Since the mid-’90s, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks have both had successful music careers, she as an acclaimed singer/songwriter and he as an electrifying guitar player with his group and the Allman Brothers Band, among others. The two met on tour in 1999, married a couple of years later and had two children, but their hectic solo schedules often kept them apart. To rectify the situation, they formed the Tedeschi Trucks Band, an 11-member ensemble that recently released debut album Revelator (Sony Masterworks), which was recorded at the duo’s home studio. Knowing how much they like to do things together, we asked Tedeschi and Trucks to guest edit magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with them.
Susan: This video gets me every time I watch it. Listening to Otis Rush made me want to sing and play blues. The emotion here is so raw, it’s impossible not to feel it. Then he steps up and plays this gorgeous, heartfelt solo as sweat pours down his face. It’s all the raw beauty of the blues wrapped up in one five-minute performance.
Video after the jump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO_T3FcAMqE
