The Mystic Theatre in Petaluma presents the band Montrose, which features Bay Area hard rock guitar pioneer Ronnie Montrose, on Oct. 3. Starting out in Van Morrison’s band, Montrose would joi… ...

Ronnie Montrose plays his guitar as he rehearses with his band at The Plant Studios in Sausalito, Calif. on Wednesday, August 24, 2011. (IJ photo/Alan Dep) Guitarist Ronnie Montrose in his Gamma ...

We are pleased to bring you an exclusive live Montrose video, featuring the surviving members of the pioneering '70s band -- including Sammy Hagar -- performing a tribute to guitarist Ronnie Montrose.

Gamma performs at the Ronnie Montrose Tribute Concert in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, April 27, 2012. ... There were loose jam sessions featuring former bandmates.

Rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose died Saturday, March 3, of prostate cancer. He was 64. Continue to Variety SKIP AD. ... Gamma, which released three albums between 1980 and 1983.

Guitarist Ronnie Montrose dies at 64 By msnbc.com Entertainment and David Chiu Ronnie Montrose, who is best known for his fiery guitar work as a member of the band Montrose, died Saturday.

Ronnie Montrose, a hard-rock guitarist whose self-titled group introduced Sammy Hagar to the world in the 1970s, died Saturday. He was 64. Montrose had been battling prostate cancer for several ...

The band Montrose continued on without Hagar, and released three more albums. Ronnie also released nine albums as a solo artist, in addition to four discs with his other group Gamma.