March 4, 2017
Nashville, TN
Story By Butch Worrell
of One Heart Photo
Photos By Butch Worrell
of One Heart Photo
The Tedeschi Trucks
Band opened the first night of their March weekend Ryman run by
showcasing Jorma Kaukonen as their opening act. Leon Russell was to
be but his passing necessitated the change.
Jorma was solo/acoustic
and proved to be a big hit with the crowd. A high point was his
rendition of “Good Shepard”. He earned a standing ovation for
his performance.
Then came Tedeschi
Trucks, with Susan starting out with a display of her vocal skills on
“Freedom Highway” that demonstrated just one reason why this band
is the powerhouse success it is.
And Derek Trucks, with
guitar skills honed by his years as an Allman Brother's guitar
player, showed how he is carrying on the family tradition by his
steamrolling like a freight train on guitar. And the Rythem section
of the band, another trade mark of the TTB...bass,keyboards, horns, 2
drummers, back-up singers. This band is inspired and will continue
to grow in popularity with the signature sound they have developed.
A sweet moment came
when Jorma Kaukonen came out and joined the band for a guitar tour de
force on “The Sky is Crying” that brought the house down.
Then the encore, first
a beautiful moment with Susan solo paying tribute to Leon Russell,
delivering a powerful “A Song For You”, followed the full band
with “I want more/Lets Go Get Stoned” where Rita Cooledge joining
the back-up singers.
To watch Susan singing "A Song For You"......
https://youtu.be/0BS5pZptDcU
https://youtu.be/0BS5pZptDcU
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