The Jewish rock star, best known for fronting Van Halen during the influential band’s heyday in the 1970s and ’80s, said Friday that he is retiring from music. “I am throwing in the shoes.

Sammy Hagar recently has waxed lyrical about Joe Satriani’s ability to step into Eddie Van Halen’s sizable shoes on the recent Best of All Worlds tour. But he now admits that the guitarist was ...

black and white-patterned Eddie Van Halen Vans shoes. Songs from the Van Hagar era dominated the forceful first half-hour.