David Lauser (born 20 February 1951) is an American rock drummer, who is most famous for playing with
Sammy Hagar
Sam Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose before launching a ...
.
Sammy Hagar and David Lauser played together in a band called Justice Brothers before Sammy Hagar joined
Montrose.
Lauser later played on various Sammy Hagar solo albums, starting with ''
Standing Hampton'' and is now a member of
The Waboritas
The Waboritas, also known more recently as The Wabos, are Sammy Hagar's backup band. They were formed in 1997, after Hagar left Van Halen the year prior, and have been active ever since. Their only hiatus was during the Van Halen tour of 2004, d ...
, also played with Sammy Hagar in
Los Tres Gusanos.
Lauser's first marriage to Jacqueline Cushen in 1982 resulted in a daughter, Danielle Marie, also known affectionately as "Ella Bean." In 2002, Lauser married his second wife. On January 4, 2015, his wife Liza Cozad-Lauser died from cancer.
David Lauser continues to tour with Sammy Hagar's Wabos and December People, a charitable rock and roll holidays band.
Discography
With Sammy Hagar solo
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Standing Hampton''
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Three Lock Box''
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VOA''
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I Never Said Goodbye''
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Unboxed''
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Cosmic Universal Fashion''
With Sammy Hagar And The Waboritas
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Red Voodoo''
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Ten 13
''Ten 13'' is the twelfth solo studio album by American rock singer Sammy Hagar. The title is his date of birth (October 13). It was released on October 24, 2000 by Beyond Music.
Song information
*"Tropic of Capricorn" has an instrumental bonus ...
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Not 4 Sale''
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Live: Hallelujah''
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Livin' It Up''
With Alliance
*''Alliance'' - 1991
*''Bond of Union'' - 1991
*''Missing Piece'' - 1996
*''Destination Known'' - 2007
*''Road to Heaven'' - 2008
Equipment
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DW drums and pedals.
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Paiste
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cymbals.
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Remo
Remo Inc. is an American musical instruments manufacturing company based in Valencia, California, and founded by Remo Belli in 1957. Products manufactured include drum kits, drumheads, drums, and drum hardware, hardware, and various percussio ...
drum heads.
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Vic Firth
Everett Joseph "Vic" Firth (June 2, 1930 – July 26, 2015) was an American musician and the founder of Vic Firth Company (formerly Vic Firth, Inc.), a company that makes percussion sticks and mallets. He was also known for his association ...
drum sticks.
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Gibraltar
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hardware.
References
External links
David Lauser websiteThe Number One Sammy Hagar Discography
Dave Lauser Interview
at NAMM Oral History Collection (2020)
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American rock drummers
Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas members
1951 births
Living people
People from San Bernardino, California