2008-06-26 21:15:20 - Jimmy Herring is the lead guitarist in the band Widespread Panic. He has also played with the Allman Brothers Band, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Day By The River, Jazz Is Dead, Phil Lesh and Friends, The Dead, Justice League, and Project Z, among others.

The first solo album from American guitar phenomenon Jimmy Herring, known for his amazing guitar work with the Allman Brothers, The Dead, Phil Lesh, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Jazz is Dead and currently holding down the lead guitar chair for Widespread Panic.
Joining him in his solo effort are the A-List Players; Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers) on bass, Jeff Sipe (Jonas

Hellborg, ARU, Susan Tedeschi) on Drums, Kofi Burbridge (Derek Trucks Band) on keyboards. Joining the core line up is the amazing Derek Trucks on guitar, Greg Osby on sax, Ike Stubblefield on organ, Bryan Lopes on sax, Bobby Lee Rodgers on the banjo. The music will appeal to rock, jamband as well as to jazz and fusion fans.

Lifeboat will release on October 21, 2008 by Abstract Logix Records. Abstract Logix has just released Floating Point, the new album from Guitar Legend John McLaughlin in 2008. Jimmy Herring can be found online at jimmyherring.net and at myspace.com/jimmyherringofficial