Yours truly is shocked and saddened writing this post this morning. One of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band, has died. Rest In Peace, Butch Trucks. A man, who yours truly, had the pleasure to see play his thunderous style of drums, with the Allman Brothers Band, four times. He was known as "the freight train" for good reason, as his steady drumbeat was as powerful as a locomotive while his partner behind the second drum kit, Jaimoe, was a jazz driven drummer. After the Allman Brothers said farewell in 2014, Butch began his own band called The Freight Train, and like the Allman's before them, they too, were on a roll. We may never hear a drumming duo that had the power and finesse that Butch and Jaimoe did playing with the Allman Brothers, again. It was something truly unique, and along with their third percussion master, Marc Quinones, in the latter part of the bands career, this triple drummer tour de force was a sight and a sound to behold. Rest In Peace, Butch Trucks. You will be missed.
To honor Butch's legacy, and give you a taste of what he was all about, here is the drum solo from "Mountain Jam" from "Live at The Fillmore East" in 1971. Butch and Jaimoe had something as drummers that just cannot be matched. They were absolutely incredible.
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