Live from the Backyard
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Live from the Backyard is the live DVD concert of Athens, Georgia
's Widespread Panic
in Austin, Texas
, on July 20, 2002. The DVD features over two hours of music as well as backstage footage and interviews with the band. The DVD was recorded less than a month after the final performance of lead guitarist Michael Houser
, who would shortly die from pancreatic cancer. George McConnell
, who would later officially succeed Houser, plays lead guitar throughout the performance but is credited on the DVD as a "special guest."
Set Two
Encore
Sitting in
Note: Luther Dickinson and Cody Dickinson of North Mississippi Allstars appear courtesy of Tone-Cool Records
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
's Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Todd Nance, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guitarist Jimmy Herring...
in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, on July 20, 2002. The DVD features over two hours of music as well as backstage footage and interviews with the band. The DVD was recorded less than a month after the final performance of lead guitarist Michael Houser
Michael Houser
Michael Houser was the lead guitarist of the band Widespread Panic.Houser was born in Boone, North Carolina, graduated from Hixson High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and became a founding member of Widespread Panic in 1982 while attending the University of Georgia with John Bell...
, who would shortly die from pancreatic cancer. George McConnell
George McConnell
George McConnell is an American guitarist from Vicksburg, Mississippi who played for Widespread Panic, Kudzu Kings, and Beanland. He attended the University of Mississippi where he was in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity....
, who would later officially succeed Houser, plays lead guitar throughout the performance but is credited on the DVD as a "special guest."
Disc One
Set One- Weight of the World
- Down
- Tall Boy
- Rock
- Little Lily
- Sleeping Man
- TroubleTrouble (Cat Stevens song)"Trouble" is a song written by the English singer-songwriter and musician, Cat Stevens, during a period from 1969-1970. Stevens was recovering during what amounted to nearly a year of convalescence, after being diagnosed with a collapsed lung and tuberculosis...
- Doreatha
- SometimesIf'nIf'n is the second album by the American alternative rock band Firehose, released in 1987.The sound on the album is less incendiary than Ragin', Full On, moving away from the harder-edged Minutemen style to a mellower, funk-driven, humorous, "good-time rock'n'roll" direction...
Set Two
- Bayou Lena
- Give
- Old Neighborhood
- Get In Get Out
- Stop Breakin' Down Blues
- Jam
- Drums
- Pickin' Up the Pieces
- Christmas Katie
- Action Man
Encore
- Old Joe
- Blue Indian
- Imitation Leather Shoes
Disc Two
- Movie/Behind the Scenes Collage
- Exclusive Band Interview
- Panic Pastimes
- Meet the Crew
- Photo Gallery
Widespread Panic
- John BellJohn Bell (musician)John Farmer Bell is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the American rock band Widespread Panic, where he is known for his raspy southern drawl that hits a variety of octaves. He is frequently called JB by fans...
— Vocals, Guitar - John "JoJo" Hermann — Keyboards, Vocal
- Todd Nance — Drums, Vocals
- Domingo S. Ortiz - Percussion, Vocals
- David Schools - Bass, Vocals
Special Guests
- Randall BramblettRandall BramblettRandall Bramblett is an American musician and singer-songwriter, whose career as a solo artist, session player, and touring musician, has spanned more than three decades. He has worked with such notable performers as Gregg Allman, Bonnie Raitt, Robbie Robertson, Elvin Bishop, Steve Winwood,...
** - Saxophone, Vocals (Courtesy of New West Records) - George McConnellGeorge McConnellGeorge McConnell is an American guitarist from Vicksburg, Mississippi who played for Widespread Panic, Kudzu Kings, and Beanland. He attended the University of Mississippi where he was in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity....
— Guitar, Vocals
Sitting in
- Cody Dickinson - Percussion
- Luther Dickinson - Guitar
Note: Luther Dickinson and Cody Dickinson of North Mississippi Allstars appear courtesy of Tone-Cool Records
Personnel
- Michael Drumm - Director and Producer
- Jon Obenchain & Amy Weller - Editors
- Dan Russo & Meg Harkins - Producers for Sanctuary Records
- Buck Williams - Producer for Widespread Panic
- John Keane (at John Keane Studios) - Audio Mixer
- Assisted by Chris Byron
- Mark Waldrep, AIX Media Group - Audio Editing and Mastering
- Mark Waldrep, AIX Media Group - Authored
- Sam Lanier & Brown Cat, Inc., Buck Williams - Management
- Billy Perkins - Cover Design
- Smay Vision - Package Design
- Jackie Jasper - Photo