Sammy Hagar and Jay Buchanan took the stage on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the Stage Red Fontana Youth Music Foundation’s first gala. They raised $100,000 for music education programs that help local kids learn to play instruments and grow their talents.
The event took place at the Stage Red Theater in Fontana, California. Both performers played both covers and hits. They kicked things off with Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus” and wrapped up with Merle Haggard’s “Are the Good Times Really Over.” Hagar ripped through songs like “Red Voodoo,” “Right Now,” and his Van Halen hit “Finish What Ya Started.”
The two artists joined forces on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man” and dedicated it to their mothers. Hagar honored his late mother, while Buchanan’s mother sat in the crowd that night…