Based in
Muscle Shoals, Alabama the group at one time featured
Jakson Spires, formerly the original drummer with
Blackfoot, and
Dave Hlubek, former guitarist and chief songwriter for
Southern rock group
Molly Hatchet. Spires died at 53 of a brain aneurysm in Florida in 2005 and Hlubek the same year rejoined Molly Hatchet as the only original member of that group. Hlubek was replaced by
Duane Roland formerly of Molly Hatchet in 2003. Jimmy Farrar also formerly of Molly Hatchet joined in 2002, and still plays with the band.
Jay Johnson, formerly the guitarist and a vocalist for the Rossington Band and Blackfoot, was also in the Allstars from 1999 to 2005, and continues to join them on stage on selected dates. A later member of the band was drummer
Mark McConnell, who died in 2012. ==References==