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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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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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Susan Tedeschi And Derek Trucks, Partners In Music And In Life

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Susan Tedeschi And Derek Trucks, Partners In Music And In Life

Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks of Tedeschi Trucks Band talk about deciding to make music as a married couple, relay parenting and channeling grief into art.

Susan Tedeschi And Derek Trucks, Partners In Music And In Life

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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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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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A Musical Power Couple With A Dozen-Strong Entourage
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A Musical Power Couple With A Dozen-Strong Entourage

Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin speaks with Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks — both blues-rock titans — about their new Tedeschi Trucks Band album, Made Up Mind.

A Musical Power Couple With A Dozen-Strong Entourage

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Susan Tedeschi's Motherly Blues

On her latest album, Back to the River, singer and guitarist Susan Tedeschi uses her hard blues style to tell stories of family life. Her own day-to-day existence with husband Derek Trucks (a guitarist with the Allman Brothers Band) and their two children may not be average, but Tedeschi's songs have universal appeal.

Susan Tedeschi's Motherly Blues

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Susan Tedeschi: 'Hope and Desire'

Susan Tedeschi is considered one of the best up-and-coming blues singers and guitarists. Her newest CD is called Hope and Desire. Music journalist Ashley Kahn spoke with Tedeschi about her career and her music.

Susan Tedeschi: 'Hope and Desire'

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Tedeschi Trucks Band On World Cafe

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Tedeschi Trucks Band On World Cafe

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The blues-rock power couple perform together and discuss their long-awaited collaboration.

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Susan Tedeschi: Back To The Blues

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With three Grammy nominations, Tedeschi has built herself a reputation as one of the country's best contemporary blues musicians. She performs her soulful and hopeful blues in a session from WXPN.

Susan Tedeschi in Studio on World Cafe 1/23/09

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Susan Tedeschi Channels R&B Classics

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The talented blues singer and guitarist Susan Tedeschi's new album is Hope and Desire. The record, Tedeschi's fourth, features songs made popular by artists from Ray Charles to the Rolling Stones.

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