Col. Bruce Hampton May 1, 2017 Guitarist Col. Bruce Hampton was a fixture on the jam band circuit in the '90s through his Aquarium Rescue Unit, and played in numerous bands be-
fore and after. He died on May 1 while on- stage during the encore of a concert thrown in Atlanta to celebrate his 70th birthday.
Banner Tomas died on April 10, 2017 at the age of 63 from pneumonia. Thomas was a founding member of Molly Hatchet, playing on the band’s first four albums, their biggest sellers for a band that remains active today. Among the songs that Banner played bass on are: “Dreams I’ll
Never See,” “Flirtin with Disaster,” “Gator Country,” “Whiskey Man,” “Boogie No More,” “The Creeper,” “Bounty Hunter,” “Jukin’ City,” “One Man’s Pleasure,” It’s All Over Now,” “Penthouse Pauper,” “The Rambler,” “Bloody Reunion,” “Beatin’ the Odds,” “Lady Luck,” “The Price You Pay,” and “Let the Good Times Roll.” After leaving Hatchet, Banner remained in Jacksonville where he co-founded the group Big Engine, and later joined Those Guys.
Dave Hlubek died on September 2, 2017 at the age of 66 from a heart attack. His health had been deteriorating for a few years. Although Molly Hatchet didn’t re- lease their debut until 1978, guitarist Hlubek founded the Southern rock band in 1971. He stayed with them through
1987, co-writing and playing on their biggest hit, “Flirtin’ With Disaster,” before moving on to play in other bands including the Southern Rock Allstars, Skinny Molly and the Rhythm Pigs. In 2005 he came back into Molly Hatchet where remained until his death.
Tom Petty died on October 2, 2017 at the age of 66 from an accidental drug overdose that caused cardiac ar- rest . According to friend Stevie Nicks, Petty had not been well for a while Petty had first rose to fame in 1976 with his band The Heartbreakers, but prior to that fronted an
excellent southern rock band called Mud- crunch. Later in his career, he joined Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynn, Roy Orbison and George Harrison in the Traveling Wilburys. Petty was a hit machine and a tireless touring giant who once toured alongside Bob Dylan. Among the seemingly countless hit songs Petty recorded with The Heartbreakers and solo are: “American Girl,” “A Face in the Crowd,” “Breakdown,” “Don’t Come Around Here No More,” “Free Fallin’,” “Here Comes My Girl,” “I Won’t Back Down,” “It Ain’t Nothin’ to Me,” “It Ain’t Nothin’ to Me,” “Learning to Fly,” “Mary Jane’s Last Dance,” “Rebels,” “Southern Accent,” “Spike,” “Run- nin’ Down the Dream,” “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” (with Stevie Nicks), “The Waiting,” “You Don’t Know How it Feels,” “You Got Lucky,” “ Wildflowers,” and with the Wilburys “End of the Line” and “Handle with Care.” Petty redefined the term “prolific song- writer.”
Jimmy Nalls was a guitarist and a member of the band Sea Level, which featured Allman Brothers alumni Jaimoe, Chuck Leavell and Lamar Williams . Sea Level was formed after the Allmans’ break up in 1976. He died on
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