In 1978, Farrar went back home to LaGrange to work a regular job for two years, until joining the La Grange band Raw Energy as their lead singer.
Raw Energy put him to work with them as they continued touring, eventually ending up back in LaGrange, Georgia, the home base of the band.
Rocky Membrettie suggested Raw Energy make a tape and take it to Macon, Georgia to Pat Armstrong who was handling Molly Hatchet.
The earlier albums feature more variation in guitar tone and style and exhibit a distinct southern cultural influence, which seemed to change with the addition of Farrar on vocals.
By this time, acts such as Van Halen had made harder heavy metal-influenced rock popular in the 1980s, and may have led to a shift in the band's sound and style.
Danny Joe Brown's stage persona, gruff voice and cowboy horse-whistling had matched well with the overtly southern-influenced sounds of his era.
In 1999, Farrar joined the Dixie Jam Band at the Jammin for DJB benefit and spent several years as a member of the Southern Rock All-Stars.
In July 2008, the Gator Country band web site reported that lead singer Jimmy Farrar had suffered a mild stroke.
Jimmy Farrar lived in his hometown of LaGrange, Georgia, and continued with solo music projects, most recently with the LaGrange, Georgia based band Hanging Tough, along with Kenneth Roberts (rhythm and lead guitars), Frank Holiday (bass), Randy Harper (keyboards), Ronnie Chesser (drums), and Tony Loftis (lead guitar).