# List of Molly Hatchet members
[Molly Hatchet](https://www.edgepedia.org/molly-hatchet) is an American Southern rock band formed in [Jacksonville, Florida](https://www.edgepedia.org/jacksonville-florida), whose membership has changed repeatedly since the 1970s; the current lineup contains no original members and is led by guitarist Bobby Ingram, who joined in 1987 and later acquired legal ownership of the band name.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/molly-hatchet-mn0000923384/biography) • [2](https://mollyhatchet.com/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original lineup (1970s) | Danny Joe Brown (vocals), Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland, and Duane Roland (guitars), Banner Thomas (bass), Bruce Crump (drums)[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/molly-hatchet-mn0000923384/biography) |
| Formation | Formed in 1971 in Jacksonville, Florida, per AllMusic; Encyclopedia.com dates the six-member group to 1975[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/molly-hatchet-mn0000923384/biography) • [3](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/molly-hatchet) |
| First singer change | Brown left in 1980 and was replaced by Jimmy Farrar for *Beatin' the Odds* (1980) and *Take No Prisoners* (1981); Brown rejoined in 1982[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/molly-hatchet-mn0000923384/biography) |
| Name ownership | Bobby Ingram, who joined in 1987, assumed legal ownership of the "Molly Hatchet" trade name around 2000[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/molly-hatchet-mn0000923384/biography) |
| Current lineup | Bobby Ingram (lead guitars), John Galvin (keyboards), Tim Lindsey (bass), Parker Lee (vocals), Garrett Ramsden (drums)[2](https://mollyhatchet.com/) |
| Original members deceased | Brown (2005), Roland (2006), Crump (2015), Thomas and Hlubek (2017), Holland (2020); singer Phil McCormack died in 2019[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/molly-hatchet-mn0000923384/biography) • [4](https://mollyhatchet.com/about-us/) |
## Original lineup
The classic six-member lineup paired three lead guitarists, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland, and Duane Roland, with vocalist Danny Joe Brown, bassist Banner Thomas, and drummer Bruce Crump.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/molly-hatchet-mn0000923384/biography) The Los Angeles Times obituary of Brown describes the sequence differently: Brown joined lead guitarists Hlubek and Holland in 1974, and the trio added Roland, Thomas, and Crump the following year to form the six-member band.[5](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-15-me-passings15.1-story.html) The Southern Rock Resource history places Thomas's entry in 1974 and Crump's and Roland's in 1975.[6](https://southernrockresource.com/molly-hatchet) AllMusic dates the band's formation to 1971, while Encyclopedia.com gives 1975 as the year the named group formed in Jacksonville.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/molly-hatchet-mn0000923384/biography) • [3](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/molly-hatchet)
This lineup recorded the self-titled debut (1978) and *Flirtin' with Disaster* (1979), the latter selling over two million copies.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/molly-hatchet-mn0000923384/biography)
## 1980s changes
**Vocalists.** Brown left in 1980 after constant touring, and Jimmy Farrar sang on *Beatin' the Odds* (1980) and *Take No Prisoners* (1981) before leaving for a solo career; Brown rejoined in 1982 and sang on *No Guts...No Glory* (1983), *The Deed Is Done* (1984), and *Double Trouble Live* (1985).[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/molly-hatchet-mn0000923384/biography) • [4](https://mollyhatchet.com/about-us/) The band's official history adds that Brown had earlier formed the Danny Joe Brown Band with keyboardist John Galvin and guitarist Bobby Ingram after leaving Molly Hatchet in 1980.[4](https://mollyhatchet.com/about-us/)
**Rhythm section and guitars.** Banner Thomas left in November 1981 and was replaced by Riff West.[6](https://southernrockresource.com/molly-hatchet) Encyclopedia.com lists B.B. Borden on drums from 1982 to 1984, replacing Bruce Crump, and records [Steve Holland](https://www.edgepedia.org/steve-holland) leaving in 1984 and Roland and Crump leaving in 1989.[3](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/molly-hatchet) Bobby Ingram joined as lead guitarist and songwriter in early 1987.