Gary Cherone
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Gary Francis Caine Cherone born on 26 July, 1961, in Malden, Massachusetts to parents Sam and Josephine Cherone, was the lead singer for the hard rock band Extreme. They enjoyed moderate success in the 1980s and 1990s with songs such as "Decadence Dance", "Get the Funk Out", "Rest in Peace", and the worldwide #1 hit, "More Than Words".
After Extreme's demise he was recruited to replace Sammy Hagar in the band Van Halen, which provoked a backlash among some Van Halen fans. The sole album for which he worked on, 1998's Van Halen III, was the poorest-selling (yet Gold-certified) album of the band's career. Despite working on new songs with the band, Cherone mutually split with Van Halen not too long after the VH3 tour, in November of 1999.
He later sang co-lead vocals with Sammy on a live version of the Van Halen song "When It's Love", on Hagar's live solo album Live! Hallelujah.
He has since formed a new band, Tribe of Judah, which had both an EP (2001) and album release (Exit Elvis, 2002). His first solo EP was Need I Say More.
Cherone along with Mike Portnoy, Paul Gilbert, and Billy Sheehan will be performing three concerts in the end of May 2006 as Amazing Journey: A Tribute to The Who.
Cherone is an outspoken opponent of abortion and has been a spokesman for the pro-life organization Rock for Life. [1]