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Members of Gov't Mule and the Black Crowes have announced they will tour together as Blue Floyd. The band will play "blues explorations into the music of Pink Floyd." The line up features Allan Woody of Gov't Mule on bass, Matt Abts of Gov't Mule on drums, Marc Ford of the Black Crowes on guitar, Eddie Harsch of the Black Crowes on keyboards and Berry Oakley Jr. on vocals.

ALLEN WOODY The leaders of Gov't Mule, Warren Haynes and Allen Woody, should be well-known to Allman Brothers fans for their stint in Southern rock's most famous native sons. In 1989, Haynes became the second replacement for Duane Allman, providing a good foil for Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts on guitar and vocals; Woody filled out the Allman sound on bass. Five years after their debut, the duo joined drummer Matt Abts in the side project Gov't Mule, a band in which the Allman Brothers' influence is apparent but complicated with the psychedelic, bluesy power-trio feel of Cream. Gov't Mule debuted in 1995 with a self-titled album on Capricorn Records, followed by the stellar concert date Live at Roseland Ballroom. The studio follow-up Dose appeared in early 1998; another concert set, Live...with a Little Help from Our Friends, followed a year later.

Worked With: The Allman Brothers Band, Warren Haynes, Butch Trucks, Tom Dowd, Dickey Betts, Gregg Allman, Jaimoe, Gov't Mule, Matt Abts

Recorded With: Allman Bros.:

1990 "Seven Turns" (Bass, Fretless)

1991 "Shades of Two Worlds" (Bass, Acoustic)

"Evening with the Allman Brothers" (Bass, Vocals)

1992 "Allman Brothers" (Bass, Fretless, Acoustic, Vocals)

1994 "Where It All Begins" (Bass, Fretless, Vocals)

1995 "2nd Set" (Acoustic, Bass, Fretless)

Gov't Mule:

1995 "Live at Roseland Ballroom"

1996 "Foundation"

"Dose"

1998 "Live with a Little Help from Our Friends"

Others:

1995 Hempilation: Freedom Hempilation: Freedom is Normal (Group)

1998 Hound Dog Taylor: A Hound Dog Taylor: A Tribute (Producer)

MATT ABTS

Worked With: Warren Haynes, Gov't Mule, Dickey Betts, Johnny Neel, Allen Woody, Butch Trucks, Marty Privette, Jon Mathias, Chuck Leavell, Gerry Groom, Chris Anderson, The Allman Brothers Band.

Recorded With:

1988 Dickey Betts Pattern "Disruptive" (Drums, Vocals)

1989 Allman Brothers "Dreams" (Drums)

1995 Hempilation: Freedom Hempilation: "Freedom is Normal" (Drums)

1995 Chris Anderson "Old Friend" (Drums)

1998 Hound Dog Taylor "A Tribute" (Drums)

1998 Gov't Mule "Dose" (Drums, Diembe, Ashiko Drum)

"Live with a Little Help from Our Friends" (Drums)

1999 Gov't Mule "Gov't Mule" (Drums)

1999 Little Milton "Welcome to Little Milton" (Drums)

JOHNNY NEEL Moonlighting, with various bands, in area clubs drew the attention of former Nashville resident Dicky Betts, who asked Johnny to join his road band, and begin work on Dickey's solo LP for Epic Records. That relationship led to seven cuts on the "Pattern Disruptive" LP including the Top 10 AOR hit, "Rock Bottom." Johnny's stellar keyboard and harp playing on that album caused Greg Allman to "borrow" Johnny, when available, for his own touring road band.

All of the aforementioned naturally led to Johnny joining the eventually reunited Allman Brothers Band. A massively successful tour followed, culminating in a number one AOR smash hit during the summer of 1990. Car radios all across America blasted "Good Clean Fun", co-written by Johnny with Gregg and Dickey, to the top of the charts, and provided the reunited Allmans with their highest charting single since "Ramblin' Man" fifteen years earlier.

Johnny was also Grammy nominated for his keyboard work as an Allman Brothers Band member on the instrumental cut, 'True Gravity" from the "Seven Turns" LP.

MARC FORD Marc Ford was born April 13, 1966 in Long Beach, CA. His primary musical influences were Jimi Hendrix and Steveie Ray Vaughn. He joined The Black Crowes as lead guitarist in 1992, recording "The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion," "Amorica," and "Three Snakes & One Charm," and touring constantly with the band until departing in August of 1997.

BERRY OAKLEY JR. PLAYS: Bass, guitar, drums, some keyboards, vocals

AGE: 27 (Born March 30, 1973)

HOME: Los Angeles, CA

Worked With:

Bass -- Glass Grenades (evolved into Blind Melon)

Guest Bass -- The Allman Brothers Band (1989 "Dreams" National Tour)

Bass/Vocals -- The Robby Krieger Band (present)

Bass/Lead Vocals/Songwriter -- Bloodline (1994 release on EMI Records and National Tours)

Bass/Vocals -- The Oakley Krieger Band

Guest Bass on Allman Brothers 30th Reunion -Los Angeles Greek Theater -1999

***with BLOODLINE (Berry Oakley , Waylon, Krieger, Lou Segreti, Joe Bonamassa and Erin Davis): Released self-titled CD for EMI Records (August 94) produced by Joe Hardy (ZZ Top, Jeff Healey, etc.). Worked with producers Phil Ramone (Billy Joel, Julian Lennon, etc.) and Eddie Cramer (Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, etc.).

First single, "Stone Cold Hearted" charted #19 on Album Network's Powercuts, #21, Radio & Records' Rock Tracks, #32 On Billboard's Rock Tracks.

***Toured with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Tesla (Summer 1995). Also appeared with ZZ Top, Bad Company, Bob Dylan, Collective Soul, Foreigner, Robby Krieger, Ian Moore, B.B. King, etc.

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