{{short description|American rock drummer (born 1951)}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = David Lauser | image = DavidLauser.JPG | caption = David Lauser on July 12, 2008 with Sammy Hagar | instrument = Drums | genre = Hard rock, heavy metal | associated_acts = Sammy Hagar, The Waboritas, Los Tres Gusanos, Icon, Alliance | label = | years_active = 1971–present | birth_name = David Lauser | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|02|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = San Bernardino, California, United States | death_date = }}
'''David Lauser''' (born 20 February 1951) is an American rock drummer, who is most famous for playing with Sammy Hagar.
Sammy Hagar and David Lauser played together in a band called Justice Brothers before Sammy Hagar joined Montrose.
Lauser later played on various Sammy Hagar solo albums, starting with ''Standing Hampton'' and is now a member of The Waboritas, also played with Sammy Hagar in Los Tres Gusanos.
Lauser's first marriage to Jacqueline Cushen in 1982 resulted in a daughter, Danielle Marie, also known affectionately as "Ella Bean." In 2002, Lauser married his second wife. On January 4, 2015, his wife Liza Cozad-Lauser died from cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/liza-cozad-lauser-dies/|title=Liza Cozad-Lauser Has Passed Away|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|accessdate=17 May 2018}}</ref>
David Lauser continues to tour with Sammy Hagar's Wabos and December People, a charitable rock and roll holidays band.
==Discography== ===With Sammy Hagar solo=== *''Standing Hampton'' *''Three Lock Box'' *''VOA'' *''I Never Said Goodbye'' *''Unboxed'' *''Cosmic Universal Fashion''
===With Sammy Hagar And The Waboritas=== *''Red Voodoo'' *''Ten 13'' *''Not 4 Sale'' *''Live: Hallelujah'' *''Livin' It Up''
===With Alliance=== *''Alliance'' - 1991 *''Bond of Union'' - 1991 *''Missing Piece'' - 1996 *''Destination Known'' - 2007 *''Road to Heaven'' - 2008
==Equipment== * DW drums and pedals. * Paiste cymbals. * Remo drum heads. * Vic Firth drum sticks. * Gibraltar hardware.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davidlauser.com/gear_page.html|title=David Lauser Dot Com|website=Davidlauser.com|accessdate=17 May 2018}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.davidlauser.com David Lauser website] *[http://www.redrockerdiscography.com The Number One Sammy Hagar Discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306192810/http://redrockerdiscography.com/ |date=2016-03-06 }} *[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/dave-lauser Dave Lauser Interview] at NAMM Oral History Collection (2020)
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