Founding Molly Hatchet guitarist Steve Holland has died, his longtime friend, guardian and conservator John Pappas confirmed to Billboard.
He was 66 years old. No cause of death was given for the guitarist born in 1954, who appeared on the band's first five albums, including 1979's breakthrough Flirtin' With Disaster.
Holland left the band in 1984 and later formed a group called Gator Country, named after the second track on Hatchet's 1978 self-titled debut album, which featured fellow former Hatchet members guitarist Duane Roland, drummer Bruce Crump, bassist Riff West and singer Jimmy Farrar.
The Gator County FB page also had a tribute to Holland announcing the passing of the last original member of MH. "It Is With GREAT SADNESS That I
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