Molly Hatchet is a Southern rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1975 (see 1975 in music), known primarily for their hit song "Flirtin' With Disaster" from the album of the same title. The band took its name from a legendary Southern prostitute who supposedly mutilated and decapitated her clients.
Molly Hatchet was similar to Lynyrd Skynyrd in that it paired strong guitar work with a pounding boogie beat. Lead singer and songwriter Danny Joe Brown left the band after Flirtin' with Disaster and was replaced by Jimmy Farrar; the band's sound turned more to jamming. Brown returned in time for No Guts...No Glory.
On Thursday, March 10, 2005, after Brown was hospitalized for 4 weeks, he was found dead at the age of 53 at his home in Davie, Florida from complications from pneumonia. He had previously left the group due to the suffering from a stroke during a 1998 operation.