Fun Music Information -> Widespread Panic
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Band Name Origins:
- Refers to Mikey Houser, a former lead guitarist who passed away in 2002, due to pancreatic cancer) He had panic attacks in college and as a result, was nicknamed "Panic". Submitted by: Happy
- The band's late lead guitarist had been nicknamed "panic" in college due to his panicky attitude. When the band officially formed in 1986, they liked the term panic, but wanted to epitomize something bigger than panic. Hence the name Widespread Panic. Submitted by: Brandon Coldren
