Derek Trucks Band
NewMusicForOldFolks says …
The Derek Trucks bands predates Trucks marriage to Susan Tedeschi and, therefore, the Tedeschi Trucks Band. Both artists were doing incredible work on their own before they combined their efforts into one of the best bands out there. With Mike Mattison handling the singing and Trucks playing guitar, the Derek Trucks Band released nine albums. There's a reason three of those nine are recorded live. This was an act best experienced in person. I recommend starting at the end with Roadsongs then working your way backward.
Artist's Info
Website: tedeschitrucksband.com
See them live: Tour dates
See also: Tedeschi Trucks Band
Record company: Sony Legacy
Genre: Blues, Jam
If you like this, look into: Warren Haynes, Widespread Panic, Susan Tedeschi
Bio (From Wikipedia.com)
The Derek Trucks Band is an American jam band founded by slide guitar prodigy, Derek Trucks, who began playing guitar and touring with some of blues and rock music's elite when he was just 9 years old. After experimenting as an adolescent with musicians he met between tours and recording sessions, Trucks founded The Derek Trucks Band in 1994. With family ties to The Allman Brothers Band, Trucks continued to experiment and play with others, carefully assembling his own band over a period of several years. Loosely based in his family home in Jacksonville, Florida, with Trucks as unquestionable bandleader, the band is made up of six individuals. The band has drawn upon the wide variety of the influences and musical preferences of its band members. Together, they gained increasing public notice and critical acclaim for developing a unique sound of their own. Melding together blues, southern rock, jazz, R&B, gospel, soul, funk with Hindustani classical music, afro-beat and world fusion, the band had released nine albums as of 2009. Many of the same members make-up parts of the Tedeschi Trucks Band. (more)
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Recordings
Most Recent
ROADSONGS (2010): Roadsongs is a document of the Derek Trucks Band at its collective musical peak, recorded live in Chicago during their 2009 Already Free Tour. Featuring extended live versions from their Grammy Award-winning album Already Free along with classic Derek Trucks Band originals, Roadsongs captures the band reaching new heights on-stage and beyond.
Others
The Derek Trucks Band (1997)
Out of the Madness (1998)
Joyful Noise (2002)
Soul Serenade (2003)
Live at Georgia Theatre (2004)
Songlines (2006)
Songlines Live (2006, DVD)
Already Free (2009)
