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todayJanuary 24, 2025
On This Day, Jan. 24, 2017…
Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks died by suicide in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was 69.
Born Claude Hudson Trucks, Butch joined the Allman Brothers Band in 1969 and played with them throughout their career. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 1995.
Butch’s nephew, guitarist Derek Trucks, joined ABB in 1999 and went on to form the Tedeschi Trucks Band with his wife Susan Tedeschi. Derek’s brother, Duane Trucks, is the drummer for Widespread Panic.
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