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Butch Trucks Founding Member of Allman Brothers Band Passed
« on: January 25, 2017, 03:19:26 PM »
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/01/25/allman-brothers-band-drummer-butch-trucks-dead-at-69.html

Was one of the original drummers for the group.  Says he was 69 but in the posted picture he looks older.
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Re: Butch Trucks Founding Member of Allman Brothers Band Passed
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2017, 05:28:06 PM »
This sucks.  I'm a huge Allman Brothers fan. 
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Re: Butch Trucks Founding Member of Allman Brothers Band Passed
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2017, 09:13:14 PM »
We have friends here in KW who are musicians.  A couple of them knew Butch growing up.  Sad day for them.
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Re: Butch Trucks Founding Member of Allman Brothers Band Passed
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2017, 10:24:28 PM »
I've only seen them a couple times, bummer.
What an awesome group
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Re: Butch Trucks Founding Member of Allman Brothers Band Passed
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2017, 12:33:35 PM »
Well looks like he committed suicide in front of his wife.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/01/27/reports-allman-brothers-butch-trucks-committed-suicide-in-front-his-wife.html

All kind of things had to go FUBAR for this to have gone down if correct.
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Re: Butch Trucks Founding Member of Allman Brothers Band Passed
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2017, 01:44:01 AM »
a brief news report i heard said he owed back taxes, heck, he could have just toured for 3 yrs to pay it off.
freaking revenue vampires, its hard enough to be a musician , you have to be a tax attny and an accountant too?
Suicide is a big problem for older white guys, famous or not!
I've suffered from depression, good folks here helped me out a lot.
God have mercy on his soul.
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Re: Butch Trucks Founding Member of Allman Brothers Band Passed
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2017, 09:40:23 AM »
He lived a rock star life beyond his means it seems.

I don't wish to diminish depression or suicide but sometimes it is the long history of self inflicted wounds of poor decisions that cause folks to come to this end.

 
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