became a permanent member in 2014. Former early band member Buddy Brayfield, now Dr. Sam Brayfield, is a family practice, hospice and palliative care physician in Osage Beach, Missouri and plays with a local band Buddy and the Notes. For the first time since 1980, Brayfield rejoined the group for a reunion concert at Gillioz Theater in September 2010 that included four of the original six members. Brayfield indicated that he decided to play in the Missouri concert since his children had never seen him play with the group. Bobby "Lloyd" Hicks, the group's 1982 drummer, died on February 19, 2017, after suffering extensive lung damage stemming from double pneumonia, just three weeks shy of his 70th birthday. In early 2018, the band announced on their Facebook page the release of a new album, Off The Beaten Path, as a self release. On May 17, 2019, the band self released Heaven 20/20, a 7 track EP featuring five new songs, one live song and a re-recording of "If You Want To Get To Heaven." It would be the last album to feature co-founder Steve Cash before his death later that year. Steve Cash died on October 13, 2019, at age 73 after an extended illness. 2020s The Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Major Brands, the largest Missouri based distributor of premium alcohol and non-alcohol beverages announced production of Ozark Dry Gin that will exclusively be sold to retailers and restaurateurs in Missouri. The band has been very active on their Facebook account posting stories, pictures, news, and videos. One post from December 2021 announced a project celebrating the bands 50th anniversary in 2022, the publication of The Ozark Mountain Daredevils on Record: A Narrative Discography. Band bassist Michael "Supe" Granda won $9,500 on the December 24, 2021, episode of Wheel of Fortune but did not win his game on that episode. To further mark their 50th anniversary, the band announced a return to their hometown to perform three gigs at The Landers Theatre (on March 17–19, 2022), where they'd played their first gig in 1972 still under the name "Family Tree". On May 17, 2022, the group went to Nashville to make their Grand Ole Opry debut as part of their Time Warp Tour, celebrating their Fiftieth Year Anniversary. And on June 30 their documentary, Ozark Mountain Daredevils Backstage, debuted on PBS Television. Members (Founding members listed in bold) Current members