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Randy Jo Hobbs
Background information
Born	(1948-03-22)March 22, 1948 Winchester, Indiana
Died	August 5, 1993(1993-08-05) (aged 45) Dayton, Ohio
Instrument	Bass
Formerly of	The McCoys Johnny Winter Edgar Winter Montrose

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.

Career

Hobbs 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) 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. That same year, Hobbs also played bass on Rick Derringer's album with Dick Glass, Glass Derringer.

Death

Randy Jo Hobbs was found dead of heart failure due to drug-related complications, aged 45, in a hotel room in Dayton, Ohio, in 1993 and is buried in his hometown of Union City, Indiana.

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. ISBN 9781556527548. 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.

• 1948 births
• 1993 deaths
• American rock musicians
• Musicians from Indiana
• People from Winchester, Indiana
• People from Union City, Indiana
• 20th-century American musicians
• Montrose (band) members