What a incredibly wild statement...the best "blues and roots guitar player?" And I love DT..saw him 4 times when he was 14. I don't get why people want to make guitar playing a contest. But hey, you do you. 😂
I live 25 minutes from Red Rocks. I go to 15-20 red rocks shows per year and Tedeschi Trucks Band is the only band I HAVE to go see both nights. Best live band I see every year.
Totally agree they are the best live band out there, same here I’m in Northern Cali and I’ve them twice at red rocks and both times I went to both nights. I have seen this band and Derek over the years close to 100 times and like going to church every time just magic
I've been lucky to see them 7 or 8 times at Red Rocks over the last however many years and it just blows my mind how they just top themselves every time. TTB is the most powerful live band around and they just keep getting stronger.
This is easily the best interview of Derek Trucks I've ever seen. I'm not sure that his personality has shown through so much anywhere else. Awesome job.
There has never been a more humble virtuosoo in rock ‘n’ roll. I’ve had the pleasure of watching him perform since he was 14 years old. Small clubs and bars and everything. And he is always getting better. It’s quite inspiring and mind blowing.
Awesome interview. I got to sit about 15 rows away from Derek trucks at a Tedeschi Trucks performance. The best tone. Guitar, boost, and Super Reverb. That was all.
He says that but if u look at live pictures of his set up he does put stuff in from time to time like a klon style pedal, Dunlop echoplex, but they sit on top of the amp and he turns it on by hand for a song, seems to be dependent on what songs are on the setlist.@@RyanMcQuen
TTB, Derek especially are one of the few bands that understand live sound, how the venue can effect performance. Mostly playing only playing in theaters. This gives them the ability to really play to the room, to bring the sound down to a whisper. If you haven’t had a chance to see them live, I highly, highly encourage it. Try and sit center in the middle of the theater. There you will be blessed with some of the best live sound ever. Shout out to their FOH engineer too!
Haven't seen them, but I did see The Derek Trucks Band open up for the Allman Brosa couple times, and I believe they opened up for a Dead (not Grateful Dead) show I was at in the early 2000s.
I think it’s a tribute to Derek’s respect for how important Colonel Bruce Hampton is to him that he never brings up the fact that Bruce literally died at Derek’s feet in the middle of the Colonel’s own birthday concert, in the middle of the last song. On a less morbid note I just love how much joy Mr Truck exhibits whenever he talks about other musicians. You can genuinely see how music (not fame) is what he lives for.
I got to meet Derek and Susan after the final show of the Deuces Wild Tour. When we shook hands, he reached in his pocket and pulled out a slide with his autograph etched on it and handed it to me. I enjoyed the podcast today, and I’ve been listening to music and going to live music for over 70 years. This band that he and Sue have put together is my all-time favorite, and I’ve seen Ellington, Basey, Buddy Rich, Mad Dogs and Englishman, Tower of Power, all the greats.
Saw him in Vancouver last summer - best electric guitarist I've even seen live, and I've seen quite a few top players. He always connected to the current of feeling and soul, channeling the blues at the root of what he's doing. He's putting out the real stuff, which is getting rare these days.
Derek might be my favorite player there days. He is definitely my wife's favorite. She doesn't play but when we see him live she is blown away every time. And such a humbler unassuming guy. At my age (71) you aren't a fan like you used to be but I am happy to say that I am a big fan of Derek Trucks. Thanks for this interview.
I have to say that was the best yet! D Trucks is amazing and his depth of musical insights are brilliant. He seems so genuine and real. Tedeshi Trucks Band never puts on a half ass show. That band smokes they are so hot! Thanks
I saw the DTB on the Joyful Noise tour in Des Moines IA at a historic theatre downtown circa 2002. Changed my paradigm of music! Met Derek in the lobby after the show and shook his hand. Thank you! Derek and Chris Buck have the tightest most proficient right hand technique of any guitarists!
