Trucks family

The Trucks family is an American family that, including marriages, includes five professional musicians and one professional baseball player.

First generation

• Virgil Trucks (1917–2013), professional baseball player[1]

Second generation

• Butch Trucks (1947-2017), drummer and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, nephew of Virgil Trucks

Third generation

• Derek Trucks (born 1979), guitarist and member of the Allman Brothers Band and Tedeschi Trucks Band, nephew of Butch Trucks and brother of Duane Trucks[2]
• Duane Trucks (born 1988), drummer and member of Widespread Panic and Hard Working Americans, nephew of Butch Trucks and brother of Derek Trucks[1]
• Vaylor Trucks, guitarist and member of The Yeti Trio, son of Butch Trucks and cousin of Derek Trucks and Duane Trucks[3]
• Melody Trucks, percussion and vocalist for the Melody Trucks Band,[4] daughter of Butch Trucks, sister of Vaylor Trucks, and cousin of Derek Trucks and Duane Trucks

Spouse

• Susan Tedeschi (born 1970), vocalist/guitarist and member of the Tedeschi Trucks Band, wife of Derek Trucks

References

1. Armonaitis, Dan. "Duane Trucks talks about a relative who isn't Derek or Butch, and about a love that isn't music". Sound Observations. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
2. Stepp, Brenda. "Maker's Dozen: Widespread Panic's Duane Trucks carries forward his family legacy". ARTSATL. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
3. Limnios, Michalis. "Multi talented musician Vaylor Trucks talks about his projects, Allman Brothers, Jazz and Butch Trucks". Blues GR. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
4. Limnios, Michalis. "Melody Trucks Band official site". Melody Trucks Band.