# TIL about Susan Tedeschi **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 13, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891 "2020-02-13T19:21:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/1 "2020-02-13T19:21:49Z")
Where the hell have I been!? Man, this woman can sing. Check out her John Sebastion cover: [Darling Be Home Soon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtG5bT13m8U) And she can play. [Chunking it up](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_96KMJEhy0) at Live at Farm Aid. (solo starts around 2:20) And finally, on stage with Joe Ely, Jeff Bridges and many others. [Great performance!](https://web.musicaficionado.com/main.html?queryString=gwar#!/video/yM0fXtg4SOY) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/2 "2020-02-13T19:37:32Z")
Her husband’s a decent musician, too. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/3 "2020-02-13T19:43:39Z")
Aye; they’re both kind of new but they’ve got some talent. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/4 "2020-02-13T22:05:55Z")
Not only does Susan Tedeschi kick major ass on the guitar, she sings with a level of genuine blues soul that you just don’t see every day. Add Derek Trucks to the mix and you’ve got flat out music majesty. Derek has been kicking ass since he was a kid. Growing up surrounded by Allman people, he’s certainly absorbed the real thing. Here’s a wee lad Derek Trucks: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MLQTbmUYI4A/hqdefault.jpg "Derek Trucks - "Layla/Jam" July 4th 1993") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLQTbmUYI4A) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/5 "2020-02-13T22:13:24Z")
Derek was only 10 or 11 years old when I met him at Pegasus Studios, his uncle’s place in Midway, FL. Super-talented, really nice kid. Really great to see that he went for “musician” over “rock star”. I don’t think he’d have done as well as a rock star, not for as long anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/6 "2020-02-13T23:07:12Z")
Tedeschi \*\*\*rocks \*\*\*with the best of 'em. The one true acolyte of the supernal Bonnie Raitt. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/7 "2020-02-14T00:27:15Z")
Aye; they both totally fucking rock. But they aren’t rock stars. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/8 "2020-02-14T00:28:13Z")
Been a fan of both for years, I don’t think of them as newbs. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/9 "2020-02-14T00:48:18Z")
That was a tongue-in-cheek jab at **Lucas** ; if it wasn’t obvious in post I would have thought my subsequent post would have clarified that. Sorry for causing confusion, eh. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/10 "2020-02-14T00:50:03Z")
(2005 Farm Aid redacted) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/11 "2020-02-14T01:06:26Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > That was a tongue-in-cheek jab at **Lucas** ; if it wasn’t obvious in post I would have thought my subsequent post would have clarified that. Sorry for causing confusion, eh. Drinking a little tonight, not picking up on the sub·tle·ties, sorry! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/12 "2020-02-14T01:18:16Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Been a fan of both for years, I don’t think of them as newbs. Oh he’ll no, been following maybe 10 years. Blues. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/13 "2020-02-14T01:24:09Z")
I first got hip to her via guitar magazines back in the day. I bought her album **Just Won’t Burn** back in 1998. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/14 "2020-02-14T03:40:12Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > That was a tongue-in-cheek jab at **Lucas** ; if it wasn’t obvious… Oh I got it. Your chide was apparent but I didn’t really understand the need. My OP was titled ‘today I learned’ followed up with “where the hell have I been?” I thought that should have made it obvious I understand that she isn’t new, only new to me. That and I linked to a performance from 1999. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/15 "2020-02-14T03:49:32Z")
[quote=“bobot, post:4, topic:847891”] Not only does Susan Tedeschi kick major ass on the guitar, she sings with a level of genuine blues soul that you just don’t see every day. Add Derek Trucks to the mix and you’ve got flat out music majesty. Derek has been kicking ass since he was a kid. Growing up surrounded by Allman people, he’s certainly absorbed the real thing. Here’s a wee lad Derek Trucks: [/QUOTE] Nice! