Randy Jo Hobbs

Randy Jo Hobbs (March 22, 1948 – August 5, 1993) was an American musician born in Winchester, Indiana. Hobbs played bass for The McCoys during the 1965-1969 period and in the bands of the brothers Edgar Winter and Johnny Winter during 1970-1976.[1][2][3]

Randy Jo Hobbs
Born(1948-03-22)March 22, 1948
DiedAugust 5, 1993(1993-08-05) (aged 45)
InstrumentsBass
Associated actsThe McCoys
Johnny Winter
Edgar Winter
Montrose

He played bass with Jimi Hendrix on some 1968 live sessions which were later released unofficially as Woke Up This Morning and Found Myself Dead (1980)[4] and New York Sessions (1998), and officially as Bleeding Heart (1994). He joined up with a later version of Montrose, appearing on the Jump on It album, released in 1976.[5] That same year, he also played bass on Rick Derringer's album with Dick Glass, Glass Derringer.

Randy Jo Hobbs was found dead of heart failure, aged 45, in a hotel room in Dayton, Ohio, in 1993 and is buried in his hometown of Union City, Indiana.[6]

References
  1. Randy Jo Hobbs: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  2. Simmonds, Jeremy (20 November 2017). "The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches". Chicago Review Press. Retrieved 20 November 2017 – via Google Books.
  3. "WCHS Class of 1967". Wchsclassof1967.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. "@ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. "Montrose - Jump On It CD Album". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  6. "Randy Jo Hobbs (1948–1993) – Find A Grave..." Findagrave.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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