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: Jack Owens is a Delta-blues legend from Mississippi, a man born in 1904 who lived to see every decade in the 20th century. He never quite had the recognition of some of his peers like Skip James and Bukka White, but he was every bit as talented. As much as the blues has evolved over the years, there’s really no substitute for someone playing solo acoustic guitar, keeping time by stomping his foot and singing the blues because he’s lived it every day of his life. If authenticity is what you’re looking for, they don’t get any more authentic than Jack Owens.
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