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A Coroner's Report Reveals Ronnie Montrose Committed Suicide

Landon King — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:22:32 +0000

Guitarist Ronnie Montrose died a month ago, but the coroner's report was just released yesterday. And it reveals that he committed suicide.

Sammy Hagar Declares Ronnie Montrose 'a Pioneer of Hard Rock'

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:33:54 +0000

Sammy Hagar has spoken out, this time at more length, about Ronnie Montrose, who died on Saturday, March 3, at the age of 64. Hagar had issued a statement immediately following the news that his former bandmate had passed away, but expounded on his thoughts and feelings a few days later.

Legendary Guitarist Ronnie Montrose Dies

Shauna Wright — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 15:01:08 +0000

Ronnie Montrose, who founded the band Montrose along with Sammy Hagar, passed away Saturday, March 3, at the age of 64. Although an exact cause of death has yet to be officially announced, Montrose has been battling prostate cancer in recent years. A statement on his official website reads: A few months ago, we held [...]