OFF: Gov't Mule (was Re: Festival)

[Paul Mather]

On Sat, 13 Jan 2001, Eli Friedman wrote:

=> BASSISTS GATHER FOR ALLEN WOODY TRIBUTE
=>
=> GOV'T MULE guitarist WARREN HAYNES is assembling an all-star cast of
=> musicians to help him record a tribute album to his late bandmate, bassist
=> ALLEN WOODY, who died in August. In addition to Gov't Mule drummer MATT ABTS,
=> LES CLAYPOOL of PRIMUS, PHIL LESH, MIKE GORDON of PHISH, CHRIS SQUIRE of YES,
=> ROCCO PRESTIA of TOWER OF POWER, ALPHONSO JOHNSON of the WEATHER REPORT,
=> BOOTSY COLLINS and LARRY GRAHAM have all signed on for the project. The album
=> is due in the fall.
=> _____________
=> The above was a press release from yesterday off a blues news group. I also
=> understand that Hot Tuna/Jefferson Airplane bassist Jack Casady has been
=> added to the project as well. Sounded good to me. Yours, Eli

Best of all, word is that these will not simply be covers of Mule tunes,
but will feature new songs.  Apparently, Warren has a wealth of new
material stashed away.

Maybe we can start a write-in campaign to have the Mule tunes from the
NASCAR 2001 Playstation game added to the CD.  (Unreleased except for
that game.)  It'd be pretty cool to have Woody play on his own tribute
album...

Cheers,

Paul.

e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu

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