Early Life
Trucks was born June 8, 1979, in Jacksonville, Florida. His uncle, Butch, is a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. According to Trucks, the name of Eric Clapton's band, Derek and the Dominos, had "something to do with the name if not the spelling”. His great-uncle, Virgil Trucks, was a professional baseball player.
Trucks bought his first guitar at a yard sale for $5 at age nine and became a child prodigy who played his first paid performance at age 11. Trucks began playing the guitar using a "slide" bar because it allowed him to play the guitar despite his small, young hands. By his 13th birthday Trucks had played along side Buddy Guy and gone on tour with The Allman Brothers Band.
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