and Tony Aguilera directed the visual for the track.

“If someone asked me to play the heaviest song I have ever recorded, in my 35-year career, I would play them ‘(Hold On) To The Dream,'” Bach said.

“This song is an homage to two of my favorite things: classic metal of the ’70s and also yacht rock as well! Hence the new term yacht metal! I have never heard a song quite like ‘(Hold On) To The Dream’ where the crushing verse is combined with the luxurious chest-hair harmonies of the chorus,” he added. “I have tried to incorporate every tone of my voice into this song. For those of you keeping score, I can tell you that my voice hits some of the highest notes of my career in ‘(Hold On) To The Dream!’ Hold on to your seats! Caution: this is a monster jam!”

Child Within Man is due out on May 10th via Reigning Phoenix Music.

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Sammy Hagar might not be able to drive 55, but he’ll slow down every time he passes the Hollywood Walk of Fame now so he can see his star. The rocker received his star on the Walk yesterday with his wife Kari at his side, and he pointed her out during his speech as “the most beautiful woman in this town.” As to how the marriage has been for the mother of his daughters Kama and Samantha, Hagar said “She’s been holding on for dear life. It’s like riding on a rocket ship being around me.”

Guy Fieri and John Mayer also gave speeches at the ceremony, and Hagar said getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is special. “It’s the final thing that you can achieve.”

Source: People