North Florida Music Hall of Fame

Discovered and developed by former Lynyrd Skynyrd manager Pat Armstrong, Hatchet’s sound was similar to Skynyrd’s. In fact, Skynyrd singer Ronnie Van Zant was a fan and even produced some of Hatchet’s early demos. After Skynyrd’s sudden demise in 1977, Hatchet unexpectedly became the bearers of the southern-rock standard, earning themselves four platinum albums on Epic in the process. Later signed to Capitol, now with British label SPV. The group is currently led by guitarist Bobby Ingram (also see China Sky). Founding member-guitarist Dave Hlubek rejoined the band in 2005. Also see Brown, Danny Joe; Ingram, Bobby.