CAR MAGNATE Henry Ford once said, “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” And while this may be an odd source to reflect how […]
Derek Trucks
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Tedeschi Trucks Band: ‘Til the wheels fall off’
AFTER SIX relentless years of recording, touring, Grammy nominations, and wins, Tedeschi Trucks Band just struck their best year yet. The Jacksonville band, founded by guitar hero Derek Trucks and […]
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Tedeschi Trucks Band: Down to One
IN 2010, the husband-wife team of guitar prodigy Derek Trucks and acclaimed singer-songwriter Susan Tedeschi were finally ready to join musical forces. Today, Tedeschi Trucks Band is a cross-genre favorite, […]
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Savannah Music Festival: Tedeschi Trucks Band
It was just three years ago that Allman Brothers Band guitarist Derek Trucks dissolved his other project, the Derek Trucks Band, and announced the formation of an 11-member aggregate spotlighting […]
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All in the family
Ten years into their marriage, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks are finally doing what they’ve always talked about – making music together, full time, with a hand-picked band. “All of […]
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Mark Your Calendar: Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi
The last time Derek Trucks played in Savannah, in April 2010, he was all excited about the brand–new project he was starting with his wife, singer and songwriter Susan Tedeschi. […]
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Spreadin’ the jam
On a 100–acre farm in Norristown, just about an hour’s drive from Savannah, the tribes will gather this weekend. It’s the 2010 Hoopee Jam, a three–day music festival, featuring a […]
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Truckin’
The buzz started circulating when Derek Trucks was 11 years old. He was the nephew of Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks, and he played incredibly, unbelievably soulful slide guitar. […]
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Jimmy Herring
Though not a household name by any means —unless perhaps one has a devoted electric guitarist under their roof— Jimmy Herring is one of the most respected exponents of rock-oriented […]
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John Prine plays the Lucas
John Prine, Carrie Rodriguez **** Standard Songs for Average People is the name of beloved singer-songwriter John Prine’s latest album on his own indie label Oh Boy, and that’s an […]
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Savannah Music Festival Lineup Announcement Interviews
In anticipation of this week’s public unveiling of the lineup for the 2009 Savannah Music Festival, Connect spoke briefly with the SMF’s Communications Manager and Director of Marketing and Public […]
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The Rest of The Story…
This extended conversation with famed Georgia musician Randall Bramblett took place by phone in advance of his band’s upcoming Savannah show at the Live Wire Music Hall on River Street: […]