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Derek Trucks (born June 8, 1979) 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 with his wife Susan Tedeschi. His musical style encompasses several genres and he has twice appeared on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

Trucks was born in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. According to Trucks, the name of Eric Clapton's band, Derek and the Dominos, had "something to do with the name [Derek] if not the spelling”.

Trucks bought his first guitar at a yard sale for $5 at age nine and became a child prodigy who played his first paid performance at age 11. Trucks began playing the guitar using a "slide" bar because it allowed him to play the guitar despite his small, young hands. By his thirteenth birthday Trucks had played alongside Buddy Guy and gone on tour with Thunderhawk.

Trucks formed The Derek Trucks Band in 1996, and by his twentieth birthday he had played with such artists as Bob Dylan, Joe Walsh and Stephen Stills. 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 Live at the Beacon Theatre, Hittin' the Note and One Way Out (album). In 2006 Trucks began a studio collaboration with Eric Clapton called The Road to Escondido and performed with three bands in 17 different countries that year. Trucks was invited to perform at the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival and after the festival he toured as part of Clapton's band.

Trucks built a studio in his home in January 2008, and he and his band recorded the album Already Free. Trucks and his wife, Susan Tedeschi, combined their bands to form the Soul Stew Revival in 2007 and performed at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in June 2008. In late 2009, Trucks and his band went on hiatus and then dissolved. In 2010, Trucks formed the Tedeschi Trucks Band with his wife. On January 8, 2014, Trucks announced that he and fellow guitarist Warren Haynes planned to leave the Allman Brothers Band at the end of 2014. The band subsequently announced their retirement, with Trucks playing as a member up through their final show on October 28, 2014 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.

source: wikipedia

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