Jimmy Farrar
| Jimmy Farrar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 December 1950 La Grange, Georgia, United States |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1978–2015 |
| Labels | Epic, Capitol |
| Associated acts | Molly Hatchet, Raw Energy Band, Gator Country |
Jimmy Farrar (born 8 December 1950) is a singer, songwriter and musician born in La Grange, Georgia, originally lead singer for the Raw Energy band, Farrar is best known as the second lead singer for the American Southern Rock band Molly Hatchet from 1980 to 1982, and in more recent years, Gator Country.
Jimmy Farrar started singing when he was a child, in his home town of La Grange, Georgia while listening to songs on the radio. Farrar remembered he had a maid who had a stack of 78 records that he listened to in his early childhood, as early as four-year old. B.B. King, John Lee Hooker and other Blues and Motown artists were his influences.
In his late teens, Farrar moved to Atlanta where he was in a rock band named Intrepid with his friend Frank Holiday. After touring for a couple of years with another band named Catt.
In 1978 Jimmy Farrar went back home to La Grange to work a regular job for two years, until joining the La Grange band Raw Energy Band as their lead singer. Raw Energy went on tour six nights a week, 52 songs per night. While in Daytona Beach, Florida in February 1980 the band met Rocky Membrettie, who was a former roadie for Molly Hatchet. Raw Energy put him to work with them as they continued touring, eventually ending up back in La Grange, Georgia, the home base of the band. Rocky Membrettie suggested the Raw Energy band make a tape and take it to Macon, Georgia to Pat Armstrong who was handling Molly Hatchet.
When Jimmy Farrar's vocals were heard by Molly Hatchet's producer, he was eyed as a possible replacement in 1980, when Danny Joe Brown was away from Molly Hatchet, he was replaced by vocalist Jimmy Farrar, a native of La Grange, Georgia, formerly of cover band Raw Energy.
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