Michael Houser

Guitarist Michael Houser was the longtime innovator from the Athens, GA-based jam music group Widespread Stress before sadly loss of life in 2002 after a bout with malignancy. Given birth to in Boone, NC, on January 6, 1962, Houser created the nucleus of Common Stress while going to the University or college of Georgia in Athens through the early ’80s (the group’s name was predicated on Houser’s nickname at that time, “Stress”). By 1988, the group was authorized to the Capricorn label — issuing a complete of seven albums for the label over an 11-12 months period (including such early music group classics as 1988’s Space Wrangler and 1991’s self-titled sophomore work). Even though group by no means reached the same industrial heights as a few of their peers (Phish, Blues Tourist, etc.), the music group amassed a big cult pursuing on the effectiveness of its concert events. It had been Houser’s diverse electric guitar playing that lots of seemed to concentrate on (leading to accolades from such talented fellow guitarists as Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes), as he included items of jazz, blues, and rock and roll into his very own style. Following the music group divide from Capricorn in the past due ’90s, Houser made an appearance on further Widespread Anxiety releases (released either independently or via the Sanctuary label), and in addition added to a side-project along with his fellow Anxiety bandmates and Vic Chesnutt, known as Brute. But around once, Houser was identified as having terminal pancreatic tumor. Although he valiantly attempted to transport on along with his music profession, Houser was compelled to arrive off the street during the summertime of 2002, and he passed away quickly thereafter in his house on August 12, 2002, at age 40. The Michael Houser Music Finance was created quickly thereafter by his relatives and buddies, with donations benefiting the Athens Academy (a college which encourages kids to pursue their fascination with music). His just solo record, Door Harp, premiered another month being a long lasting tribute towards the inspiring interest of his function.