Derek Trucks
At age 9, Derek Trucks began playing slide guitar. By age 12 he was touring. He was raised in the Allman Brothers family as he was Butch Truck’s nephew. In 1999, Derek stepped into Duane Allman’s slide guitar spot in the Allman Brothers Band at age 20. That same year, his soloing career took off. His music began incorporating Delta blues, hard-bop jazz, and Indian-raga modality and rhythms. Later on, Derek became the founder of the Grammy Award-winning The Derek Trucks Band. As a matter of fact, Derek had appeared twice on Rolling Stone’s list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
Derek Trucks
Les Paul
Les Paul was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. In fact, he was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar and his techniques inspired the Gibson Les Paul. Les taught himself how to play guitar, and even though he was mostly known for jazz and popular music, his career began in country music. His innovative talents extended into his playing style as well. From licks, trills, chording sequences, fretting techniques to timing, Paul set himself apart from his contemporaries and inspired many guitarists even after his time. He and his wife, singer and guitarist Mary Ford, would record together in the 1950s. In fact, they sold millions of records.
Les Paul
