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When Rolling Stone’s Brian Braiker recently called up Derek Trucks to talk about his band’s latest album Already Free, the guitarist revealed he was in Atlanta rehearsing with the Allman Brothers. “We’re getting ready for the Beacon Theater run. It’s not until March but this is the only break in everyone’s schedule,” he said. “This Beacon run is a tribute to Duane Allman. They’re trying to call in all the favors and all the friends Duane played with over the years. I can’t release any of the tunes, but it should be pretty epic if it comes together the way we think it will.”

Are Trucks and Co. worried that if they rehearse now they’ll be rusty by March? “You end up thinking through the sets, what songs you haven’t played in a while,” he said. “We record the rehearsals so everyone get a disc to listen to. There is a day or two in March before the Beacon shows where we rehearse, but it does feel odd to cram and then you have a month and a half to forget it.”

For Trucks on the legends he’s played with (Santana, Clapton) and hasn’t yet had the privilege (B.B. King), plus which covers are blasphemy, read the full interview here:

• Q&A: Derek Trucks

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