Dave Hlubek
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| Background information | |
| Born |
August 28, 1951 Jacksonville, Florida |
| Genres | Southern rock, hard rock |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1971–2015 |
| Associated acts | Molly Hatchet, Southern Rock Allstars, |
| Notable instruments | |
| Custom Hamer solid bodies, custom "Flying P" | |
David Lawrence Hlubek [pronounced LOO'-bek] (born on August 28, 1951) is the lead guitarist and founding member of the Southern rock band Molly Hatchet.
Dave Hlubek was born in Jacksonville, Florida. At the age of 5 or 6, Hlubek and his family moved to the naval base in Oahu, Hawaii, where he attended Waikiki Elementary School. From there, Hlubek's father was transferred and the family moved to Sunnyvale, California, then to Mountain View, and finally settling in San Jose. There he attended the same Junior High School as Wayne Newton. It was the South Bay that Dave called home during the next few years, before moving back to Jacksonville, Florida around 1965. There he attended and graduated from Forrest High School.
Hlubek, founded the band Molly Hatchet in 1971. Vocalist Danny Joe Brown joined in 1974, along with Steve Holland guitarist in 1974 Duane Roland, Banner Thomas, and Bruce Crump in 1975. Hlubek was the original vocalist when they started, as well as becoming the band's most prolific songwriter—writing or co-writing the majority of the group's songs, including their most famous, "Flirtin' with Disaster". When at last they got their recording contract with Epic Records they got some help and advice from Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, who was originally supposed to produce their first album, but was unable to, because of his death in a plane crash in 1977. While most people tagged Molly Hatchet as "Southern Rock," Hlubek admits it was only because of the location. He considered Molly Hatchet, along with Blackfoot, to actually be metal bands from the South. In fact, he has also said that, although hard to talk about, it was the demise of Lynyrd Skynyrd—who were on top of the world at that time—that opened the door for Molly Hatchet.
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