Take the slide out of it; Derek might be the best PLAYER ever. I personally think he is. Phrasing is unmatched, ability to peak is unmatched, feeling and soul is unmatched. He is simply in a league entirely of his own.
DAMN!! Nothing like starting off my day with a fresh piping hot SWS with Derek Trucks no less! Love the show! I was listening to Tedeschi Trucks band just last night. Love their Clapton covers.
The man is portal to another universe. My wife and I have seen him twice in London- the first time he blew me away with one of his lifting the lid solo climaxes, but then later in the evening he another peak, later there was another summit and it seemed he had infinite access to another level of euphoric musical genius. Just incredible.
I love Derek like a brother, there is no doubt Derek is by far the best slide guitar prayer alive and I truly believe it was a gift from above, he is such a modest guy , and one of the nicest people you could ever meet. I have an LG reissue same color like his and try to play like Derek and maybe if I practice 8 hours every day for a thousand years I might be able to tune his LG up. God bless Derek Trucks.
Such a fantastic player with a superb touch and tone, proof that it’s definitely in his hands. A testament to his greatness is how many of the younger slide players try to sound exactly like him, which is missing the point, but that’s how things are today I suppose. Thanks for featuring him here!
Col Bruce was my mentor as well when I lived in ATL and played the ATL, Athens Austin, triple As circuits, we used to play at Smith's old bar all the time, my band serial groove killers with col Bruce, he used to love my ham sandwiches I would make in the kitchen during sound checks 😂 the 90s was great for me, even early 2000s before I left the south to go back up north because of family stuff.
To this day, I still don’t think people really understand how good Derek is. I see so many incredible slide guitar players across social media, but none of them have his touch. Derek is such a humble, versatile and unique guitar player. Hope I get to meet him one day.
Name a song that Derek can't or didn't make better. From Blind Faith "can't find my way home" to "Love and Regret" by Billy Strings to "Lie in our Graves" by DMB. Derek knows exactly what a song needs and no more. Jedi level.
Man, I really need another deluxe in my family. Those P 90's are legit too. And...man...Derek is so chill and humble. I love this when I see a great player. Just like you Shifty. Stay humble great players.
Man, why does the time always fly right by with these great and fun interviews? Thanks Chris and might I say, your slide playing is pretty dang good too! Love these interviews!
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Incredibly sweet of Derek to break some of this stuff down. I’d have liked to know more about how he found the chords he uses when playing rhythm. This was as close as he’s gotten with it, so thanks to Chris for bringing it up.
I love this interview. Shifty is a natural at these interviews. And, Derkk Trucks is bar nine the greatest living slide player. Tedeschi Trucks shows are amazing, I love getting lost in their shows.
Great player. Didn't read all the comments below, but anybody who is digging this guy should definitely check out two amazing slide players. Joey Landreth and Ariel Posen. Canada's best. Haha. But seriously, you won't be disappointed.
Gives me hope for the future of music. I’ve seen Derek live in several incarnations…..never disappointed! And his wife’s voice is a voice I can only hope will be in heavy rotation if and when I make it to heaven!
...might be? It's not even close. His aptitude with the slide is leagues beyond anyone else, even the legends who came before him and paved the way for him. He has absorbed all of that and pushed it forward with extreme authenticity.
Just as Leo Kotke did with acoustic slide playing 50 yrs ago and Ry at the same time on electric and acoustic, this fella here has taken the slide trade to a new place.Ive loved and played slide guit for a long time and can cobble together half decent renditions of sliders from Elmore and Houndog thru to the more intricate works of Messuirs Cooder and Allman....but, Derek Trucks has THE most individual style of muting,touch,trem and sound that this old critter has EVER heard....I can't even get thru the gate let alone into the same ball park as this man. Absolute originality within a style of guitar playing that's been mined by many greats since its inception is a rare,rare thing indeed.Long may you run Derek, you're a one off mate.❤blooz4life.
Band I was in around 1996 opened for Derek in Dallas at the Stone Pony. Hadn't heard of this 15 yr old kid in a baseball cap. Glad I got to see him play back then.
