Warren Haynes

Um, this is gonna be my first time seeing 'em.

But Matt Menifee played banjo with Mumford & Sons and Cadillac Sky, remember them? And Warren Haynes, so you gotta be good if you're playing with Warren Haynes.

Barry Bales is on bass.

He's played with Alison Krauss.

Um, and something I heard a while back that now really makes a lot of sense to me.

Uh, Warren Haynes, one of my favorite players was talking about straps.

And he was saying, you know what? I'm just not a Strat guy.

I think they're amazing in a lot of other people's hands.

... they're

Is it Warren Haynes' family?

No. [laughs]

[laughs]

[laughs]

It is not Warren Haynes' family.

I'm trying to think.

Most that I know from North Carolina, [laughs] I'm drawing a blank.

Greg re-recorded Whipping Post, including a slightly funky arrangement performed by his solo group on the 1997 album, Searching for simplicity, this version features a different style and interpretation of the song that showcases Allman's solo talents, and today we went with the complete symphonic version of it from Dreams and Songs Live.

The Warren Haynes release, which was recorded in 2019, This is A Symphonic Journey, a 16-track live album recorded with the 64-piece Asheville Symphony Orchestra.

It does bands, the repertoires of Government Mule, the Allman Brothers Band, Grateful Dead, and of course, Warren Haynes' own solo career.

And even though our tune Whipping Post was originally recorded 57 years ago, it still kicks butt.

Way to go, Warren Haynes.

And the Asheville Symphony Orchestra.

John Medesky was there playing Hammond B3.

This is a piece called Put It In A Song.

Before that a rock superstar, the singer-guitarist Warren Haynes worked with the Allman Brothers for decades from 1990 until their dissolution as well as with his own band Government Mule from 1995, and they're still working.

and he also occasionally releases solo albums under his own name, of which this is the latest.

It's called Million Voices Whisper, from 2024, tune called From Here On Out.

love him, man.

Him and Warren Haynes, they both played on there.

And we just, Victor Wooten, we did an album with him.

We played with the group out of New Orleans, the Trombone.

yeah no

no no no no that's awesome

but yeah i mean in all seriousness you played with some legendary acts you mentioned you know warren haynes uh victor wooten john legend the roots how has playing with those amazing artists, songwriters, and musicians.

How has that influenced the sound that the Lee Boys has generated? I mean, you guys started in 2001, so you're in your third decade.

We start out at 345, probably.

But Sneezy, John Stickley Trio, String Cheese Incident, Daily Bread, Warren Haynes, Levity, Pretty Lights...

Grass.

Now the surprise sets, probably, definitely going to be like Daily Bread and Levity together.

Um, Ben Bomer at the same time as Levity, maybe we'll,

we could

probably pop at the end of Warren Haynes to Ben Bomer.

Which is the one that we, we like Daily Bread more than Levity.