The Danny Joe Brown Band - Danny Joe Brown And The Danny Joe Brown Band album flac

Danny Joe Brown (August 24, 1951 – March 10, 2005) was the lead singer of the Southern rock group Molly Hatchet, after succeeding founder Dave Hlubek in 1976, and co-writer of the band's biggest hits from the late 1970s. Brown was born in Jacksonville, FL in 1951 and graduated from Terry Parker High School in 1969. Shortly after graduating, he enlisted in the . Coast Guard and was stationed in New York for two years.

Danny Joe Brown had just left the southern rock band Molly Hatchet, which had followed in the footsteps of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Outlaws to achieve wide national success with two multi-platinum albums and international recognition with intensive world tours. The first line-up of the band, besides Danny Joe Brown, consisted of Bobby Ingram (guitar/slide guitar/vocals), Steve Wheeler (guitar/slide guitar/vocals), Kenny McVay (guitar), John Galvin (keyboards/vocals), Buzzy Meekin (bass/vocals) and Jimmy Glenn (drums)  . The band signed with the major label Epic Records, the same label that Molly Hatchet was on, which released their only self-titled album in 1981.

One of the most puzzling moves in the history of Southern rock occurred when vocalist Danny Joe Brown left Molly Hatchet after the huge success of 1979's Flirtin' with Disaster, one of the genre's definitive albums. He released one solo album on Epic, 1981's Danny Joe Brown and the Danny Joe Brown Band. This album is of interest to Southern rock fans because it should come as no surprise that it sounds like Molly Hatchet. Like Molly Hatchet, Brown's band also featured a three-guitar attack, courtesy of Bobby Ingram, Steve Wheeler, and Kenny McVay. A couple of extra musical touches support Brown's throaty growl: slide guitar riffing by Ingram and Wheeler, keyboard accents by John Galvin and harmony vocals that certainly must have been encouraged by producer/engineer Glyn Johns, a legend who'd worked with the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Eagles and Eric Clapton.

Audio CD, Import, July 29, 2008. Only 3 left in stock (more on the way).

Danny Joe Brown and the Danny Joe Brown Band, 2011.