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Regarding Widespread Panic, what happened of significance in 2003?
In 2003, the band Widespread Panic released Ball, the first studio album with George McConnell as the guitarist.
What brought George McConnell to the band Widespread Panic?
In early 2002, guitarist Michael Houser was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Guitarist George McConnell took over as lead guitarist.

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Self-contained rewrite: Are there any other interesting aspects about Widespread Panic?