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 The Tedeschi Trucks Band () is an American blues and blues rock group based in Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 2010, the band is led by married couple Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks. Their debut album, '' Revelator'' (2011), won the 2012 Gra ...

, a conglomeration of her band, her husband Derek Trucks’ and other musicians.

Early life

Tedeschi was born on November 9, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts, to a family of Italian ancestry and was raised in

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. She is the daughter of Dick Tedeschi, granddaughter of Nick Tedeschi and great-granddaughter of Angelo Tedeschi, founder of Tedeschi Food Shops, a New England-based supermarket and convenience store chain. Tedeschi made her public debut as a six-year-old

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in a

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. As a youth she sang for family members and listened to her father's record collection of old

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ings of musicians such as

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and

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. Raised as a Catholic, she found little inspiration in the church choir and attended predominantly African-American Baptist churches, feeling that the music was "less repressed and more like a celebration of God." In bands since the age of 13, she formed her first all-original group at 18, the Smokin' Section, in the nearby town of Scituate.
After graduating Norwell High School (Massachusetts), Norwell High School, Tedeschi attended the

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, where she sang in a Gospel choir. She performed show tunes on the ''Spirit of Boston'' and received her

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degree in musical composition and performance at age 20. During that time, she began sitting in on blues jams at local venues and immersed herself in the Boston music scene.

Career

Early career

Tedeschi formed the Susan Tedeschi Band in 1993, with Tom Hambridge and Adrienne Hayes. She learned how to play blues guitar in Boston from musician Tim Gearan in 1995. In December 1993, the band released '' Better Days'' to regional audiences. Record contracts were difficult to keep together; however, recording sessions from 1997 were acquired by Richard Rosenblatt and the band was signed to

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Tone-Cool Records. '' Just Won't Burn'', featuring young guitarist Sean Costello, was released in February 1998 to very positive reviews, particularly from blues critics and publications. Tedeschi was the first artist to play Michele Clark's first Sunset Sessions in March 1998 at the Marriott Hotels & Resorts in the US Virgin Islands. In 1999, Tedeschi played several dates in the all-woman traveling festival

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organized by

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. Throughout 1998 and 1999, she extensively toured the United States and drew larger crowds.

As an opening act

Eventually, Tedeschi was opening for

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, B.B. King,

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and

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. In 2000, '' Just Won't Burn'' (1998) reached Gold record status for sales of 500,000 in the United States, rare for a blues production. She recorded two tracks with Double Trouble band members

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and Tommy Shannon for their album. She opened for

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in 2003 and played in huge venues, gaining national exposure. Somewhat surprisingly, the gig wasn't financially lucrative. According to Tedeschi, "They pay, but it's not great. I don't make any money 'cause I've got to pay all my sidemen. I'll be lucky if I break even." In 2004, Tedeschi was featured on the PBS television program ''

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'' with William Green on

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, Jason Crosby on keyboards, violin, and vocals, Ron Perry on bass, and

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on drums.

Soul Stew Revival

While in

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opening for the Allman Brothers Band on their 1999 summer tour, Tedeschi met Derek Trucks, the band's slide guitarist and bandleader and lead guitarist of The Derek Trucks Band. In addition to a personal relationship, Tedeschi and Trucks then toured together frequently under the name Soul Stew Revival. This included members of The Derek Trucks Band, members of Tedeschi's band, and other musicians who travelled with them, including Trucks' younger brother, drummer Duane Trucks. In 2008, they added a three-piece

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Tedeschi Trucks Band

In 2010, Tedeschi and Trucks announced a hiatus for their solo bands, and formed a new group called

. The group performed at a number of festivals including Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, Fuji Rock Festival and others. Unlike their previous collaborative project – Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi's Soul Stew Revival – the Tedeschi Trucks Band focuses on writing and performing original material, and is the focus of both Trucks and Tedeschi for the foreseeable future. ''Layla Revisited (Live at LOCKN')'' was announced on May 7, 2021. The album is a one-time live recording of the Derek and The Dominos album '' Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs'' 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.

Personal life

On December 5, 2001, Tedeschi married Derek Trucks. They have two children: Charles Kahlil Trucks, born in March 2002, is named for saxophonist

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, guitarist

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, and author

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. Sophia Naima Trucks, born in 2004, takes her middle name from the

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composed by

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, in honor of his first wife. They reside in

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.
Tedeschi arranged the Berklee College of Music, Berklee scholarship that was awarded to

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, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of the Grammy-nominated rock band

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Influences

Tedeschi's voice has been described as a blend of

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and

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, both of whom she claims as influences. Her guitar playing is influenced by

Johnny "Guitar" Watson John Watson Jr. (February 3, 1935 – May 17, 1996), known professionally as Johnny "Guitar" Watson, was an American musician and singer-songwriter. A flamboyant showman and electric guitarist in the style of T-Bone Walker, his recording caree ...

