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Originally Posted by silverfreepress (sdasher)
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he's on tour with Eric Clapton right now
but he's also the Derek Trucks Band
and the Allman Bros' Band
"bEst slide guitarists?"
Music ain't olympics you can't have a best but what Trucks does with his band is pretty damn wild and new and why the Allmans and Clapton do having him on their tours is highlight him as a super talent.
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His band came to the Georgia Theater in Athens a lot. I first saw him when he was only twelve. He's technically proficient, but what is his contribution? Is it that his talent excites some into guitar playing maybe? That's all I can think of since he hasn't ever written a memorable song. If I go putting Derek Trucks on the list, then I have to include Bonnie Raitt, Robbie Krieger, Dickie Betts and perhaps even Jeff Healey before him.