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Warren Haynes Reflects on the Hurricane Damage to His Hometown and Raising Relief Aid With Soulshine Benefit

Warren Haynes talks about the upcoming Hurricane relief concert Soulshine and his new album 'Million Voices Whisper.'

But his eye is also firmly on his home state of North Carolina and his hometown of Asheville, which was ravaged by Hurricane Helene last month and is still in the throes of rebuilding and recovery. Million Voices Whisper is the guitarist’s first solo outing since 2015’s Ashes & Dust(a collaboration with Railroad Earth) and sports 11 tracks, with four more songs on the deluxe edition. It was produced by Haynes and features a reunion with Allman Brothers Band cohort Derek Trucks on four tracks, as well as Lukas Nelson and Jamey Johnson on “Day of Reckoning” — which includes a second version on the deluxe edition that opens with the trio harmonizing on Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s “Find the Cost of Freedom.” He also co-wrote “Smooth Sailing” with Stax legend Booker T. Jones.

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