Skinny Molly is an American
southern rock band from
Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
The band was formed in 2004 by guitarist/vocalist Mike Estes (guitar player for
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd ( ) is an American rock music, rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida. The group originally formed as My Backyard in 1964 and comprised Ronnie Van Zant (lead vocalist), Gary Rossington (guitar), Allen Collins (guitar), Larry Ju ...
and
Blackfoot),
Dave Hlubek
David Lawrence "Dave" Hlubek ( ; August 28, 1951 – September 2, 2017) was the American lead guitarist and founding member of the Southern rock band Molly Hatchet.
Early life and education
David Lawrence Hlubek was born in Jacksonville, Flori ...
(guitarist and founding member of
Molly Hatchet) and drummer Kurt Pietro. Hlubek rejoined Molly Hatchet in 2005 and was replaced by guitarist/vocalist Jay Johnson (formerly played with
the Rossington Band
Rossington is a blues rock group formed by Gary Rossington, of Lynyrd Skynyrd fame, and his wife Dale Krantz-Rossington after the breakup of The Rossington-Collins Band.
History
Gary and Dale married in 1982. Their marriage, in conjunction wit ...
and Blackfoot) in 2008. Nashville
bluegrass and
Grand Ole Opry
The ''Grand Ole Opry'' is a weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM. Currently owned and operated by Opry Entertainment (a divis ...
bassist Luke Bradshaw joined Skinny Molly in 2007. This lineup continues to tour the US and Europe.
They released their first album in 2008 (''No Good Deed'') on Moss Rose Records. Their second album; ''Haywire Riot'' was released on
Ruf Records in 2012.
In 2014 they released a new album called ''Here For A Good Time'', the album features
Ed King on the song "Make It Easy" and
Joey Huffman on several other songs.
Band members
Current
* Mike Estes - Guitar, lead vocals
(2004–present)
* Jay Johnson - Guitar, vocals
(2008–present)
* Luke Bradshaw - Bass
(2007–present)
* Kurt Pietro - Drums
(2004–present)
Former
* Dave Hlubek - Guitar
(2004–2005)
* Chris Walker - Guitar
(2005–2008)
* Kyle Law - Drums
(2018–2021)
* Ash Sims - Drums
(2005-2007; UK only)
Discography
Studio albums
* ''No Good Deed'' – 2008
* ''Haywire Riot'' – 2012
* ''Here for a Good Time'' – 2014
References
External links
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2004 establishments in Tennessee
American country rock groups
American blues rock musical groups
Hard rock musical groups from Tennessee
Musical groups established in 2004
Musical groups from Nashville, Tennessee
American southern rock musical groups
Ruf Records artists