Derek Trucks

Derek Trucks is an American slide guitarist and bandleader from Jacksonville, Florida, who played professionally from the age of 11. His slide playing blends blues, rock, jazz and world music. He formed The Derek Trucks Band in 1994, played in The Allman Brothers Band from 1999 to 2014, and founded Tedeschi Trucks Band with Susan Tedeschi in 2010. "Revelator" (2011) won a Grammy for Best Blues Album.