He first met his future Widespread Panic bandmate Michael Houser in high school in either 1977 or 1978 and they formed the band Just Us.
He rejoined the band for four shows in February 2016 at their "Panic en La Playa" destination event.
[7][10] Nance co-founded the supergroup Barbara Cue in 1997 with William Tonks, John Neff, Jon Mills, and Crumpy Edwards.
The project was originally formed as an NRBQ cover band,[11] but they soon developed their own material and began recording; they released three studio albums.
Some musicians who performed with him in this group included Luther Dickinson, Jerry Joseph, and David Barbe.