E9594 - Tedeschi Trucks Band: Inside the 12-Piece Blues Rock Family

In an era of solo artists making hits inside a laptop, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks dissolved two successful bands to build a 12-piece ensemble with horns, two drummers, and a choir of harmony singers. This deep dive maps the biography of the Tedeschi Trucks Band, from the 2007 Soul Stew Revival trial run and the official 2010 launch in Jacksonville, Florida, to a debut album that peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200 and won the 2012 Grammy for Best Blues Album.

We look at the mechanics of arranging a dozen musicians without producing sonic mud, the stage plot that...