Butch Trucks

Butch Trucks (born Claude Hudson Trucks on May 11, 1947 in Jacksonville, Florida) is one of the founding members and one half of the drumming duo of The Allman Brothers Band, along with drummer Jai Johnny Johanson .

Trucks first played drums with local Jacksonville band The Vikings in the early 1960's. He helped form The Allman Brothers Band in 1969, along with Duane Allman (guitar), Gregg Allman (vocals and organ), Dickey Betts (guitar), Berry Oakley (bass), and Johanson.

Trucks continues to record and perform with The Allman Brothers Band today. His nephew, Derek Trucks, fronts the successful Derek Trucks Band on Columbia Records.