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Called after a legendary Southern prostitute who allegedly beheaded and mutilated her clients, Jacksonville’s Molly Hatchet meld loud hard rock and roll boogie with guitar jam-oriented Southern rock and roll. Created in 1975, the group’s initial lineup presented three guitarists — Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland, and Duane Roland — plus …

Originally, .38 Special were among the many Southern rock bands within the vein from the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd; actually, the music group was led by Donnie Truck Zant, the sibling of Skynyrd’s head, Ronnie Truck Zant. After launching several albums of straight-ahead Southern boogie, the music group revamped …