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JIMMY FARRAR REMEMBERING THE MOLLY HATCHET SINGER
by Scott Greene James Edwin Farrar was born in La
Grange, Georgia, and the original lead singer of the Raw Energy band. He was also known as the second lead singer of the Southern Rock band Molly Hatchet from 1980 to 1982, and in more recent years, Gator Country. Jimmy died after a long ill- ness on October 29, 2018. The following interview appeared in
GRITZ magazine during our early years at the turn of the
century.The original title was Beatin’ the Odds: Jimmy Farrar is Alive and Well The interview was conducted by Gritz contributor Scott Greene.
What do you think the "odds" are of
someone who struggled and worked hard to make it in the music business and when they finally made it they walked away for what they consider to be the most important thing in life?
Well, that's just what Jimmy Farrar did
- he walked away from fame and stardom and went back to take the most important role of his life, that of husband and father. In this ex- clusive interview, Jimmy tells his story in his words, from the bars of La Grange, Ga. to the stadiums of the world. This is Jimmy's chance to tell the story of how he came from a simple beginning to lead one of the south's hottest bands and why he chose to leave it all and go home to raise his family.
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Can you tell us when and where you started singing and what kind of music was your biggest influence? I started singing as a child to the radio and we had a maid who had a stack of 78 records, people like BB King, John Lee Hooker and all the blues greats, and I would sing along with those records. I was maybe four at the time. And I sang in church like every one else. I did not care much for the Beatles, I was into the Blues and Motown. Then, as I grew older, a
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