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Brute (stylized brute.) was a
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band Band or BAND may refer to: Places *Bánd, a village in Hungary * Band, Iran, a village in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Band, Mureș, a commune in Romania * Band-e Majid Khan, a village in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, ...
by guitarist
Vic Chesnutt James Victor Chesnutt (November 12, 1964 – December 25, 2009) was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little (album), ''Little'', was released in 1990. His commercial breakthrough came in 1996 with the rele ...
and members of
Widespread Panic Widespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell (musician), John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Duane Trucks, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJ ...
.


History

The first known grouping of Chesnutt with the members of the band was at John Keane's studio in
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. There, the collaboration recorded an album in early December 1993. The members of Widespread Panic that participated in Brute were David Schools on bass,
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on guitar,
John Hermann John "JoJo" Hermann (born July 18, 1962) is an American singer, musician and songwriter, best known for his involvement in the band Widespread Panic. Early life He was born in New York City and attended Collegiate School, where he was a class ...
on keys,
Todd Nance Todd Nance (November 20, 1962August 19, 2020) was an American musician. He was best known as the original drummer of Widespread Panic, a band he was a member of until his departure in 2016. He struggled with chronic illness for the remainder of ...
on drums and John Bell on
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and vocals. The album recorded at Keane's studio was titled '' Nine High a Pallet''. The band never formally toured in support of this album, which was released on September 12, 1995. Their first performance on stage was on January 18, 1995 at the
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in Athens and their last was at the
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in
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on April 9, 2002. The band itself only performed an average of once per year, usually in the spring, in or around Atlanta. In total, the band played six shows between 1995 and 2002, not including one radio show in
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. In 2002, the band recorded a follow-up to their debut album, entitled '' Co-Balt''. On New Year's Eve of 2001/2002, Vic Chesnutt joined Widespread Panic for the entire first set of the show, playing Chesnutt songs that Widespread Panic covers, songs from ''Nine High a Pallet'' and debuting songs from the upcoming ''Co-Balt''. On April 25, 2007, the third night of a three-night Widespread Panic run in Athens, Vic joined the band onstage to play the Brute song "Protein Drink/Sewing Machine". On February 12, 2016, Widespread Panic ended its show at
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in Richmond, Virginia with Protein Drink > Sewing Machine. On December 25, 2009, Chesnutt died from an overdose of
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.


Discography

*'' Nine High a Pallet'' –
Capricorn Records Capricorn Records was an independent record label founded by Phil Walden and Frank Fenter in 1969 in Macon, Georgia. Capricorn Records is often credited by music historians as creating the southern rock genre. History Label and studio fou ...
, 1995 *'' Co-Balt'' – Widespread Records, 2002


References


External links


Vic Chestnutt.comWidespread Panic.comEveyday Companion
{{Authority control 1995 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) 2002 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Jam bands Musical groups disestablished in 2002 Musical groups established in 1995 Musical groups from Atlanta