Derek Trucks

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Derek Trucks at a 2009 Allman Brothers concert

Derek Trucks (born June 8, 1979 in Jacksonville , Florida ) is an American guitarist and leader of the Derek Trucks Band . In addition, Butch Trucks' nephew had been a member of the Allman Brothers Band since 1999 . Together with his wife Susan Tedeschi he founded the Tedeschi Trucks Band in 2010 . He is known for his outstanding slide game and his mix of styles of blues , southern rock , funk , jazz and world music .

biography

Trucks first picked up a guitar at the age of nine. As his instrumental ability increased, he played with numerous local musicians who recognized his outstanding talent. At the age of eleven he had his first appearance and at twelve his first band. From that point on, he played as much as a professional musician. In 1994 he finally founded the Derek Trucks Band. Their occupation was:

  • Derek Trucks - guitar
  • Kofi Burbridge - keyboard, 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

In 1999 he became a member of the Allman Brothers alongside his uncle Butch Trucks .

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

Derek Trucks has been married to the nine years older blues singer and guitarist Susan Tedeschi since 2001. In the past, the artist couple's bands often played together under the name Soul Stew Revival. The two have two children who are regularly taken on tour by their parents.

In 2010 Trucks and Tedeschi decided to found a band together. After a successful tour and appearances a. a. At Eric Clapton's "Crossroads 2010" festival, the Tedeschi Trucks Band's album Revelator was released in 2011 . The recordings were preceded by intensive songwriting sessions on the joint property of the two musicians in Jacksonville, Florida. Guests here 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".

In 2011, the American music magazine Rolling Stone listed Trucks as the youngest guitarist on position 16 of the 100 best guitarists of all time . In a list from 2003 he was already ranked 81st. Also in 2011 the Derek Trucks Band received the Blues Music Award as "Band of the Year".

Style & equipment

Derek Trucks with his Gibson SG (2006)

Trucks' style is mainly influenced by blues and slide guitarists like Duane Allman and Elmore James . He completely dispenses with a pick . Trucks mainly plays the classic blues scale in his solos, but often with classic Indian influences. Indian raga elements can be heard in most of his guitar solos .

The guitar used is mainly a Gibson SG Standard 1962 Reissue, which is signed by numerous musicians such as BB King , Bob Dylan or John Lee Hooker . He always uses the same 1965 Fender Super Reverb Amp that Pyle Driver Speakers are built into. Overall, Derek Trucks keeps his equipment very puristic.

Discography

With The Derek Trucks Band

Albums:

  • The Derek Trucks Band (1997)
  • Out Of The Madness (1998)
  • Joyful Noise (2002)
  • Soul Serenade (2003)
  • Live at Georgia Theater (2004)
  • Songlines (2006)
  • Already Free (2009) ( Grammy 2010 Best Contemporary Blues Album)
  • Roadsongs (2010)

DVDs:

With The Allman Brothers Band

Albums:

  • Peakin 'at the Beacon (2000)
  • Hittin 'the Note (2003)
  • One Way Out (2004)

DVDs:

  • Live at the Beacon Theater (2003)

With The Tedeschi Trucks Band

  • Revelator (2011)
  • Everybody's Talkin ' (Live) (2012)
  • Made Up Mind (2013)
  • Let Me Get By (2016)
  • Live From The Fox Oakland (2017)
  • Signs (2019)

Guest appearances

Press reviews

“You can hear from the very first second that this man, with his now just 26 years, has already had countless live gigs behind him. He plays his instrument at a level that, as a complete layman, I just can't get enough of it. "

- Rocktimes

"On their new album, the Derek Trucks Band experiments with well-known set pieces from jazz, blues and reggae, but also from Indian, Pakistani and African music, which are linked to a complex musical geography by guitar miracle trucks."

- Eclipsed

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jesse Fox Mayshark: Ramblin 'Man and Woman, Married With Kids . In: The New York Times . March 5, 2006, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed July 17, 2019]).
  2. ↑ Ball & Chain, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi's Blues Union ( Memento of the original from August 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.guitarplayer.com
  3. ↑ Interview guitar and bass, issue 7 2011
  4. ↑ 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Rolling Stone , December 18, 2015, accessed August 8, 2017 .
  5. ↑ 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time - David Fricke's Picks. Rolling Stone , December 2, 2010, accessed August 8, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Roger Stolle: Blues Music Awards 2011 - A Delta Bohemian Perspective. In: Delta Bohemian. Retrieved May 26, 2011, July 17, 2019 (Canadian English).
  7. ↑ Rocktimes: Derek Trucks Band, radio concert in the Bremen slaughterhouse (November 7, 2005) [1]
  8. ↑ Eclipsed : The Art Of Sysyphus Vol. 36 [2]

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SURNAME Trucks, Derek
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American guitarist and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Jacksonville , Florida