Derek Trucks

Derek Trucks is an American guitarist, songwriter and founder of The Derek Trucks Band. He became an official member of The Allman Brothers Band in 1999 and formed the Tedeschi Trucks Band in 2010 after marrying fellow musician Susan Tedeschi. Trucks has been hailed as one of the greatest slide guitarists since Duane Allman. The Wall Street Journal has described him as “the most awe-inspiring electric slide guitar player performing today.” Jazz, Delta blues and Southern rock continue to be strong influences in his compositions and performance on the guitar.