Derek Trucks

Quick Facts

Full Name	Derek Trucks
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Jun 8, 1979(1979-06-08)
Age	45
Birthplace	Jacksonville
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Gemini

Derek Trucks Biography

Derek Trucks is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on June 8, 1979 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. American musician, songwriter, and co-founder and leader of Grammy Award winning band The Derek Trucks Band. He became part of The Allman Brothers Band in 1999. In 2010 , his album”Before” Free was awarded an Grammy award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.

His father, His uncle, Butch Trucks, is a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. is a founding member Of The Allman Brothers Band.

Derek Trucks (born June 8, 1979) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and founder of the Grammy Award-winningThe Derek Trucks Band. He became an official member of The Allman Brothers Band in 1999. In 2010, he formed the Tedeschi Trucks Band with his wife, blues singer/guitarist 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. He is the nephew of Butch Trucks, drummer for the Allman Brothers.

Trucks formed The Derek Trucks Band in 1994, and by his 20th birthday, he had played with such artists as Bob Dylan, Joe Walsh, and Stephen Stills. In 1999, he toured as a member of Phil Lesh & Friends. After performing with The Allman Brothers Band for several years as a guest musician, Trucks became a formal member of the band in 1999 and appeared on the albums Peakin’ at the Beacon, Live at the Beacon Theatre, Hittin’ the Note and One Way Out. In 2006 Trucks began a studio collaboration with JJ Cale and 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.

He got married to musician and singer, Susan Tedeschi in 2001 and they have two kids together.

Derek Trucks Net Worth

Derek Trucks is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Derek Trucks 's net worth $6 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He purchased his first guitar at an auction for $5 at the age of nine and was a child prodigy , who started performing for money just three years later.

He’s been on the list of Rolling Stone’s 100 of the greatest guitarists in All Time and in 2012 He was awarded an award from the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award along with 10 other members of the Allman Brothers Band.

Trucks’ uncle, Butch Trucks, was a founding member and drummer of The Allman Brothers Band. His younger brother is Duane Trucks, who is a member of Widespread Panic and Hard Working Americans. His great-uncle, Virgil Trucks, was a major league baseball pitcher in the 1940s and 1950s, winning 177 games in his career. In 2001, Trucks married singer and musician Susan Tedeschi, and they had a son in March 2002 and a daughter in 2004.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Derek Trucks Dating?

According to our records, Derek Trucks married to Susan Tedeschi. As of December 1, 2023, Derek Trucks’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2010, The Derek Trucks Band won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album for the album Already Free. In 2012, Trucks and Tedeschi won the Grammy Award for Best Blues Album for the Tedeschi Trucks Band’s debut album Revelator. On February 12, 2012, Trucks accepted a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award along with 10 other members of The Allman Brothers Band. On February 21, 2012, Derek Trucks and his wife joined other blues musicians for a performance at the White House for President Obama and his guests.

Facts & Trivia

Derek Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Derek Trucks celebrates birthday on June 8 of every year.

“Being tied to the Allman Brothers’ name and legacy when I was a kid certainly helped get gigs,” Derek Trucks said.

Did Derek Trucks ever play with Eric Clapton?

In 2006 Trucks began a studio collaboration with JJ Cale and Eric Clapton called The Road to Escondido and performed with three bands in 17 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.

Is Derek Trucks related to Gregg Allman?

Derek Trucks – the nephew of Allman Brother’s founding drummer Butch Trucks – joined the group in 1999 after his success in The Derek Trucks band, forming part of their humongous line-up of guitarists that have come and gone through the years.

Who is Derek Trucks dad?

Chris Trucks

Is Derek Trucks named after Derek and the Dominos?

Photo: courtesy Viacom/CBS Derek and the Dominos’ Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs is very special to TTB. The album was released on Susan Tedeschi’s birthday in 1970. And Derek Trucks was named after the band and a former member of the Allman Brothers Band. Duane Allman was a member of Derek and the Dominos.

Is Derek Trucks the best guitar player?

This month’s issue of Rolling Stone features a list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, as voted by a panel of top guitarists and music writers. Derek Trucks made the list, this time landing at #16, just one slot behind the great Freddy King.