Derek Trucks

Derek Trucks ( born June 8, 1979 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American guitarist. In addition to his role as bandleader of the Derek Trucks Band, he is a member of the Allman Brothers. Together with his wife Susan Tedeschi he founded in 2010 the Tedeschi Trucks Band. He is best known for its outstanding slide guitar as well as his style mix of blues, (Southern ) rock, funk, jazz and world music.

Biography

Trucks took for the first time at the age of nine years, a guitar in his hand. He was quickly infatuated with his instrument and played with many local musicians who certified him decided talent. At age eleven, he had his first appearance and with twelve his first band. From this time he played as much as a professional musician. In 1994 came the Derek Trucks Band. Today's line-up is:

  • Derek Trucks - guitar
  • Kofi Burbridge - keyboards, flute, vocals
  • Todd Smallie - bass and vocals (1994 -present)
  • Yonrico Scott - drums, percussion, vocals (1995 -present)
  • Mike Mattison - Vocals (2002 -present)
  • Count M'Butu - percussion

He has beside his uncle Butch Trucks member of the Allman Brothers in 1999. He was also for a short time part of Eric Clapton band and is the youngest of the " 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time " by the American Rolling Stone Magazine. 2011, the band with the Blues Music Award for "Band of the Year" Award.

Trucks early developed a taste for classical Indian music. He received lessons from the Indian sarod virtuoso Ali Akbar Khan in San Rafael, California.

Derek Trucks is married nine years older blues singer Susan Tedeschi. The bands of the artist couple also often play under the name Soul Stew Revival together. They have two children who are taken from their parents regularly on tour.

Trucks and Tedeschi 2010 decided to establish a common bond. After a successful tour and performances, among others Eric Clapton's "Crossroads 2010" Festival of the album Revelator Tedeschi Trucks band was published in 2011. The recordings were intense songwriting sessions on the common property of the two musicians in Jacksonville, Florida, ahead. Guests here have included John Leventhal ( Johnny Cash, Paul Simon ), Jeff Trout ( Counting Crows ), Ryan Harris ( John Mayer) and Gary Louris ( The Jayhawks ). Tedeschi describes the work as " a real songwriting camp".

Style & Equipment

Trucks ' style is mainly influenced by blues and slide guitarist Duane Allman or as Elmore James. On a pick he omitted completely. Trucks plays in his solos, especially the classic blues scale, but often with classical Indian strikes. In most of his guitar solos Indian raga elements are audible.

As a guitar mainly comes a Gibson SG Custom Reissue 1962 used by numerous musicians such as BB King, Bob Dylan and John Lee Hooker is signed. As an amplifier he used for 15 years to the same 1965 Fender Super Reverb amp, are installed in the Pyle Driver Speaker. Overall, Derek Trucks keeps his equipment very purist.

Discography

With The Derek Trucks Band

Albums:

  • The Derek Trucks Band (1997)
  • Out Of The Madness ( 1998)
  • Joyful Noise (2002)
  • Soul Serenade ( 2003)
  • Songlines (2006)
  • Already Free ( 2009) ( Grammy 2010 Best Contemporary Blues Album)
  • Road Songs ( 2010)
  • Songlines Live (2006)
  • Performances at the Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 and 2010

With The Allman Brothers Band

Albums:

  • Hittin 'the Note ( 2003)
  • One Way Out ( 2004)

With The Tedeschi Trucks Band

  • Revelator (2011)
  • Everybody's Talkin ' (Live ) (2012 )
  • Made Up Mind ( 2013)

Guest appearances

  • Storm Warning by Tinsley Ellis ( 1994)
  • Come on in This House by Junior Wells ( 1997)
  • Searching for Simplicity by Gregg Allman (1997)
  • Live ... With a Little Help from Our Friends by Gov't Mule (1999)
  • Live in the Classic City by Widespread Panic (2002)
  • Wait For Me by Susan Tedeschi (2002)
  • Little Worlds by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (2003)
  • The Best Kept Secret by Jerry Douglas ( 2005)
  • Hope and Desire by Susan Tedeschi (2005)
  • The Road to Escondido by JJ Cale and Eric Clapton (2006)
  • Skin Deep by Buddy Guy ( 2008)
  • Here and Gone by David Sanborn (2008)
  • The Blues Roll On by Elvin Bishop ( 2008)
  • Back to the River by Susan Tedeschi (2008)
  • Lifeboat by Jimmy Herring (2008)
  • Guitars by McCoy Tyner (2008)
  • The Imagine Project by Herbie Hancock (2010)
  • Clapton by Eric Clapton (2010)
  • Trial of Dr. John (2010)
  • Roots by Johnny Winter (2011)
  • Great Gypsy Soul by Tommy Bolin (2012 )
  • Eric Clapton Guitar Festival 2013, Eric Clapton

In the Press

"The fact that this man with his now just 26 Lenzen already has countless live gigs behind them is to hear from the first second. He plays his instrument at a level that me as a full lay just stay out of the spit. "

" On their new album, the Derek Trucks band experimented with known pieces of jazz, blues and reggae, but also from Indian, Pakistani and African music that are linked from guitar wonder Trucks in gliding to a complex musical geography. "

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