Claude Hudson "Butch" Trucks (May 11, 1947 – January 24, 2017) was an American drummer. He was best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. Trucks was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. He played in various groups before forming the 31st of February while at Florida State University in the mid 1960s. He joined the Allman Brothers Band in 1969. Their 1971 live release, At Fillmore East, represented an artistic and commercial breakthrough. The group became one of the most popular bands of the era on the strength of their live performances and several successful albums. Though the band broke up and reformed various times, Trucks remained a constant in their 45-year career. Trucks died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on January 24, 2017.
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Jai Johanny Johanson
American musician
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Allman Brothers Band
American rock/blues band
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Berry Oakley
American bassist
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Derek Trucks
American guitarist, bandleader and songwriter
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Lamar Williams
American rock musician
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Dickey Betts
American guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Marc Quiñones
Drummer of the Allman Brothers Band
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Gregg Allman
American musician
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Duane Allman
American musician
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Reese Wynans
American musician
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Oteil Burbridge
American musician
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Dan Toler
guitarist
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Chuck Leavell
US musician
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Kofi Burbridge
American musician
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Devon Allman
American musician
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The Derek Trucks Band
American rock and blues band
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Sea Level
Southern rock/funk/fusion jam band
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Ron Holloway
American tenor saxophonist
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Susan Tedeschi
American blues and soul musician