Bruce Hull Crump, Jr. (July 17, 1957 – March 16, 2015) was the drummer with the rock band

Molly Hatchet Molly Hatchet is an American rock band formed in 1971 by guitarist Dave Hlubek in Jacksonville, Florida. They were a popular band during the late 1970s and early-to-mid 1980s among the southern rock and hard rock communities. The band released ...

from 1976 to 1982 (including their 1980 hit song "

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" ) and 1984 to 1991. He also played as a member of the Canadian band Streetheart in the early 1980s, appearing on their ''Live After Dark'' recording, and joined several of his former Molly Hatchet bandmates in the band

Gator Country Gator Country was an American Southern rock band formed in Davie, Florida, in 2005 by several ex-members of the Southern rock group Molly Hatchet. The band, founded by vocalist Jimmy Farrar, guitarist Duane Roland, drummer Bruce Crump, gui ...

in the mid-2000s. At his death, Crump was in the

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-based band White Rhino and the newly reformed China Sky. Crump was the great-grandson of the Memphis politician

E.H. Crump Edward Hull "Boss" Crump Jr. (October 2, 1874 – October 16, 1954) was an American politician from Memphis, Tennessee. Representing the Democratic Party, he was the dominant force in the city's politics for most of the first half of the 20th ...

Personal life

Bruce was born in Memphis on July 17, 1957, to Donna (Morelock) Crump. He was predeceased by his father, Bruce Hull Crump Sr. He grew up between Jacksonville and St. Augustine, Fl. He was married and had four children, three boys and one girl. He lived in Midlothian, Virginia. but called "home" Richmond, Virginia. When not involved in his band activities, he had a home business providing drum lessons, "Drum Lessons by Bruce". He was also a licensed real-estate agent and briefly a web site designer.

Illness

In July 2002, he was diagnosed with throat cancer. He died on March 16, 2015, at age 57.

References

1957 births 2015 deaths American drummers American Southern Rock musicians Musicians from Memphis, Tennessee Songwriters from Tennessee Molly Hatchet members Bolles School alumni {{US-drummer-stub