Danny Joe Brown (August 24, 1951 – March 10, 2005) was an American singer. He was the lead singer of the Southern rock group Molly Hatchet and was co-writer of the band's biggest hits from the late 1970s.
Biography
Brown was born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1951 and graduated from Terry Parker High School in 1969. Shortly after graduating, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and was stationed in New York City for two years. He rejoined Molly Hatchet in 1982 only to leave again after a massive stroke in 1995 while driving to his brother's house.
After a long battle with diabetes and the effects of the stroke, Brown was able to take the stage one last time at the Jammin' for DJB benefit concert in 1998 where with the help of his friends he sang “Flirtin’ with Disaster."
Death
Brown moved into his mother's home in Davie, Florida, after becoming ill.
On Thursday, March 10, 2005, after Brown had been hospitalized for four weeks, he returned to his home in Davie, Florida. Less than an hour later, with family and friends at his side, he died from complications of pneumonia. He was 53 years old.