Derek Trucks

Biography

Derek Trucks is a renowned American guitarist and songwriter, born on June 8, 1979, in Jacksonville, Florida. He became an official member of The Allman Brothers Band in 1999, before forming his own band, The Derek Trucks Band, in 1994. In 2010, he co-founded the Tedeschi Trucks Band with wife Susan Tedeschi, blending multiple genres and earning two spots on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists.