Derek Trucks

Derek is I believe the nephew of Butch Trucks from the Allman Bros Band and is married to Susan Tedeschi. So there's music in the blood and family. I haven't purchased any CD's yet by him but I have most of Susan T's CD's. He plays on some of her cuts. I can hear the similarity between Derek and the original Allman Bros Band (Duane I believe). I'll have to take a listen to "Songlines" next. Thanks for the recommendation.

He's playing with Eric Clapton right now. He also played slide on Clapton and JJ Cales last CD.

The kid has skills.

pdn is right about D.T.-he's butch trucks' nephew---he's had his own band for several years, and has toured with the allman bros numerous times. i've seen him live lots of times, 3 of which were with the allmans...

the first time i saw him he was 13 years old...and VERY impressive for such a young dude. his gibson SG was huge on him! most recent time i saw him was last summer (august 07) on the allman bros tour...his playing had matured noticably, really vastly improved. maybe hanging out with warren haynes has helped him round out his expertise...he seemed more relaxed than ever, just willing to sit back and not overplay, deferring to warren... really jelled with the band better than ever before.

derek trucks and warren haynes together are a tour-de-force, for sure! the allman bros always come out to play. if you love their music, don't pass up a chance to catch them live...derek and warren will probably be there.

never listened to any D.T. records, but the live experience has been great...his wife susan tedeschi is fantastic also!
seen her perform twice...lotta talent between the two of them.

Thing to do, if at all possible, is see the Derek Trucks Band live... I started seeing them years back... before they got "big"... lots of musical fun, they played small clubs then..still do in some towns..
DTB website has touring schedule.. this is one of those bands that is fun on cd and dvd, but live.. they really get the energy out there... very creative and diverse.. Bob Marley, Blues, Coltrane, originals... Derek is one of the all too few people who seems to channel music through himself at times..
kind of how a superb stereo gets out of the way... he does too.. the music just flows..

yeah, seen him live & here's a great one....pickup Derek Trucks Band Live at the Georgia Theatre double CD from 2003 ($14!). you can only order it on the 'hittin' the note' website.