‘Flirtin’ With Disaster’ Phil McCormack ‘Molly Hatchet’ Singer Dead At 57

JACKSONVILLE, FL. (THECOUNT) — Phil McCormack, singer for classic rock band “MOLLY HATCHET,” has passed away of an apparent heart attack. He was 58 years old.

McCormack’s official cause of death has yet been revealed, but the 102.7 WSNR radio station has reported that it “looks like a heart attack.”

MOLLY HATCHET issued a statement on McCormack’s passing earlier today, saying:

“It is with great sorrow to announce the passing of our friend and band member, Phil McCormack. Our condolences and prayers go out to his family during this time of loss. Phil’s contributions to MOLLY HATCHET were heard around the world. He will be missed but never forgotten,” blabbermouth.

McCormack officially joined the band in 1996 but stood in for the late and former MOLLY HATCHET frontman Danny Joe Brown many years prior.

Formed in 1975 in Jacksonville, Florida, MOLLY HATCHET has released a dozen studio albums — 2010’s “Justice” being the latest — plus several other live and greatest-hits compilations. Known for hits “Flirtin’ With Disaster”, “Whiskey Man” and “Gator Country”, the band has undergone numerous changes in its nearly four-and-a-half-decade history, including a brief split in the early 1990s.