I'd love to be on stage with Buddy Guy and listen to the amps hum. Lol. That's an incredible image. Derek Trucks is the man. A legend among us. Man, the people he's played and jammed with.
Derek doesn't sing, so his guitar does ! Saw the TTB twice in a row at Paris, France. Best band ever. He litterally made me cry. His playing goes directly to the heart.
I used to watch Derek at a place called The Crap Pot in Jax Beach on the outside deck when he was very young in the early to mid 90s. The weathered guys he spoke of came from some of the best southern rock bands from the 70s and 80s. You never knew who you would see there on any given Sat or Sun during the daytime right next to the ocean on the boardwalk. Great times were had!
Saw him open for Joe Satriani in 98 at a tiny place in Dallas called Trees. Didn’t put 2 and 2 together about his lineage and wasn’t familiar with him. His set just blew me away. Been a huge fan ever since. If you’ve never seen him play please do yourself a favor.
I use to see him playing in daytona when he was 11/12 years old even then it was unbelievable how good he sounded i’m not sure if i’ve anyone better still
He might honestly be the best blues and roots rock guitar player ever. not just with slide. he's incredible, one of one.
What a incredibly wild statement...the best "blues and roots guitar player?" And I love DT..saw him 4 times when he was 14. I don't get why people want to make guitar playing a contest. But hey, you do you. 😂
@@HALWASRIGHTagree. And if you think it is only blues and rock rooted you have to listen again.
He's one of the best jazz players, on top of all that
Sounds horrible, like a Stuck pig!!
I live 25 minutes from Red Rocks. I go to 15-20 red rocks shows per year and Tedeschi Trucks Band is the only band I HAVE to go see both nights. Best live band I see every year.
Lucky. I had to fly 2000 miles to see a show there, and it was worth the trip
Totally agree they are the best live band out there, same here I’m in Northern Cali and I’ve them twice at red rocks and both times I went to both nights. I have seen this band and Derek over the years close to 100 times and like going to church every time just magic
I've been lucky to see them 7 or 8 times at Red Rocks over the last however many years and it just blows my mind how they just top themselves every time. TTB is the most powerful live band around and they just keep getting stronger.
@@siscoismyhomey it's always a fun time. I loved that they opened both nights with Zeppelin material this year.
This is easily the best interview of Derek Trucks I've ever seen. I'm not sure that his personality has shown through so much anywhere else. Awesome job.
His interview with Rick Beato is also great!
To be honest, Derek has a lot to say. 😀
Derek is my favorite guitar player. I admire his personality, attitude, and performance style. Supreme confidence mixed with genuine humility.
Derek is fricking Yoda. And seemingly the nicest, most humble dude around.
There has never been a more humble virtuosoo in rock ‘n’ roll. I’ve had the pleasure of watching him perform since he was 14 years old. Small clubs and bars and everything. And he is always getting better. It’s quite inspiring and mind blowing.
Awesome interview. I got to sit about 15 rows away from Derek trucks at a Tedeschi Trucks performance. The best tone. Guitar, boost, and Super Reverb. That was all.
He had a boost? Usually he has no pedals.
He says that but if u look at live pictures of his set up he does put stuff in from time to time like a klon style pedal, Dunlop echoplex, but they sit on top of the amp and he turns it on by hand for a song, seems to be dependent on what songs are on the setlist.@@RyanMcQuen
TTB, Derek especially are one of the few bands that understand live sound, how the venue can effect performance. Mostly playing only playing in theaters. This gives them the ability to really play to the room, to bring the sound down to a whisper. If you haven’t had a chance to see them live, I highly, highly encourage it. Try and sit center in the middle of the theater. There you will be blessed with some of the best live sound ever. Shout out to their FOH engineer too!
Haven't seen them, but I did see The Derek Trucks Band open up for the Allman Brosa couple times, and I believe they opened up for a Dead (not Grateful Dead) show I was at in the early 2000s.
