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Family Is Important To Susan Tedeschi And Derek Trucks

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Family Is Important To Susan Tedeschi And Derek Trucks

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April 2, 2019 • The Tedeschi Trucks Band members — connected by birth or by choice — have been living together on tour for long enough that they count as relatives.

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'Hard Case' Is An Upbeat, Shuffling Instant Classic From Tedeschi Trucks Band

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'Hard Case' Is An Upbeat, Shuffling Instant Classic From Tedeschi Trucks Band

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January 9, 2019 • The Grammy Award-winning 12-piece, led by husband and wife Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, is releasing its new album, Signs, this February.

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Tedeschi Trucks Band: Tiny Desk Concert

March 25, 2016 • Singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi and guitarist Derek Trucks celebrate the blues, jazz and much more.

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Tedeschi Trucks Band On World Cafe

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March 10, 2016 • Hear the 12-member band perform powerful and expansive songs from its new album, Let Me Get By.

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Best Sessions Of 2013: Tedeschi Trucks Band

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Best Sessions Of 2013: Tedeschi Trucks Band

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December 31, 2013 • The blues-rock band joins David Dye at NPR's Washington, D.C., headquarters for a soulful session. Hear the group perform songs from its new album, Made Up Mind.

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Tedeschi Trucks Band, 'Made Up Mind' (Live)

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Tedeschi Trucks Band, 'Made Up Mind' (Live)

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October 17, 2013 • Two of the finest blues-rock musicians of their generation joined us at World Cafe. Susan Tedeschi and husband Derek Trucks joined forces in 2000 and formed the now 12-piece Tedeschi Trucks Band.

World Cafe: 20th-Anniversary Concert Highlights

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World Cafe: 20th-Anniversary Concert Highlights

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May 28, 2012 • Hear live performances from The Little Willies, Feist, Amos Lee, Dawes, The Tedeschi Trucks Band, Rhett Miller, Indigo Girls and John Hiatt.

World Cafe: 20th-Anniversary Concert Highlights

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Tedeschi Trucks Band On World Cafe

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August 29, 2011 • The blues-rock power couple perform together and discuss their long-awaited collaboration.

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Derek Trucks Band On Mountain Stage

February 22, 2010 • The slide guitarist has played with The Allman Brothers and Eric Clapton, and has made seven records with his own band — all before turning 30. He demonstrates his lyrical playing and his inclusive take on Southern rock live.

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The Best Music Of 2009

The Year In Blues, From KPLU

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December 22, 2009 • This year, the 10 best blues albums feature many younger artists who play original music; their work is rooted in the blues but headed somewhere else. Some purists may be put off, but this is a fascinating moment, in which the music is evolving right in front of us. It's also a demonstration of how deeply blues has become embedded in our culture.

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The Derek Trucks Band And Guy Sebastian With Steve Cropper In Concert

WXPN

May 29, 2009 • The Derek Trucks Band is an eclectic assortment of self-proclaimed jam-rockers, each highly successful in his own right. Hear The Derek Trucks Band perform live in concert from WXPN in Philadelphia, with openers Guy Sebastian and Steve Cropper.

The Derek Trucks Band And Guy Sebastian With Steve Cropper In Concert

Concerts

McCoy Tyner in Concert from Yoshi's

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December 27, 2007 • In terms of integrity, Tyner is the same pianist today as he was with John Coltrane in the '60s. Tyner plays with color, like a big abstract painting, and dances with rhythm. Hear a concert recorded at Yoshi's in Oakland, Calif., with special guest Joe Lovano.

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Concerts

The Derek Trucks Band in Concert

WXPN

August 18, 2006 • With an emphasis on improvisation, The Derek Trucks Band blends jazz, rock, blues and world music into its soulful, energetic songs. Its fifth album, Songlines, is a nicely crafted collection of original compositions and covers, all reflecting the band's diverse approach to worldly jams.

The Derek Trucks Band in Concert

Studio Sessions

Six-String Creation: The Derek Trucks Band

March 25, 2006 • Acclaimed guitarist Derek Trucks knows something about musical lineage. He joined his uncle to play in The Allman Brothers Band, and has just released a new studio album with his own band. Songlines is named for a book about Aboriginal creation myth.

Six-String Creation: The Derek Trucks Band

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World Cafe

Derek Trucks Band, Singing the World Alive

WXPN

February 23, 2006 • Derek Trucks has been playing guitar since he was 9. Now his innovative style shows influences from Buddy Guy to John Coltrane and Charlie Parker. His band's new album, Songlines, relates to a belief among Australian aborigines that things are sung into existence.