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Blues/blues-rock guitarist Derek Trucks is the nephew of long-time Allman
Brothers' drummer Butch Trucks. He displays a command of slide guitar styles
that run the gamut from blues to classic R&B and early rock & roll to
classic jazz. Although blues players like Buddy Guy, Elmore James and Duane
Allman have been a strong influence on Trucks' slide guitar playing, so have
pre-'70s jazz players like Coltrane, Charlie Parker and Sun Ra. Trucks began
playing guitar when he was nine, and shared stages and sat in with the likes of
Buddy Guy and the Allman Brothers Band by the time he was 12. Trucks began his
professional career playing with blues bands around his native Jacksonville,
Fla., and formed his own group in high school. Before the age of 20, Trucks
shared stages and jammed with Bob Dylan, Joe Walsh and Stephen Stills.
Derek Trucks Band, which has members ranging in age from their 20s to their
40s, released their self-titled debut album in 1997 on Landslide Records. Out of
the Madness followed in late 1998. Since then, they have released Joyful Noise
(2002), Soul Serenade (2003), Live at Georgia Theatre 2004 and Songlines in
2006. ~ Richard Skelly, All Music Guide |
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