" Haynes/Woody/Apts
best power trio since
Townsend/Entwhistle/Moon "
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http://elvispelvis.com/allenwoody.htm" Veteran rock 'n' roller Douglas Allen Woody, a longtime bass guitarist for the legendary Allman Brothers Band, was found dead inside a Queens motel yesterday morning. At 10:30 a.m., a chambermaid found Woody, 44, lying dead inside a room at the Marriott Courtyard Motel on the Grand Central Parkway, police sources said.
The sources said they were investigating the cause of death, and had not ruled out a drug overdose.
Woody, originally from Nashville, TN, joined the Allmans in 1989, along with slide guitarist Warren Haynes, when the group was being re-formed after one of its periodic breakups.
With his thundering bass licks, he carried on the band's tradition of hard-driving, Southern blues fused with rock 'n' roll, regaling millions of music lovers with such revered anthems as "Whipping Post," "Ramblin' Man," and "Jessica."
In April 1997, both Woody and Haynes quit the Allman Brothers Band to devote their full-time energies, along with drummer Matt Apts, to their own group, Gov't Mule, a powerful blues-driven trio reminiscent of Cream, Mountain, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Gov't Mule Bassist Woody Dies
Gov't Mule bassist and former member Allman Brothers Band
member Douglas Allen Woody was found dead Saturday in a
motel in the New York borough of Queens. He was 44. Woody's
death was confirmed by a police spokesperson, who said that the
specific cause and time of death had not yet been
determined. A spokesperson for the band's label,
Capricorn Records, also confirmed his death, but
said the label has no further information at deadline.
A message posted yesterday (Aug. 27) on the band's
official Web site shared the news with fans. "We were
very saddened to learn yesterday morning that Allen
Woody unexpectedly passed away sometime Friday
evening or early Saturday morning," the statement reads.
"It is our understanding that Allen had an early morning
flight scheduled from New York to his home in
Tennessee. At the present time, that is all the
information that we have."
Information regarding an education fund for Savannah
Woody, the musician's daughter with his wife Jenny, is
also available on the site.
Woody joined the Allman Brothers Band in 1989 as it
was reforming after a seven-year hiatus. In 1997, the
bassist and guitarist Warren Haynes officially left the
band to concentrate on Gov't Mule with longtime friend
and drummer Matt Abts. The Gov't Mule side project
began when the trio informally jammed together in 1994
in Los Angeles following an Allmans show.
Explaining Gov't Mule's creative philosophy in a
biography written around the time of the band's 1998
Capricorn debut, "Dose," Woody said, "In so many ways,
we rely on spontaneity and unpredictability: you can get
electrocuted at any time."
Gov't Mule's third studio album, "Life Before Insanity,"
peaked at No. 16 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart in
March. The band was due to kick off a 20-date tour
Sept. 2 in Columbus, Ohio.
-- Barry A. Jeckell, N.Y.
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