I think it’s a tribute to Derek’s respect for how important Colonel Bruce Hampton is to him that he never brings up the fact that Bruce literally died at Derek’s feet in the middle of the Colonel’s own birthday concert, in the middle of the last song. On a less morbid note I just love how much joy Mr Truck exhibits whenever he talks about other musicians. You can genuinely see how music (not fame) is what he lives for.
Excellent. Chris is the only guy giving me the interviews I wanna hear with todays best guitarists. Keep it up. Love Dereck.
His good naturedness, honesty, and humbleness allow his notes to flow directly from his soul. It seems all the truly great players share that.
I got to meet Derek and Susan after the final show of the Deuces Wild Tour. When we shook hands, he reached in his pocket and pulled out a slide with his autograph etched on it and handed it to me. I enjoyed the podcast today, and I’ve been listening to music and going to live music for over 70 years. This band that he and Sue have put together is my all-time favorite, and I’ve seen Ellington, Basey, Buddy Rich, Mad Dogs and Englishman, Tower of Power, all the greats.
Saw him in Vancouver last summer - best electric guitarist I've even seen live, and I've seen quite a few top players. He always connected to the current of feeling and soul, channeling the blues at the root of what he's doing. He's putting out the real stuff, which is getting rare these days.
Derek Trucks is such a nice guy for being a generational virtuoso.
saw Tedeschi Trucks 3 times in the last year & EVERY TIME THEY GER BETTER&BETTER
They blow my mind every time. Goosebumps just remembering the last show I saw.
Derek is a kind of superior human being. Humble, amazing player, quiet, smiling guy, a great artist!!!
Derek might be my favorite player there days. He is definitely my wife's favorite. She doesn't play but when we see him live she is blown away every time. And such a humbler unassuming guy. At my age (71) you aren't a fan like you used to be but I am happy to say that I am a big fan of Derek Trucks. Thanks for this interview.
Best interview of this legend. Love that Shifty just wants to learn from him.
I've been waiting a loooooong time for an interview with Derek where he talks bolts and nuts. Thank you so much!!!
Derek is such a gem! He seems like such a kind dude too. His music changed my life at age 18. Thanks Derek, keep on being you!
Amazing interview! Remember hearing a live recording of Derek Trucks Band around 2004. Blew my mind!
He’s so grounded. Obviously really good parents helped him grow up with his head in the right place. What a talent.
I have to say that was the best yet! D Trucks is amazing and his depth of musical insights are brilliant. He seems so genuine and real. Tedeshi Trucks Band never puts on a half ass show. That band smokes they are so hot! Thanks
I saw the DTB on the Joyful Noise tour in Des Moines IA at a historic theatre downtown circa 2002. Changed my paradigm of music! Met Derek in the lobby after the show and shook his hand. Thank you! Derek and Chris Buck have the tightest most proficient right hand technique of any guitarists!
Hoyt Sherman?
I was at that one! Great memories from that show.
Dude is the best. Hope he sticks around doing his thing for a long time. 🎸🎸
Derek is such a cool guy, feels good to support an artist that’s actually nice
This cat is worthy of carrying the torch and taking it to the next level…
Take the slide out of it; Derek might be the best PLAYER ever. I personally think he is. Phrasing is unmatched, ability to peak is unmatched, feeling and soul is unmatched. He is simply in a league entirely of his own.
I agree, I'm a 30+yr player pro, and nobody can crescendo a solo like Derek
Great interview. Two great players and really humble guys.
DAMN!! Nothing like starting off my day with a fresh piping hot SWS with Derek Trucks no less! Love the show!
I was listening to Tedeschi Trucks band just last night. Love their Clapton covers.
Man, I just love Derek. Big thanks for this one.
The man is portal to another universe. My wife and I have seen him twice in London- the first time he blew me away with one of his lifting the lid solo climaxes, but then later in the evening he another peak, later there was another summit and it seemed he had infinite access to another level of euphoric musical genius. Just incredible.
