- Danny Joe Brown
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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
- ^ a b Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed May 2010
- ^ 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.
- ^ Smith, Michael Buffalo (November 1999). "Still Beatin’ the Odds". Swampland.com. http://swampland.com/articles/view/title:danny_joe_brown. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
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Categories:- 1951 births
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- American rock singers
- American male singers
- American Southern Rock musicians
- Songwriters from Florida
- People from Jacksonville, Florida
- Deaths from renal failure
- Molly Hatchet members
- American rock singer stubs
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