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Billy Strings Backs Widespread Panic's Herring Amid Cancer Fight

1/10/2026

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Billy Strings announced his support for Jimmy Herring, Widespread Panic guitarist, who is stepping away from touring to undergo throat cancer treatment.
Strings praised Herring's performance during Widespread Panic's New Year’s run at Atlanta's Fox Theatre, saying, "He absolutely KILLED it."
Widespread Panic confirmed a positive prognosis for Herring and that guitarist Nick Johnson will fill in, after Herring's July 2024 diagnosis led to a February 2025 return.

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Billy Strings announced his support for Jimmy Herring, Widespread Panic guitarist, who is stepping away from touring to undergo throat cancer treatment.
Strings praised Herring's performance during Widespread Panic's New Year’s run at Atlanta's Fox Theatre, saying, "He absolutely KILLED it."
Widespread Panic confirmed a positive prognosis for Herring and that guitarist Nick Johnson will fill in, after Herring's July 2024 diagnosis led to a February 2025 return.