UPDATE! Photo Album from The Paramount gig – August 21, 2015:
Butch Trucks has put together a new band and they are lining up gigs now!
Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band features Butch on drums and Berry Oakley, Jr. on bass. As most of you know, Berry was the original bass player in the Allman Brothers Band, so after 40 years, we have Oakley and Trucks together again!
Here’s the complete tour schedule – more details below!
Aug 21: The Paramount, Huntington, NY TICKETS
Sep 18: Aces Lounge, Bradenton, FL (near Tampa) TICKETS
Sep 19: The Funky Biscuit, Boca Raton, FL TICKETS
The first gig is August 21 at the Paramount in Huntington, NY, and the players will be:
Butch Trucks – Drums
Berry Duane Oakley – Bass / Vocals
Bruce Katz – Keyboards
Vaylor Trucks – Guitar
NEW: September 18 at Aces Lounge, Bradenton, FL.
The band lineup for that one will be:
Butch Trucks – drums
Berry Duane Oakley – bass & vocals
Damon Fowler – guitar & vocals
Thorson Moore – guitar
Matthew Frost – Keys
The lineup for September 19 at the Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton, FL is:
Butch Trucks – Drums
Berry Duane Oakley – Bass / Vocals
Vaylor Trucks – Guitar
Damon Fowler – Guitar / Vocals
Al Poliak – Keyboards
These will be great shows folks, and they will sell out so don’t wait!