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Guitarist Derek Trucks was born in Florida on June 8, 1979 (so young!). He took up the guitar at age 9, and it was quickly apparent that he was a child prodigy. He was playing with a band and touring within two years. His early repertoire was heavily blues-based, obviously inspired by The Allman Brothers Band, of which his uncle, drummer Butch Trucks, is a founding member. Older bluesmen like Howlin' Wolf, jazz musicians Miles Davis, Sun Ra, John Coltrane, and later Wayne Shorter and many others, became an influence for Trucks a few years later. Eastern Music, mainly Indian Classical, also impacted Trucks's musical development, primarily his slide guitar playing, which is often compared to that of Duane Allman but is also heavily influenced by sarod players like Ali Akbar Khan. The Derek Trucks Band was formed in 1994, and has been Trucks's primary musical outlet ever since. In 1999, Derek Trucks joined his uncle, drummer Butch Trucks, as a member of The Allman Brothers Band, while continuing to lead his own band. Trucks's guitar playing is unusual in a number of respects. He steadfastly avoids processing and effects, preferring to get the purest tone possible by connecting his guitar directly to his amplifier. He modifies his tone with the controls on the guitar. He also plays without the use of a plectrum, or pick: instead uses his fingers, plucking primarily with the thumb, index and middle fingers, but also using the ring finger on occasion. He developed his particular technique himself, also slightly detuning his low E string. In 2001, Trucks married singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi. This is a killer soundboard show. Only fault is a 30 second drop out in the RIGHT channel ONLY during track one, disc one. Thanks for this beauty Eddie! :) |