Gator Country
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| Gator Country | |
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| Image:Gatorcountry.jpg The lineup of Gator Country (2005 lineup)
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| Background information | |
| Origin |  Davie, Florida, United States |
| Genre(s) | Southern rock, Hard rock, Blues rock |
| Years active | 2005 - Present |
| Label(s) | unknown |
| Associated acts | Molly Hatchet |
| Website | The official website |
| Members | |
| Jimmy Farrar, Bruce Crump, Steve Holland, Riff West, Linni Disse, and Paul Chapman | |
| Former members | |
| Duane Roland 1953-2006 | |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Duane Roland's "Flying V"[1] guitar | |
Gator Country is an American Southern rock band formed in Davie, Florida in 2005 by several founding members[2] of the Southern rock group Molly Hatchet. The band, founded by vocalist Jimmy Farrar, gutarist Duane Roland, drummer Bruce Crump, guitarist Steve Holland, and bassist Riff West took its name from the title of the hit song "Gator Country".
In 2006 Gator Country, lead by vocalist Jimmy Farrar, continue to perform popular songs such as "Beatin' The Odds", "Bounty Hunter" as well as "Oh Atlanta".
The band was interviewed on television station Fox 10 WALA-TV[3].
Cleveland, Ohio producer Joe Kleon's G4orce Studios recorded the Gator Country performance, at Classic Park, in Eastlake, Ohio, on September 1, 2007 and the band mixed the recording in Florida. They plan on releasing it, in 2008. [4].
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[edit] 2006
On Monday, June 19, 2006, founding guitarist Duane Roland died at his home in St. Augustine, Florida at the age of 53 according to Bobby Ingram on the Molly Hatchet MySpace website. He had been playing with the band Gator Country as late as May of 2006. His death was listed as being of "natural causes" according to a June 25, 2006 The Boston Globe Associated Press obituary report.
Guitarist Paul Chapman joined the band in July 2006.
[edit] Discography
- "Oh Atlanta", single
[edit] Members
- Jimmy Farrar, vocalist
- Bruce Crump, drummer
- Duane Roland, guitarist 1952 - 2006
- Steve Holland, guitarist
- Riff West, bassist
- Linni Disse, guitarist
- Paul Chapman, guitarist
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Wolfman Jack Entertainment. http://www.wolfmanjack.com/Xfrt_form.php?Id_art=493
- ^ Wolfman Jack Entertainment. http://www.wolfmanjack.com/Xfrt_form.php?Id_art=493
- ^ Fox 10 WALA-TV Mobil Pensacola interview http://www.gatorcountryrocks.com/GatorMobile.wmv
- ^ .http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=85550
