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Allman Brothers Band Drummer Butch Trucks Dies at 69
People/Yahoo News ^ | 01-25-2017 | [People] Jordan Runtagh

Posted on 01/25/2017 12:51:21 PM PST by Captain Peter Blood

Drummer Butch Trucks, a founding member of iconic Southern rock outfit the Allman Brothers Band, died Tuesday in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was 69.

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: allmanbrothers; fillmoreeast; obituary; southernrock
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To: Angels27

Absolutely!!!!


41 posted on 01/25/2017 5:21:46 PM PST by 1217Chic
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To: Captain Peter Blood

Sad for us all. Glad his music is living on still in band and through his son and his wife, who are incredible. Prayers ...

Thanks for posting.

Weirdad


42 posted on 01/25/2017 6:25:54 PM PST by Weirdad (Orthodox Americanism: It's what's good for the world! (Not communofascism!))
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To: Captain Peter Blood

Butch’s uncle was Virgil Trucks, the great MLB pitcher.


43 posted on 01/26/2017 12:27:11 AM PST by ReaganGeneration2
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To: ReaganGeneration2

“Butch’s uncle was Virgil Trucks, the great MLB pitcher”

And Butch’s nephew Duane, currently drums for Widespread Panic.


44 posted on 01/26/2017 4:15:51 AM PST by Clutch Martin (Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancake, just as every culture has its egg roll.)
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To: Captain Peter Blood

Latest: Trucks death ruled suicide.

http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/butch-trucks-death-ruled-suicide-by-handgun/61691


45 posted on 01/27/2017 12:10:22 PM PST by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory.)
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To: bk1000

Very sad. From what I read he could have worked out his financial problems with the IRS.


46 posted on 01/27/2017 3:47:35 PM PST by Captain Peter Blood
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