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The Derek Trucks Band

By: BB Burnett

The minute he picked up his first guitar as a kid, Trucks was hailed as a guitar prodigy. Now 30, the nephew of Butch Trucks (drummer in the Allman Brothers band) has been called the greatest slide guitarist on the planet, and this album proves it. With a stellar cast of musicians, notably the great Mike Mattison on vocals, Trucks' reverence for roots and blues music shines through on such standout songs as the Bob Dylan-penned title track and the boogie blues of Get What You Deserve. One of the best blues albums of the year.

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