Danny Joe Brown

Danny Joe Brown
Born	24 August 1951, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Died	10 March 2005, Davie, Florida, USA
Genres	Southern rock, hard rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1974–1998
Labels	Epic
Associated acts	Molly Hatchet, The Danny Joe Brown Band

Danny Joe Brown, (August 24, 1951 - March 10, 2005)^[1] was a member of the Southern rock group Molly Hatchet, and singer and co-writer of the band's biggest hits from the late 1970s.

He was born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1951 and graduated from Terry Parker High School in 1969.^[2] Shortly after graduating, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and was stationed in New York for two years.^[2] Once he left the Coast Guard, Brown's focus turned solely to music and joined Molly Hatchet in 1974.

He is best known for writing and singing on such songs as "Flirtin' with Disaster", and "Whiskey Man"; he was also the vocalist on "Dreams I'll Never See", a faster tempoed cover of the Allman Brothers song. The band's sound was immediately recognizable by Brown's distinct voice, a deep, raspy, throaty growl.^[2]

Brown left Molly Hatchet in 1980 because of chronic diabetes and pancreatic problems, but soon started his own band, The Danny Joe Brown Band, which released a single studio album in 1981.^[3] He later rejoined Molly Hatchet in 1982, only to leave again in 1995 after suffering a stroke. He died at his home in Davie, Florida, at the age of 53, in March 2005. His obituary attributed his death to renal failure, a complication of the diabetes he had since age 19.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed May 2010
2. ^ ^{a b c} Stephenson, Olivier (12 March 2005). "[Deathwatch Danny Joe Brown, musician, 53"]. Slick.org. http://slick.org/deathwatch/mailarchive/msg01673.html. Retrieved 2011-04-24. 
3. ^ Smith, Michael Buffalo (November 1999). "Still Beatin’ the Odds". Swampland.com. http://swampland.com/articles/view/title:danny_joe_brown. Retrieved 2011-04-24. 

External links

• Burial Record

Persondata
Name	Brown, Danny Joe
Alternative names
Short description	Singer
Date of birth	24 August 1951
Place of birth	Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Date of death	10 March 2005
Place of death	Davie, Florida, USA