confirmed the drummer’s death Wednesday, adding that Nance died in Athens, Georgia, following “sudden and unexpectedly severe complications of a chronic illness.”“With heavy hearts and loving memories, we say goodbye to our Brother Todd Alton Nance,” Widespread Panic said in a statement. “Widespread Panic was born the night of Todd’s first show.
He and [founding guitarist Michael Houser] had played music together in high school (maybe junior high) and with a lucky thought, Michael tracked him down and asked him to join us — because we had a gig, but needed a drummer.
For 30 years Todd was the engine of the Widespread Panic. He wrote great songs and was a giving and forgiving collaborator. T Man was the epitome of a ‘team player.’ Drove the.
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