Since the Allman Brothers Band closed the book in October of 2014, original drummer Butch Trucks has continued the music with two special projects, Les Brers and Butch Trucks & The Freight Train. After officially debuting Les Brers, which includes ABB members Oteil Burbridge, Jaimoe, and Marc Quiñones, last week in Macon, and with plans to bring the band to Wanee and Peach Music Festival, Trucks has also carved out time to take the Freight Train for an an extensive summer tour.
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The Freight Train Band includes some particularly interesting characters, mostly all Allman-related, with Berry Duane Oakley Jr. on bass and vocals (the son of original bassist Berry Oakley), Vaylor Trucks on guitar (Butch’s son, Derek’s cousin, and also the little boy on the cover of the ABB album ‘Brothers and Sisters’), Damon Fowler on guitar (previous work with Greg Allman, Chris Duarte, Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter, Jeff Beck, and more), Bruce Katz on the Hammond B-3 Organ (member of Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band and past member of Gregg Allman Band), along with sensational young guitarist and vocalist Heather Gillis, and Tad Isch behind the second drum kit.
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The summer tour will make its way through the east coast, including some dates in Georgia, North and South Carolina, all the way up to New York and Pennsylvania. The Freight Train will also be hitting Texas and Louisiana. More information can be found on the Allman Brothers’ website. Don’t miss out on this family affair!
