Tedeschi Trucks Band’s Simple Things: Jack Pearson

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.

Derek: Jack Pearson is an amazing guitar player from Nashville who doesn’t quite get the recognition he deserves, but he really is one of the best on the planet. He was in the Allman Brothers in the late ’90s and has been a sideman for tons of great musicians in Nashville and beyond. He’s one of those guys who is equally at home whether he’s playing jazz, blues, country or rock. Whatever he plays, it’s always in his own style and interesting to hear. You won’t see him on any of the guitar-mag top-guitarist lists, but I urge everyone to check him out. Maybe people will realize he deserves to be!

Video after the jump.