The Tedeschi Trucks Band () is an American

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group based in

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. Formed in 2010, the band is led by married couple

Susan Tedeschi Susan Tedeschi (; born November 9, 1970) is an American singer and guitarist. A multiple Grammy Award nominee, she is a member of the Tedeschi Trucks Band, a conglomeration of her band, her husband Derek Trucks’ and other musicians. Early li ...

and

Derek Trucks Derek Trucks (born June 8, 1979) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and founder of The Derek Trucks Band. He became an official member of The Allman Brothers Band in 1999. In 2010, he formed the Tedeschi Trucks Band with his wife, blues sing ...

. Their debut album, '' Revelator'' (2011), won the 2012

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. The band has released six studio and three live albums.

History

After touring together in 2007 as the Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi's Soul Stew Revival, the couple merged their respective groups to form the Tedeschi Trucks Band in 2010. Their first concert was on April 1, 2010, at the Savannah Music Festival. Derek and Susan at Mizner

The first Tedeschi Trucks Band album, '' Revelator'', was released on June 7, 2011. The album peaked at No. 92 on the

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, No. 164 in the

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and won a

. Their second album, ''

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'' was recorded live and released in May 2012. In 2013, the band was nominated for the

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s and released their third album, ''

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.'' The band gave a

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'' Mad Dogs and Englishmen'' tribute concert at the 2015 Lockn' Festival featuring alumni musicians from that album including Leon Russell, Claudia Lennear and Dave Mason. The band's first three albums were published by

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, but their 2016 album ''

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'' was released on

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. Produced by Trucks, the album debuted at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album sales chart. In 2017, Tedeschi Trucks Band released a full-length concert film and album recorded in Oakland, CA, ''

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''. The fourth studio album, '' Signs'', was released on February 15, 2019, on Fantasy Records and

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. On January 9, 2019, the band announced tour dates through August 2019. ''Signs'' was chosen as a 'Favorite Blues Album' by

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. ''Layla Revisited (Live at LOCKN')'' was announced on May 7, 2021. The album is a one-time live recording of the

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album ''

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'' performed in full with

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. Recorded on August 24, 2019 at the

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in Arrington, VA, the album was released on July 16, 2021. On April 20, 2022, Tedeschi Trucks Band announced ''I Am the Moon'', four new studio albums featuring 24 original songs. Each of the four ''I Am the Moon'' albums — ''I. Crescent'', ''II. Ascension'', ''III. The Fall'' and ''IV. Farewell'' — will be released in successive months beginning with ''I. Crescent'' released on June 3, ''II. Ascension'' released on July 1, and ''III. The Fall'' released on July 29. Vinyl configurations will be released September 9.

Band members

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar (2010–present) *

– slide guitar/lead guitar (2010–present) * Tyler Greenwell – drums, percussion (2010–present) *

Mike Mattison Mike Mattison is an American musician and vocalist of the Grammy Award-winning blues rock/soul group, the Tedeschi Trucks Band, as well as lead vocalist and co-founder of the blues rock trio Scrapomatic. Mattison's vocal sound has been described ...

– harmony vocals, acoustic guitar (2010–present) * Mark Rivers – harmony vocals (2010–present) * Kebbi Williams – saxophone (2010–present) *

Ephraim Owens Ephraim Owens (born November 5, 1972) is an American musician, composer, and jazz bandleader who plays trumpet and flugelhorn. He has toured and recorded with the Tedeschi Trucks Band since 2015. He is one of the most highly regarded jazz musicia ...

– trumpet (2015–present) * Elizabeth Lea – trombone (2015–present) * Alecia Chakour – harmony vocals (2015–present) * Brandon Boone – bass guitar (2019-present) *

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– keyboards, vocals (2019-present) * Isaac Eady – drums, percussion (2021-present) Former band members *

Oteil Burbridge Oteil Burbridge is an American multi-instrumentalist, specializing on the bass guitar, trained in playing jazz and classical music from an early age. He has achieved fame primarily on bass guitar during the resurgence of the Allman Brothers Band ...

– bass guitar (2010-2012) *

Tim Lefebvre Tim Lefebvre (born February 4, 1968) is an American bass guitarist. Both as a session musician and band member, he has worked with a wide range of musicians, including David Bowie, The Black Crowes, Elvis Costello, Sting, Empire of the Sun, The S ...

– bass guitar (2013–2018) *

Maurice "Mobetta" Brown Maurice "Mobetta" Brown (born January 6, 1981) originally from Harvey, Illinois is a Grammy Award-winning American jazz trumpeter, producer and composer. As a member of Tedeschi Trucks Band, he shared the 2011 Grammy for Best Blues Album ('' Rev ...

– trumpet (2010–2015) * Saunders Sermons – trombone (2010-2015) *

Kofi Burbridge Kofi Burbridge (September 22, 1961 – February 15, 2019) was an American keyboardist and flautist of the blues and blues rock group Tedeschi Trucks Band. Burbridge was a classically trained multi-instrumentalist who provided keyboards, organ, ...

– keyboards, flute (2010–2019; his death) * J.J. Johnson – drums, percussion (2010–2020) Touring musicians * Dave Monsey – bass (2012) * Ted Pecchio – bass (2012) *

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– bass (2012) * Eric Krasno – bass (2013) *

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– bass (2013) * Carey Frank – keyboards (2017)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Archival releases

EPs

Charted singles

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

"Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band NYE Review"
JamBase article.
"Tedeschi Trucks Band Bring It Home"
Rolling Stone article.
Herbie Hancock, 'Space Captain,' Feat. Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks
Spinner magazine article. {{Authority control 2010 establishments in Florida Southern rock musical groups from Jacksonville American blues musical groups American blues rock musical groups American world music groups Grammy Award winners Musical groups established in 2010 Jam bands