Sammy Hagar is paying tribute to his good friend, country singer Toby Keith.
Hagar posted a blank gray-colored square on social media in tribute and he captioned it with, “Can’t find the words at this time. RIP, Toby.”
In December, Sammy joined Toby at his first Las Vegas show in three years at Dolby Live at Park MGM. He introduced him and joined him on “A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action” and a cover of Ted Nugent’s “Stranglehold.” Those turned out to be his last shows. Toby, a frequent guest at Hagar’s Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, was 62.
You can see the full story here on Hagar's Official Instagram.
In other Sammy Hagar news.........he's in litigation over an unauthorized franchise of his Cabo Wabo Cantina restaurant in Hollywood, California.
His legal team filed a lawsuit in January claiming franchisee Robert Azinian opened a new Cabo Wabo location in December 2023, despite having his licensee deal with the company terminated.
The suit states, “The Cabo Wabo brand is highly distinctive and has achieved recognition with the consuming public as being associated with premium quality goods and services.
“Every day that the Cabo Wabo Cantina at the new Hollywood location continues to operate under the ‘Cabo Wabo’ brand, it soils the name, reputation, and goodwill that Red Head has developed.”
They've asked the court to grant an injunction to stop Azinian from using the Cabo Wabo name, or Hagar’s name and likeness, for the restaurant because due to the unauthorized use of the name, they have no "oversight, control, or even visibility as to the quality” of the restaurant.
The original Cantina was opened in 1990 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and is still in operation. The other location is in Las Vegas.