Derek Trucks stands among the most commanding slide guitar players of his generation, known for a style that’s deeply soulful, technically fluid and unmistakably vocal in character. By 20, he had joined the Allman Brothers Band, and later co-founded the Tedeschi Trucks Band with his wife, Susan Tedeschi. His earliest inspirations were slide guitar pioneers Elmore James and Duane Allman. “The power of the sound, the dedication and devotion of the musicians — it was so obvious,” Trucks said of Khan's impact upon the musician’s death in 2009. There probably couldn’t be two to three musicians like him in the world.”