Butch Trucks
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| Claude "Butch" Trucks | |
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| Birth name | Claude Hudson Trucks |
| Also known as | Butch Trucks |
| Born | May 11, 1947 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Associated acts | The Allman Brothers Band |
Claude Hudson "Butch" Trucks (born May 11, 1947 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American drummer who is one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band.
One of Trucks' first bands was local Jacksonville band The Vikings, who made one 7" record in 1964. Another early band was The 31st of February which formed and broke-up in 1968. This group's lineup eventually included both Duane Allman and Gregg Allman. They recorded a cover of "Morning Dew," by 1960s folk singer Bonnie Dobson.
Trucks then helped form The Allman Brothers Band in 1969, along with Duane Allman (guitar), Gregg Allman (vocals and organ), Dickey Betts (guitar), Berry Oakley (bass), and fellow drummer Jai Johanny Johanson.
Trucks continues to record and perform with the Allman Brothers Band today. In a band known for its onstage charisma, Trucks is often the focal point, leading the rhythm section while keeping a determined visual lock on certain members while playing.
Trucks has had a long interest in philosophy and literature; in 2005 he published a letter in the New York Times Book Review criticizing a review of a decades-old article about the band in which the members were made to look like uneducated characters from a William Faulkner novel. [1]
His nephew, guitarist Derek Trucks, fronts the Derek Trucks Band and joined the Allman Brothers Band in 1999.
His oldest son, guitarist Vaylor Trucks, is part of a trio called Bonobos Convergence based in Atlanta.
He currently lives with his wife in Florida.
[edit] References
- ^ Wednesday's Duane Allman pic (May 11, 2005), Blog article for Florida Cracker (accessed April 12, 2006
[edit] External links
- Flying Frog Records Butch Trucks' jamband label
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