So what do Randy Brecker, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White have in common with Kid Rock, Eric Clapton and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top?
All were part of the Allman Brothers Band’s three-week musical extravaganza at New York City’s Beacon Theater celebrating the band’s 40th anniversary. This year’s list of surprise guests also included Johnny Winter, [...]
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Allman Brothers Band – What Now?
Posted in Allman Brothers, Blues, Derek Trucks - News, Eric Clapton, Music, Susan Tedeschi on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Derek Trucks & Santana / Some D.T. Video Interview
Posted in Blues, Derek Trucks - News, Music, Santana, Susan Tedeschi on January 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In recent interviews Carlos Santana has had some praise for Derek Trucks, even saying he yearns to jam on stage with him. Well, it’s going to happen, this spring the Derek Trucks Band will be opening for Santana:
Tour Dates with Santana
4/4: Boston, MA – Agganis Arena
4/5: Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Casino Arena
Eric Clapton’s 2007 Crossroads Festival
Posted in Blues, Derek Trucks - News, Eric Clapton, Music, Susan Tedeschi on December 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In case you missed it, PBS has a few clips online here. And here is the set list of the PBS broadcast of Eric Clapton’s CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL CHICAGO
Premiered on November 28, 2007 on PBS
MUSICAL SELECTIONS
The evening’s program was recorded live at Toyota Park in Chicago, Illinois in July 2007.
“Uberesso”
Sonny Landreth
“Poor Johnny”
Music and lyrics [...]
Derek Trucks – Guitarist Extraordinaire
Posted in Allman Brothers, Artist Profiles, Blues, Derek Trucks, Jazz, Susan Tedeschi on August 3, 2007 | 5 Comments »
With regard to the slide guitar, Duane Allman was such a commanding figure that any discussion of the instrument always comes back to him. Indeed, it’s rare to find an article about slide guitar that doesn’t mention Duane Allman. For decades it seemed like his unrivaled supremacy on the slide guitar would never [...]
Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi on Guitar Playing
Posted in Blues, Derek Trucks - News, Music, Susan Tedeschi on June 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is a nice excerpt from a telephone interview with Derek Trucks and his wife Susan Tedeschi:
His biggest fan, however, may be Tedeschi. “He’s the best guitar player I’ve ever heard, and I’ve been lucky enough to play with most of the greats, from B.B. King to Little Milton to Gatemouth Brown to Santana,” [...]
