Molly Hatchet Rocks The Suffolk

On Saturday, January 20, at 8 p.m., Suffolk Theater welcomes Molly Hatchet, one of the hardest hitting Southern rock bands for decades.

Molly Hatchet firmly cemented its place in music history standing alongside other iconic Southern rock bands out of Jacksonville, Florida, such as Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers. A perfect mixture of English invasion rock, blues, country and gospel remains the unique sound of Molly Hatchet. With the group’s self-titled debut album reaching multi-platinum status in 1978, the band established their reputation of working hard, playing tough and living fast through intense touring with bands like Aerosmith, Bob Seger, The Rolling Stones, and many others.

Molly Hatchet’s second album “Flirtin’ with Disaster” was released in 1979 and quickly achieved multi-platinum status, followed by “Beatin’ the Odds” (1980), “Take No Prisoners” (1981), “No Guts … No Glory” (1983), “The Deed Is Done” (1984), “Double Trouble Live” (1985) — the list goes on through 1991 when the band’s Greatest Hits album was certified Gold, and it didn’t stop there. In 1996, Devil’s Canyon (the first studio album in six years) was voted the number one rock record in Europe with rave reviews.

The band’s current lineup consists of longtime members Bobby Ingram on lead guitar and John Galvin on keyboards, as well as Tim Lindsey on bass guitar and Shawn Beamer on drums, with Jimmy Elkins on vocals. Molly Hatchet continues to honor the legacies of those members who died (including Danny Joe Brown, David Hlubek, and Phil McCormack) by keeping the music alive, performing across the United States, and throughout the world.

Tickets are $55 to $75 at thesuffolk.org. Suffolk Theater is at 118 East Main Street in Riverhead.