Bruce Crump (Molly Hatchet, Streethearts), RIP

Bruce Crump, the original drummer for Molly Hatchet from 1976 to 1983 and 1984 to 1990, died Monday at the age of 57. No cause of death has been announced, although he had previously been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2003.

Bruce Hull Crump, Jr. (July 17, 1957 – March 16, 2015) was the original drummer with the rock band Molly Hatchet from 1976 to 1983 (including their 1980 hit song “Flirtin’ with Disaster” ) and 1984 to 1991. He also played as a member of the Canadian band Streetheart in the early 1980s, appearing on their Live After Dark recording, and joined several of his former Molly Hatchet bandmates in the band Gator Country in the mid-2000s. At his death, Crump was in the Jacksonville, Florida-based band White Rhino and the newly reformed China Sky.

Our condolences to his wife Kristen, his children, and family..