The Derek Trucks Band
The Derek Trucks Band | |
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L to R: Mattison, Trucks, Smallie, Burbridge (Scott, rear) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1994–2010 |
| Labels | Columbia, Legacy, House of Blues |
| Spinoffs | Tedeschi Trucks Band |
| Members | Derek Trucks Todd Smallie Mike Mattison |
| Past members | Bill McKay Javier Colon Kofi Burbridge Yonrico Scott Count M'Butu |
| Website | www.derekandsusan.net, The Derek Trucks Band.com |
The Derek Trucks Band is an American musical group from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 1994 by guitarist Derek Trucks and bassist Todd Smallie.
Best known for Trucks' distinctive slide guitar style, the band's diverse sound blends blues, rock, and jazz with more exotic influences such as qawwali, afrobeat, and Hindustani classical music. Their lineup has rotated over the years, with Trucks and Smallie as constants; other longtime members include drummer Yonrico Scott, keyboardist Kofi Burbridge, and lead vocalist Mike Mattison.
The band has released six studio albums, the last of which, Already Free (2009), won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
The Derek Trucks Band has been on hiatus since 2010, when Trucks, Mattison, and Burbridge joined Trucks' wife, singer and guitarist Susan Tedeschi, to form the Tedeschi Trucks Band.