Allen Woody [ tickets ], member of Gov�t Mule and former Allman Brothers Band bassist, was found dead in a New York hotel on Saturday morning (8/26), according to police. He was 44 years old. The cause of his death has not yet been determined, police said.

Woody�s body was discovered in his room at the Marriott Courtyard Hotel in East Elmhurst--near New York�s LaGuardia Airport--by a hotel chambermaid, according to New York City Police Detective Walter Burnes. There were �no visible signs of trauma,� Burnes said. A medical examiner is conducting an investigation to determine the cause of death, and results of a toxicology report will be available in about a week, Burnes added.

An initial autopsy performed on Sunday (8/27) was �inconclusive,� according to a statement released by Gov�t Mule�s record label Capricorn Records.

Woody was apparently scheduled to take an early morning flight from New York to his home state of Tennessee, according to the official Gov�t Mule website.

Gov�t Mule--founded by Woody and fellow former Allman Brothers member Warren Haynes--was scheduled to begin a headlining tour in Englewood, Colo., on Sept. 14. The group had also landed the opening slot for nine November dates on Ben Harper�s U.S. tour. Harper, during the encore at his Sunday night (8/27) performance in San Francisco, dedicated the song �In the Lord�s Arms Now� to Woody, according to the Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals� official website.

The late bassist joined the Allman Brothers Band in 1989. He and Haynes--along with drummer Matt Abts--formed Gov�t Mule as a side project in 1994, and ultimately left the Allman Brothers to dedicate themselves to the project. The group�s latest album, �Life Before Insanity,� was released earlier this year.

Woody is survived by his wife, Jenny, their 3-year-old daughter, Savannah, and his father, Douglas Allen Woody, Sr., according to Capricorn Records. A notice posted on the Gov�t Mule website asks that donations be sent in lieu of flowers to: Savannah Woody Educational Fund, c/o Hard Head Management, PO Box 651, Village Station, New York, N.Y., 10014.