About Duane Roland
Duane Roland (December 3, 1952 – June 19, 2006) was an American guitarist for the Southern hard rock band Molly Hatchet. He was a member of the band from its founding in the mid-1970s until his departure in 1990. After leaving the band he played with the Southern Rock Allstars and Gator Country, which included many of the founding members of Molly Hatchet. Duane originally played drums in his first band, in high school, before gravitating to the guitar. I watched Johnny play and that was it for me." Duane originally tried to put a band together.
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