Musician Kelli Baker is originally from Phoenix, Arizona and now resides in NY, and she tells me all about her musical journey as a singer, songwriter, an artist. And as a person. As she evolved, her music tastes and interests have expanded. Bonnie...

For this shorter solo episode, I highlight some early Tedeschi Trucks Band moments, all from 2011 or earlier. A few of these can really be classified as pre-TTB "Susan and Derek moments", technically speaking. Among the highlights: The Midnight in...

Hardcore Tedeschi Trucks Band fan Ellen Rimkus is from the Chicago area and grew up listening to her dad’s “big stereo,” as he was a big influence on her musically. Ellen just loves rock and blues and live music in general, and it’s because he...

Tedeschi Trucks Band fan, Bob Beatty was born in Florida now resides in Tennessee. He recalls getting pretty hardcore into blues music at an early age, around 10. Not too long after he starting playing some guitar himself, playing with various bands...

Tedeschi Trucks Band fan, Angel Emerald was born and raised in NYC, and music has always been a big part of her life -- especially since her teen years when she started going to lots of concerts. It was Warren Haynes and his music though that sort of...

Tedeschi Trucks Band fan and Charleston, South Carolina’s own, family man Larry James tells me all discovering Zeppelin, The Doors, jam bands, and playing a little guitar himself. This live concert lover also talks about seeing young Derek Trucks in...

Another solo episode, I talk all about Derek Trucks' main guitar, the Gibson SG. Referencing videos and articles, I broadly cover the iconic instrument's history, famous players, and of course some of Derek's specs on it. The Gibson SG certainly has...

Tedeschi Trucks Band fan, Ted Auch is originally from Connecticut, and after spending many years in Vermont, these days Ted and his family live in the Cleveland, Ohio area. We talk all about how music has always been a big part of his life, be it the...

Whether it's playing rhythm, melody, soloing, acoustic, or electric, Susan Tedeschi is one badass guitar player. And so much so I thought it be worthy to dedicate an episode to talk about her guitar playing history. Citing a few articles and...

On September 1, 2016 I was lucky enough to be there in person for the The Life and Legacy of B.B. King, a tribute concert, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California. It was a memorable experience, and...

Multi-instrumentalist -- Keyboard player, piano player, organ player, and more, Carey Frank has made his way from the Sunshine State to the Golden State, and music has always been Carey’s life and family, having taken his first piano lesson at 3...

Israeli-born guitarist, composer, and music producer, Ori Naftaly founded the Ori Naftaly Band, and eventually moved to Memphis, where he established Southern Avenue, a blues and soul band. We talk his musical journey... from his dad and mentors in...

Young 16 year old Conner Autry lives not too far from the birthplace of the Allman Brothers Band in Macon, Georgia, and Conner’s dad has always loved them, and introduced him to the band’s music. Conner currently runs the "DuaneSkyDogAllman"...

Superfan of Tedeschi Trucks Band, Diane Curry grew up in the Richmond, Virginia area, and music has always been a big part of her life. A lot of her musical influences have come from her siblings, and Diane used to play alto saxophone in school as...

Author, journalist, and musician, Alan Paul is a two-time NY Times best-selling author. His 2019’s Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan and 2014’s One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band both debuted in the...

Longtime TTB fan Matthew Gervais grew up in Massachusetts and has spent his entire life there, but he’s also been to the Beacon countless times for Allman Brothers shows and Tedeschi Trucks Band shows. We talk his musical journey as a fan --...

Writer, Marley Jay  has been following the The Allman Brothers Band, The Derek Trucks Band, and TTB for almost two decades now. He even got to spend a few days covering Derek Trucks Band as a journalist, which of course was an amazing experience....

A short and sweet solo episode inspired by conversation that comes up repeatedly in the Tedeschi Trucks Band Facebook group and in the Swamp Family fan forum, I talk about a bunch of songs we'd like to hear the band cover. Van Morrison, The Stones,...

San Diego area based musician Piatt Pund tells me all about his life and music. He’s been playing classical violin since age four, and is also accomplished in the styles of bluegrass and jazz, and we get into all of it, including a discussion about...

Tom Emmi is the producer of the tribute documentary Lest We Forget: Kofi Burbridge, all about the late Kofi Burbridge, flautist and keyboardist. Tom himself is a TV producer and music producer, and produced Studio Jams, a music TV series that had...

David Flamm has been to over 50 live Tedeschi Trucks Band shows, and many of them with his wife Anne, who designs custom tshirts that they almost always wear to the shows. These shirts have song titles, lyrics, or really anything printed on them that...

Sean Roche has been to over 50 live Tedeschi Trucks Band shows, and has filmed countless amount of videos of them for his YouTube channel. Growing up about 60 miles north of NYC, his mom’s deadhead roots led him to the Grateful Dead and to all sorts...

Josh Brick is a Washington, DC area based graphic designer and photographer and just loves Tedeschi Trucks Band. He has seen them live between 60 and 70 times now, and has been taking photos of them for a while now as well. Derek Trucks with the...

For the first ever episode of this podcast, this is an intro where I host Adam Choit talk about why I launched this show in the first place. I give some background about myself and how I got into Tedeschi Trucks Band, and I give some background on TTB...