Derek Trucks life and biography

Derek Trucks is an American, guitarist, songwriter and founder of the Grammy Award winning 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.

After performing with The Allman Brothers Band for several years as a guest musician, Trucks became a formal member in 1999 and appeared on the albums platinum-certified DVD Live at the Beacon Theatre and Hittin' the Note. At age 24, Trucks was ranked 81st in Rolling Stone's 2003 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time",. In 2011, Trucks was ranked 16th in Rolling Stone Magazine 's, 2011 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

Early in 2006 Trucks began a studio collaboration with Eric Clapton called The Road to Escondido and Trucks and his band were invited by Clapton to perform at the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival. After the performance, Trucks toured with Clapton with the collegial support of The Allman Brothers Band's members.

As a result, in 2006, Trucks found himself playing in three bands in 17 countries.Trucks built a studio in his home in January 2008 and he and his band recorded the album Already Free. It debuted at #19 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, and #1 on the Internet chart, #4 on the Rock chart and #1 on the Blues chart. In 2008 Trucks toured with The Allman Brothers Band, Trucks performed with his own band and as part of the Soul Stew Revival. In late 2009, Trucks' band went on a one year hiatus and dissolved in 2010. Trucks then formed the Tedeschi Trucks Band with his wife. The band performed at a number of music festivals in 2010 and wrote and recorded new material.

Selected discography:
With The Tedeschi Trucks Band:
-Revelator (2011)

With the Derek Trucks Band:
-The Derek Trucks Band (1997)
-Out of the Madness (1998)
-Joyful Noise (2002)
-Soul Serenade (2003)
-Live at Georgia Theatre (2004)
-Songlines (2006) (Legacy Recordings)
-Songlines Live (DVD) (2006) (Legacy Recordings)
-Already Free (2009) (Legacy Recordings)
-Roadsongs (2010)

With the Allman Brothers Band:
-Peakin' at the Beacon (2000)
-Hittin' the Note (2003)
-Live at the Beacon Theatre (DVD) (2003)
-One Way Out (2004)

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