Classics Du Jour

Sammy Hagar & The Circle announce the release of their massively popular Lockdown Sessions as an album collection titled, “Lockdown 2020” on January 8, 2021.

Sammy Hagar & The Circle’s “Lockdown Sessions” began in March, when the COVID-19 shelter-at-home order went into effect. Time on their hands and their upcoming tour in limbo, the band’s legendary drummer Jason Bonham challenged his bandmates Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony and Vic Johnson to record a warmup jam they’d been playing backstage before concerts for several years. Equipped with iPhones and their respective instruments,they each laid down their individual tracks from the den, music room, closet and even showers of their homes and the band’s Lockdown Sessions were born.

The sessions gave the band the opportunity to throw down raw and raucous compact covers of classic hits that they’d jammed to backstage but never planned to record, including The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again”, Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds”, and AC/DC’s “Whole Lotta Rosie”.

When plans for an album came to fruition around the holidays, the band came together to record one more track, a cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes”. “With the addition of “Heroes”, it made sense to help those who are struggling from the effects of COVID-19. It probably wouldn’t have happened without it.”

All proceeds from the song “Heroes” will be donated to food banks nationwide.

Lineup: Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham, Vic Johnson

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GROUP PHOTO CREDIT: Leah Steiger