Thanks for the interview! They say never meet your heroes, but I think Derek and his beautiful wife Susan are the exception to the rule! 🎸 🇨🇦
I love Derek like a brother, there is no doubt Derek is by far the best slide guitar prayer alive and I truly believe it was a gift from above, he is such a modest guy , and one of the nicest people you could ever meet. I have an LG reissue same color like his and try to play like Derek and maybe if I practice 8 hours every day for a thousand years I might be able to tune his LG up. God bless Derek Trucks.
Such a fantastic player with a superb touch and tone, proof that it’s definitely in his hands.
A testament to his greatness is how many of the younger slide players try to sound exactly like him, which is missing the point, but that’s how things are today I suppose. Thanks for featuring him here!
If anyone is worthy of stepping into Jeff Beck's immortal shoes, it's Derek.
but Derek doesn't use a whammy bar. apples and oranges.
Hard to believe it's been over 30 years since this prodigy came on the scene. Dude was better than most will ever be as a child.
Col Bruce was my mentor as well when I lived in ATL and played the ATL, Athens Austin, triple As circuits, we used to play at Smith's old bar all the time, my band serial groove killers with col Bruce, he used to love my ham sandwiches I would make in the kitchen during sound checks 😂 the 90s was great for me, even early 2000s before I left the south to go back up north because of family stuff.
To this day, I still don’t think people really understand how good Derek is.
I see so many incredible slide guitar players across social media, but none of them have his touch.
Derek is such a humble, versatile and unique guitar player. Hope I get to meet him one day.
Derek is always a great interview!
Name a song that Derek can't or didn't make better. From Blind Faith "can't find my way home" to "Love and Regret" by Billy Strings to "Lie in our Graves" by DMB. Derek knows exactly what a song needs and no more.
Jedi level.
Thanks!
Derek trucks has been a hero of mine since I was a teenager. Dude is seriously the GOAT
Shred has quickly become my MVP in the world of guitar blogs. 👍
He is the GOAT!
Shifty Might be the Best Derek Interviewer Ever! Thanks so much for this❤
Derek is just gold. One of a kind human and musician.
Man, I really need another deluxe in my family. Those P 90's are legit too. And...man...Derek is so chill and humble. I love this when I see a great player. Just like you Shifty. Stay humble great players.
I saw Derek in Dallas in 07 with Doyle in Eric’s band. They opened with Tell The Truth! I’d swear Duane was in the room! Great interview! ❤🎸🤘
Really great interview Chris, love all these
Johnny Winters is the best ! And will always be the best ✅ thank you very much 👍 come again
Man, why does the time always fly right by with these great and fun interviews? Thanks Chris and might I say, your slide playing is pretty dang good too! Love these interviews!
He was the best slide player from a very young age. Thanks! 🎉❤
I have never clicked on a video so fast! incredible interview.
This is just insane, how can someone be this AMAZING.
Great interview! Thanks to you both!
Derek’s one of the best to ever do it!
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Incredibly sweet of Derek to break some of this stuff down. I’d have liked to know more about how he found the chords he uses when playing rhythm. This was as close as he’s gotten with it, so thanks to Chris for bringing it up.
I love this interview. Shifty is a natural at these interviews. And, Derkk Trucks is bar nine the greatest living slide player. Tedeschi Trucks shows are amazing, I love getting lost in their shows.
DT is a legend. Shifty slacked on his homework for this one.
great interview, he's such a cool guy. saw him on that clapton tour and he blew me away. amazing talent.
Great player. Didn't read all the comments below, but anybody who is digging this guy should definitely check out two amazing slide players. Joey Landreth and Ariel Posen. Canada's best. Haha. But seriously, you won't be disappointed.
Thank you Shifty for another awesome interview! Really enjoy these!! Derek is such an incredible player and one of my favorites!!🎸🎸🎸🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
What a great interview! Derek is amazing, and he's right, your slide playing was excellent!
