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Allen Woody | |
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 Woody playing an Epiphone Viola Bass with Gov't Mule | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Douglas Allen Woody |
| Born | (1955-10-03)October 3, 1955 |
| Died | August 25, 2000(2000-08-25) (aged 44) Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Southern rock,hard rock,blues rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument | Bass |
| Years active | 1975 – 2000 |
| Formerly of | The Allman Brothers Band,Gov't Mule,The Peter Criss Band,The Artimus Pyle Band, Blue Floyd, Montage |
Douglas Allen Woody (October 3, 1955 – August 25, 2000)[1] was an Americanbass guitarist best known for his eight-year tenure inthe Allman Brothers Band and as a co-founder ofGov't Mule.
After having studied atVanderbilt University'sBlair School of Music,[2] Woody joined the Allman Brothers Band along with guitaristWarren Haynes upon the group's reunion in 1989. Woody and Haynes formed side project Gov't Mule in 1994 with formerDickey Betts drummerMatt Abts. Haynes and Woody decided to leave the Allman Brothers Band in 1997 to put a full-time effort into Gov't Mule. Prior to that, Woody played in the 1970s jazz fusion rock band Montage, and following that with formerKiss drummerPeter Criss in the Criss Penridge Alliance in the 1980s.
Woody was found dead the morning of Saturday, August 26, 2000 at theMarriott Courtyard inQueens, New York. A preliminaryautopsy performed was inconclusive and showed no immediate cause of death;[3] but he was subsequently determined to have died of a heroin overdose.[4] He was survived by his wife Jenny and daughter Savannah.
Woody's death helped Haynes in his decision to return to the Allman Brothers Band. Gov't Mule continued on after Woody's death withAndy Hess assuming bass duties after a three-year period that saw a rotating group of bass players includingMike Gordon,Dave Schools,Oteil Burbridge (Woody's replacement in the Allman Brothers Band),George Porter Jr. andLes Claypool.
The Canadian bandBig Sugar wrote one song "Nashville Grass" about Woody's death and funeral.
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Woody had a large collection of bass guitars (around 450), featured in his own bass instruction video and was held in high esteem for his playing. TheEpiphone Rumble Kat signature bass was similar to two specially built double-neck instruments thatGibson made for him: a bass/guitar and a bass/mandolin. With the Allman Brothers, although Woody used many different basses,Gibson Thunderbirds were his preferred instruments, along withAlembic basses. With Gov't Mule, Allen usually played the Gibson EB series, particularly the hollow-bodied EB-2 and the solid-bodied EB-3. At times he played aRickenbacker or Gibson Thunderbird.Ampeg SVT was his amp of choice most of the time. Epiphone posthumously released an Allen Woody Limited Edition Bass, a semi-hollow arch-top similar to the Rumble Kat. Woody played esthetically customized Musicvox 4 string Spaceranger and Space Cadet Basses with Gov’t Mule. He played a Musicvox Space Cadet 12 String guitar and Yellow Musicvox Space Cadet 12 String Bass on tour with Blue Floyd performing extended 12 string bass solos in his role as second guitarist in the band.
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