Happy 60th birthday today to John Bell “JB” of Widespread Panic who was born on 4/14/62. The Widespread Panic co-founder/frontman/rhythm guitarist has one of the most distinct, honest and raw deliveries in rock. Bell’s raspy soulful vocals have helped form the backbone of a song catalog that is not only lengthy and beloved but lyrically moving. Watch Panic perform one of their prized slower numbers “Mercy,” live in 2011
