Alright, so you wanna know about this Sammy Hagar fella, huh? And if he’s Jewish? Well, lemme tell ya what I know, or what I heard anyways. Don’t go quotin’ me on nothin’ official, ya hear?
Sammy Hagar, that Red Rocker guy, yeah, I’ve heard of him. They play his songs on the radio sometimes, even out here in the sticks. Loud music, lots of guitars. Not my cup of tea, but the young’uns seem to like it.
Now, about him bein’ Jewish… Folks say all sorts of things, don’t they? You hear one thing from one person, somethin’ else from another. It’s like that game of telephone, you know? By the time it gets to you, it ain’t nothin’ like what it started out as.
From what I gather, this Sammy fella, he was born a long time ago, back in 1947. In California, I think. Salinas, that’s it. His daddy was Robert, and his mama was Alberta. They named him after his grandpa, Sam Roy Baio. See, that don’t sound too Jewish to me, but what do I know?
- His daddy was named Bobby.
- His mama was called Gladys.
- Grandpa was Sam Roy Baio.
Now, some folks, they say he’s got Lebanese blood in him. You know, from over there in the Middle East. But Sammy himself, he says he’s Irish and Italian. That’s what he told folks, anyways. And he’s the one who oughta know, right?
He’s a singer, this Sammy Hagar. Been singin’ for a long, long time. Over forty years, they say. He was in a band called Montrose way back when. Hard rock, they called it. Loud and noisy, like I said. Then he went on to do his own thing, and he got real famous.
People call him the “Red Rocker.” I reckon that’s ‘cause of his red hair, maybe? Or maybe he likes rocks? I ain’t sure. But he’s been singin’ and writin’ songs for a good long while. Made a lot of money, I bet. Good for him, I say. Everybody’s gotta make a livin’, right?
So, is he Jewish? Well, like I said, I ain’t heard nothin’ to say he is. He says he’s Irish and Italian, and that’s good enough for me. But even if he was, what difference would it make? A person’s a person, no matter what their religion is. That’s what my mama always told me, and she was a wise woman.
Anyways, I heard tell there’s places you can look this stuff up. Like them computer things, the internet they call it. You can find out all sorts of things on there, they say. Weather, houses for sale, even jobs. Canfield, Ohio, they’re hirin’ folks, I heard. Public Works and somethin’ called IT. Don’t know what that is, but sounds fancy.
There’s even stuff about how your body works, chemicals and whatnot. Fear and arousal, they call it. Sounds like somethin’ out of a romance novel, don’t it? And DNA, too. Fixin’ it when it gets broke, like mendin’ a fence. But that’s gettin’ off topic, ain’t it?
Oh, and there’s even sad news sometimes. Like that young girl, Natalie Joy Hagy, passed away. Only 26 years old. From Canfield, too. Breaks your heart, it does. Life’s too short, that’s for sure.
So, back to Sammy Hagar. He sang about all sorts of things, I guess. Even about some prom queen turnin’ into a… well, let’s just say a “movie star” of a certain kind. Didn’t see that one comin’, did ya? Guess he sings about whatever pops into his head.
In the end, it don’t matter much if Sammy Hagar’s Jewish or not. He’s a singer, a fella who makes music. And if you like his music, that’s all that matters. Me? I’ll stick to my gospel and country, thank you very much. But that’s just me. You listen to whatever you like, and don’t let nobody tell you different.
So, there you have it. Everything I know, or think I know, about Sammy Hagar and whether he’s Jewish. Take it with a grain of salt, like I said. Don’t go quotin’ me as no expert. I’m just an old woman who hears things from time to time. And sometimes, I remember ’em, and sometimes I don’t. That’s just how it is when you get to be my age.