[4](https://mollyhatchet.com/about-us/)
## The Ingram era
By 1990 the band consisted of Ingram, Galvin, and Brown, with the rest of the members departing under a heavy touring schedule; after a recording break from 1990 to 1996, Brown's diabetes prevented him from fulfilling studio and touring duties, and Phil McCormack took over the lead vocal position.[4](https://mollyhatchet.com/about-us/) A MusicHeartsFM band history describes the early 1990s as a revolving door of players, with a 1990s lineup of McCormack (vocals), Ingram and Bryan Bassett (guitars), Galvin (keyboards), Andy McKinney (bass), and Mac Crawford (drums).[7](https://mx.musichearts.fm/en/artists/268-molly-hatchet/history)
In January 2005, Ingram invited founding guitarist Dave Hlubek to rejoin, making Hlubek the only current member who had been part of the original band.[7](https://mx.musichearts.fm/en/artists/268-molly-hatchet/history) AllMusic notes that Ingram assumed legal ownership of the "Molly Hatchet" trade name around 2000, the year before the *Kingdom of XII* album.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/molly-hatchet-mn0000923384/biography) McCormack died in 2019.[4](https://mollyhatchet.com/about-us/)
## Current lineup
The band's official site lists five members: Bobby Ingram on lead guitars, slide, and acoustic guitar; John Galvin on keyboards, Hammond B3, and background vocals; Tim Lindsey on bass and background vocals; Parker Lee on vocals, from the Dixie District of Charlotte, North Carolina; and Garrett Ramsden, a Detroit-area drummer, on drums.[2](https://mollyhatchet.com/) An earlier version of the site's history page named Shawn Beamer on drums as part of the long-time lineup alongside Ingram, Galvin, and Lindsey.[4](https://mollyhatchet.com/about-us/) Ingram has been in the band for almost 40 years and is described by the band as its longest-standing member.[2](https://mollyhatchet.com/)
## Deaths of early members
The post-2000 years saw the original members die one by one. Danny Joe Brown, 53, died in 2005 at his home in [Davie, Florida](https://www.edgepedia.org/davie-florida), of renal failure and pneumonia; the band's site attributes his death to complications of diabetes.[5](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-15-me-passings15.1-story.html) • [4](https://mollyhatchet.com/about-us/) Duane Roland, one of the original guitarists, died June 26, 2006, at 53 of natural causes at his home.[8](https://news.pollstar.com/2006/06/27/guitarist-duane-roland-dies/) Bruce Crump died in 2015 and Banner Thomas in 2017, the same year as co-founder Dave Hlubek, who died of heart complications after returning to the band in 2015.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/molly-hatchet-mn0000923384/biography) • [4](https://mollyhatchet.com/about-us/) Steve Holland, the final surviving member of the original lineup, died on August 2, 2020, at the age of 66.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/molly-hatchet-mn0000923384/biography) • [9](https://obits.dallasnews.com/news/steve-holland-2020-molly-hatchet-guitarist) As of August 2020, none of the band's original members were living.[10](https://www.scit-nsn.gov/tribalobserver/archive/2025-pdf/1225_Observer%20Web.pdf)
## References
1. [Molly Hatchet Biography, AllMusic (Steve Huey)](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/molly-hatchet-mn0000923384/biography)
2. [Official Molly Hatchet Website](https://mollyhatchet.com/)
3. [Molly Hatchet, Encyclopedia.com](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/molly-hatchet)
4. [Molly Hatchet About Us, official band history](https://mollyhatchet.com/about-us/)
5. [Danny Joe Brown, 53; Original Singer in Rock Band Molly Hatchet, Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-15-me-passings15.1-story.html)
6. [Molly Hatchet, Southern Rock Resource](https://southernrockresource.com/molly-hatchet)
7. [Molly Hatchet band history, MusicHeartsFM](https://mx.musichearts.fm/en/artists/268-molly-hatchet/history)
8. [Guitarist Duane Roland Dies, Pollstar News](https://news.pollstar.com/2006/06/27/guitarist-duane-roland-dies/)
9. [Steve Holland (1954–2020), Molly Hatchet guitarist, Dallas Morning News obits](https://obits.dallasnews.com/news/steve-holland-2020-molly-hatchet-guitarist)
10. [Tribal Observer, December 2025](https://www.scit-nsn.gov/tribalobserver/archive/2025-pdf/1225_Observer%20Web.pdf)
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