I’ve seen Derek so many times but his time with the Allman Brothers will always be unmatched.
!!! Wife is gearhead… what more could I wish for!!!
Derek Trucks and Ian Thornley need to get together!
Gives me hope for the future of music. I’ve seen Derek live in several incarnations…..never disappointed! And his wife’s voice is a voice I can only hope will be in heavy rotation if and when I make it to heaven!
...might be? It's not even close. His aptitude with the slide is leagues beyond anyone else, even the legends who came before him and paved the way for him. He has absorbed all of that and pushed it forward with extreme authenticity.
This was one of my favorite Derek Trucks interviews
Simply awesome… thanks for sharing
Just as Leo Kotke did with acoustic slide playing 50 yrs ago and Ry at the same time on electric and acoustic, this fella here has taken the slide trade to a new place.Ive loved and played slide guit for a long time and can cobble together half decent renditions of sliders from Elmore and Houndog thru to the more intricate works of Messuirs Cooder and Allman....but, Derek Trucks has THE most individual style of muting,touch,trem and sound that this old critter has EVER heard....I can't even get thru the gate let alone into the same ball park as this man. Absolute originality within a style of guitar playing that's been mined by many greats since its inception is a rare,rare thing indeed.Long may you run Derek, you're a one off mate.❤blooz4life.
I saw Derek play in 96. I think he was 15 or 16. He was on fire back then. He is still on fire!
I cried like a baby when I heard BB King tell Derek that was the best he had ever heard.
Lucky too see Derek and Susan last time they were at the FOX in St. Louis.
Band I was in around 1996 opened for Derek in Dallas at the Stone Pony. Hadn't heard of this 15 yr old kid in a baseball cap. Glad I got to see him play back then.
Wild...my roommate & friend owned that club, but missed Derek. Had a lot of the big names stop by after shows, or play there.
I'd love to be on stage with Buddy Guy and listen to the amps hum. Lol. That's an incredible image. Derek Trucks is the man. A legend among us. Man, the people he's played and jammed with.
Derek doesn't sing, so his guitar does !
Saw the TTB twice in a row at Paris, France.
Best band ever.
He litterally made me cry. His playing goes directly to the heart.
Great interview!! Two great guys and musicians!!
One of best players ever any genre
I met Derek in 98’ at the Cabooze in Minneapolis when they toured with Joe Satriani. He was 18 and I felt like I was talking with an old soul.
Shifty’s slide playing is good
This show is fantastic.
He IS the best slide guitar ever...
Period.
Yes, he's in the top of the group of great slide players, but he's got all the chops. He's just a great guitar player, period.
I used to watch Derek at a place called The Crap Pot in Jax Beach on the outside deck when he was very young in the early to mid 90s. The weathered guys he spoke of came from some of the best southern rock bands from the 70s and 80s. You never knew who you would see there on any given Sat or Sun during the daytime right next to the ocean on the boardwalk. Great times were had!
Great interview. Great interviewer. And really great interviewee.
Saw him open for Joe Satriani in 98 at a tiny place in Dallas called Trees. Didn’t put 2 and 2 together about his lineage and wasn’t familiar with him. His set just blew me away. Been a huge fan ever since. If you’ve never seen him play please do yourself a favor.
Saw Derek back in 99. No idea who he was. He was opening for Eric Johnson. He was incredible back then.
I use to see him playing in daytona when he was 11/12 years old even then it was unbelievable how good he sounded i’m not sure if i’ve anyone better still
That was fantastic. Thank you!
I always admire the guy but now I want to hang out with him!!!!
No, he's the best player ever.😎
Yep
That was unique, and absolutely fantastic. Glad Col. Bruce Hampton stories were told.
Very nice post . Susan plays and sings wonderfully .. India influence ..
The Jeff Beck of slide guitar.
How incredible that he remembers where Foo Fighters played when he met Chris!
Fantastic interview.
DT is a beast with a velvet touch!