Former MOLLY HATCHET drummer BRUCE CRUMP passed away this morning at the age of 57. No details surrounding his death have been released at the moment.

"Condolences are sent from the entire Molly Hatchet organization to the family of Bruce Crump," said the members of MOLLY HATCHET. "Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this time. God Bless."

Born in Memphis, Tennessee on July 17, 1957, by the late '70s CRUMP was performing with southern rock band MOLLY HATCHET, appearing on their most successful albums -- 1978's 'Molly Hatchet', 1979's double-platinum 'Flirtin' With Disaster', 1980's 'Beatin' The Odds' and 1981's 'Take No Prisoners'.

With his departure CRUMP relocated to Canada and joined STREETHEART, appearing on their 1983 live album 'Live After Dark'. However the drummer quickly returned to MOLLY HATCHET, playing on 1984's 'The Deed Is Done', 1985's 'Double Trouble Live' and 1989's 'Lightning Strikes Twice' before exiting for the last time.

CRUMP most recently joined China Sky, a band who shared management with MOLLY HATCHET in the '80s, performing on their 2015 comeback album 'China Sky II'.

CRUMP will be joined on the other side by fellow deceased MOLLY HATCHET musicians Danny Joe Brown, Duane Roland, and Riff West.