All Dixie Rock

Molly Hatchet at Its Raw Best

Molly Hatchet was formed in Jacksonville in 1975 and brought a combination of boogie, blues and hard rock to the Southern sound.

The first video features "Dreams I'll Never See" and "Flirtin' With Disaster", followed after the jump by "Gator Country", "What's It Gonna Take", "Sweet Dixie", "Bloody Reunion" and "Fall of the Peacemakers."

The videos are from a 1983 simulcast of "Rock N' Roll Tonight" from Los Angeles. The lineup includes Duane Roland, Dave Hlubek and Steve Holland on guitars, Riff West on bass, Barry Borden on drums and the incomparable Danny Joe Brown on vocals. Enjoy!

'Hey Joe' by Popa Chubby

One of the recent artists we've added to the playlist is American blues guitarist Popa Chubby, who shreds it on this version of "Hey Joe." Chubby's actual name is Ted Horowitz, but his stage name is said to be a play on the slang idiom "pop a chubby," meaning to get an erection.

 

'Sleazy Hussy Fever' by Elias T. Hoth

Southern Rock's reach goes around the world, including England, where powerful Elias T. Hoth resides. "Sleazy Hussy Fever" represents Hoth at its nasty best, with telling vocals and biting guitar licks.

Not every station is brave enough to play Hoth, but you'll hear plenty of selections from the band on All Dixie Rock.