Molly Hatchet singer Dies

Molly Hatchet singer Danny Joe Brown has passed away.

•  Danny Joe Brown, the lead singer of the Southern rock band Molly Hatchet, died of complications from diabetes, his family confirmed Monday. He was 53.
  
  Brown died Thursday at his home in Davie, his sister Lyndia Brown said.  He had been in the hospital for about four weeks before he died, and he wanted to come home and he was home for 30 minutes when he died,'' Lyndia Brown told The Associated Press. ``He was surrounded by his children and his wife.''

I saw Molly Hatchet many times and met Danny Joe in Johnson City in the early 80's. RIP Danny.

•  A king without a sword
  A land without a king
  The truth without a voice
  One song left to sing
  One song to sing
  
  A wise man told me there’s something you should know
  The way you judge a man is to look into his soul
  And you’ll soon see everything.
  
  A voice from the past cried give peace a chance.
  He paid our price now he’s free at last
  And imagine we called him a dreamer.
  How many times must good men die?
  How many tears will the children cry?
  Till we suffer no more sadness
  Stop the madness,
  Oh stop the madness.
  
  If ashes are ashes and dust is dust
  And our journey’s end and then we turn to rust
  To the sands of the shore
  White doves then fly
  Peace to all
  Tell me why the peacemakers fall
  Must we bury anymore
  
  A hush in the crowd as the horse rode by
  Black lace veil hid the tears from her eyes
  And we all wept in silence
  How many times must good men die?
  How many times will the children cry?
  Till we suffer no more sadness
  Oh stop the madness
  Oh stop all the madness.
• From  No Guts No Glory (1983)