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Nels Cline: “It’s Magical” What Derek Trucks Can Do

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Wilco guitarist and 6-string aficionado Nels Cline tells us about joining Trucks onstage in a number settings and details how the two have developed a guitar playing relationship over the years.


From a young age, Derek Trucks was destined for guitar greatness. Growing up around the Allman Brothers scene, he had the greatest schooling any aspiring slide player could hope for. But his playing exceeded just about any expectations, high though they were, as he brought in a vast range of influences and ambition and cemented himself as one of the guitarists you need to know.

On this episode of 100 Guitarists, we’re joined by another one of the guitarists we think you need to know, Wilco guitarist and 6-string afficionado Nels Cline, who tells us about joining Trucks onstage in a number settings, and details how the two have developed a guitar playing relationship over the years.

This episode is sponsored by Sweetwater.