Randy Jo Hobbs

Randy Jo Hobbs (22 March, 1948 - 5 August, 1993) was an American musician born in Winchester, Indiana. Hobbs played bass for The McCoys during the 1965-1969 period and in the bands of the brothers Edgar Winter and Johnny Winter during 1970-1974. He played bass with Jimi Hendrix on some 1968 live sessions which were later released unofficially as "Woke Up This Morning and Found Myself Dead" (1980) and "New York Sessions" (1998) [See [http://www.yee.ch/winter/Band/winter_band_rand_jo_hobbs.html Randy Jo Hobbs Biography] at "The Johnny Winter Story" (Unofficial Website).] , and officially as "Bleeding Heart" (1994). While with Johnny Winter, he was married to Sara, at a wedding receiving signficant media attention due to the attendance of Johnny Winter, Rick Derringer, Derringer's brother Randy Zehringer (both with Hobbs in The McCoys and with Johnnny Winter), plus Steve Paul of Blue Sky Records. [See [http://www.yee.ch/winter/Band/hobbs_marriage/hobbs_marriage.html Randy Jo Hobbs Marriage Gallery] at "The Johnny Winter Story" (Unofficial Website).] He also played bass with a later version of Montrose, appearing on the "Jump on It" album, released in 1976. That same year, he also played bass on Rick Derringer's "Glass Derringer" album. He was found dead of drug-related heart failure in a hotel room in Dayton, Ohio in 1993 and is buried in his home town of Union City, Indiana.

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