Stevie Ray Vaughan Stephen Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock trio Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Although his mainstream career spanned only seven years, ...

Freddie King Freddie King (September 3, 1934December 28, 1976) was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King and B.B. King, none of whom were blood related). Most ...

and

Doyle Bramhall II Doyle Bramhall II (born December 24, 1968) is an American guitarist, producer and songwriter best known for his work with Eric Clapton and Roger Waters. He is the son of the songwriter and drummer Doyle Bramhall. Early life Bramhall was born i ...

. On the album '' Just Won't Burn'' (1998), she lists a multitude of inspirations from various genres. This list includes

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, Toots Hibbert,

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in '' Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Wit ...

Otis Rush Otis Rush Jr. (April 29, 1934 – September 29, 2018) was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. His distinctive guitar style featured a slow-burning sound and long bent notes. With qualities similar to the styles of other 1950s art ...

, Ronnie Earl, Otis Clay,

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...

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, Dennis Montgomery III, Orville Wright,

Walter Beasley Walter Beasley is an American saxophonist, a professor of music at the Berklee College of Music, and founder of Affable Publishing and Affable Records. Biography Beasley grew up in El Centro, California. By the age of 13 he was singing in Spani ...

, Kenya Hathaway, and

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Award nominations

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nomination for

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nomination for

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight ...

nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album for ''

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'' *

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nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album for '' Hope and Desire'' *

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nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album for '' Back to the River'' * 2016

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for Duo/Group of the Year (with Tedeschi Trucks Band) *

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nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album for '' Live from the Fox Oakland''

Awards won

* 2012

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for '' Revelator'' (with Tedeschi Trucks Band) * 2014

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for Contemporary Female Blues Artist of the Year * 2014 Blues Music Award for Band of the Year (with Tedeschi Trucks Band) * 2014 Blues Music Award for Rock Blues Album of the Year for "Made Up Mind" (with Tedeschi Trucks Band) * 2017 Blues Music Award for Rock Blues Album of the Year for "Let Me Get By" (with Tedeschi Trucks Band) * 2017 Blues Music Award for Band of the Year (with Tedeschi Trucks Band) * 2017 Blues Music Award for Contemporary Female Blues Artist of the Year Tedeschi served as a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards.

Discography

As leader or co-leader

* '' Better Days'' (Oarfin, 1995) * '' Just Won't Burn'' (Tone Cool, 1998) * ''

Wait for Me Wait for Me may refer to: Albums * ''Wait for Me'' (Moby album), 2009 * ''Wait for Me'' (The Pigeon Detectives album), 2007 * ''Wait for Me'' (Susan Tedeschi album), 2002 * '' Wait for Me: The Best from Rebecca St. James'', a 2003 album Songs ...

'' (Tone Cool, 2002) * '' Live from Austin, TX'' (

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, 2004) * '' Hope and Desire'' (

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, 2005) * '' Back to the River'' (Verve Forecast, 2008) With the Tedeschi Trucks Band * '' Revelator'' (Masterworks, 2011) * '' Everybody's Talkin''' (Masterworks, 2012) * ''

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'' (Masterworks, 2013) * ''

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'' (Fantasy, 2016) * '' Live from the Fox Oakland'' (Fantasy, 2017) * '' Signs'' (Fantasy, 2019) * '' Layla Revisited (Live at LOCKN')'' (Fantasy, 2021) * '' I Am The Moon:I. Crescent'' (Fantasy, 2022) * '' I Am The Moon:II. Ascension'' (Fantasy, 2022) * '' I Am The Moon:III. The Fall'' (Fantasy, 2022) * '' I Am The Moon:IV. Farewell'' (Fantasy, 2022)

As guest

* ''Welcome to Little Milton'' (1999), Little Milton * '' Joyful Noise'' (2002), Derek Trucks Band * '' Already Free'' (2009), Derek Trucks Band * ''

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'' (2007),

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* '' Bug'', Various (Lionsgate, 2007) * '' Skin Deep'' (2008),

* "Space Captain", '' The Imagine Project'' (2010),

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with Derek Trucks * "Burn it down", '' Tin Can Trust'' (2010),

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* "Bright Lights, Big City" ''

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'' (2011)

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* "Mixed Drinks About Feelings", '' Mr. Misunderstood'' (2015),

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* "Ain't No Thing", ''

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'' (2016),

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* "

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", ''

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'' (2016),

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* ''Song of Lahore'', The Sachal Ensemble with Derek Trucks (Universal, 2016) Pakistan's Sachal Jazz Ensemble rises above the risks in 'Song of Lahore'
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", 2019,

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References

External links

Susan Tedeschi official site

Derek and Susan.net/
Official site for both Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi
DerekTrucksBand.com
– official site

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