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Butch Reflects on the Beatles

By Charles Passy 8 February 2004, The Palm Beach Post A glance at the front page of The Palm Beach Post on Sunday, Feb. 9, 1964, reveals a Cold War-era world scarred by global tensions – in Cyprus, Cuba and beyond. And though no mention is made of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy […]

Drum Magazine Honors Butch Trucks & Marc Quinones

Congratulations!, Thumbs Up!, Whoo Hoody Hooo!, Way to Go!, Props!, Yessss!, and Awwwwright!!! are in order for Butch Trucks and Marc Quinones! Butch is the winner of Drum Magazine’s “Best R&B Blues Drummer of 2003” Drummie Award. Marc is the winner of Drum Magazine’s “Best Rock Percussionist of 2003” Drummie Award. Marc was also a […]

Team Jamming with Trucks, Johanson, Quinones

By: David Weiss From Drum Magazine August 2003 It’s time to bust out your checkbook, because whether you know it or not, you’re indebted to the Allman Brothers Band. Hailed as revolutionaries when they first arrived on the music scene in 1969, their countrified blend of blues, jazz and, of course, rock has been a […]

Butch and the Blues (Palm Beach Post)

OUR BLUES BROTHERS (AND SISTER) CHARLES PASSY Palm Beach Post Music Writer 28 September 2003 The Palm Beach Post Blues fan: Butch Trucks, drummer for the Allman Brothers Band, Palm Beach What the blues means to him: “Duane (Allman) introduced me to the blues. They became a part of my life then and have been […]

Butch Trucks Honored With Caregiver Award

By SHANNON DONNELLY Palm Beach Daily News Society Editor Sunday, Oct. 20, 2002 NEW YORK — It’s not like Palm Beachers need an excuse to spend an autumn weekend in the Big Apple, but when there’s a good cause to support, so much the better. The Alzheimer’s Association is a good cause — and its […]

Butch Trucks Honored With Caregiver Award

By: David Patrick New York Social Diary Thursday night October 3 the 18th annual Rita Hayworth Gala was held in the Grand Ballroom at the Waldorf in New York City. The story of the inception of this gala is well known. Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, Miss Hayworth’s daughter by Prince Aly Khan, started this fund-raiser […]

Allman Brothers Band’s Rocking Spirit Lives On

By: Alexa James Baltimore Sun A bunch of miles, a lot of heartache and a ton of rocking can drain the spirit from a band. And so it was with the Allman Brothers. But the Southern rock pioneers are happy to report that the magic is back. Tonight, drummer Butch Trucks promises, the band will […]

Butch Trucks – Walking in Frodo’s footsteps

By: Jeff Spevak Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY) Butch Trucks’ day is off to a good start. He has just returned from a morning shopping to one of the mega-bookstores near his Manhattan apartment to pick up a DVD of The Lord of the Rings. He has seen the movie 13 times and read the […]

Beacon and Beyond: Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks – The Jambands Interview

Ian D’Giff and Dean Budnick Jambands 2002-03-20 The Allman Brothers Band currently is ensconced in New York City, completing its annual Beacon Theater run. This is an active time for the Brothers as they are performing a batch of new songs and are in the midst of recording a studio album, their first since 1994’s […]