Butch Trucks, Allman Brothers Band co-founder, dies at 69

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-butch-trucks-dead-20170125-story.html


By Gerrick D. Kennedy and Randall Roberts•Contact Reporters

January 25, 2017, 10:10 AM



Butch Trucks, whose longtime drumming as co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band offered steady rhythm to such classics as “Rambin’ Man,” “Melissa” and “Whipping Post,” has died.

The drummer, who was 69, died on Tuesday night in West Palm Beach, Fla., according to a statement from his representative. No cause of death has been disclosed. 


“The Trucks and Allman Brothers Band families request all of Butch's friends and fans to please respect our privacy at this time of sadness for our loss,” read the statement, in part. “Butch will play on in our hearts forever.”

As part of the dueling-drummer Southern rock rebels, Trucks’ work connected rock, old-school R&B, boogie-woogie and improvised jazz at a moment when the dominance of free-form FM radio afforded DJs the latitude to play extended, jam-heavy rock songs. The result propelled legions of stoned hippies — and straight-up players — to groove and dance.

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RIP Butch Trucks
I was lucky to share a pinball game with you
in the late70's. Thanks for the game and of course the great music!

Really? You bastard! Butch was great, I gues it was great to meet him

BTW... without knowing the sad news the first song in my car today was "Statesboro Blues" from the "Live from A&R Studios" (Recorded in August 1971 and relased last year)

https://youtu.be/MNGQudbM3OQ

https://youtu.be/FUvxRjYqjEQ

Didn't know about his band

http://butchtrucksandthefreighttrainband.com/

and 2017 starts somewhat like 2016....RIP Butch

REST :( In Peace

gimmekeef wrote on Jan 26^th, 2017 at 7:18am:

and 2017 starts somewhat like 2016....RIP Butch

Eerie. Let's hope the trend doesn't continue. Great drummer. RIP Butch.

I just read a report that police may be confirming this was a suicide....

gimmekeef wrote on Jan 27^th, 2017 at 7:31am:

I just read a report that police may be confirming this was a suicide....

It was.
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/01/27/reports-allman-brothers-butch-trucks-committed-suicide-in-front-his-wife.html

wow another sound from my youth gone. was lucky enough to have seen him perform a few times over the years. live at the fillmore east will play endlessly in my mind for the rest of my time

The header for Butch, RIP

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/photos/2008/chuckleavell_8.jpg
In memory of Butch Trucks - Jaimoe, Chuck Leavell, Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks © All About Jazz!

mojoman wrote on Jan 27^th, 2017 at 8:47pm:

wow another sound from my youth gone. was lucky enough to have seen him perform a few times over the years. live at the fillmore east will play endlessly in my mind for the rest of my time

Yes, Live at the Fillmore was one of those records that I played until the needle was playing side A and B at the same time

Voodoo Chile in Wonderland wrote on Jan 28^th, 2017 at 8:12am:

mojoman wrote on Jan 27th, 2017 at 8:47pm: wow another sound from my youth gone. was lucky enough to have seen him perform a few times over the years. live at the fillmore east will play endlessly in my mind for the rest of my time Yes, Live at the Fillmore was one of those records that I played until the needle was playing side A and B at the same time

:keithpunky :weed :willya

Sad for his talented son, Derek.  RIP.

As far as I remember is his nephew, not his son, but anyway sad for him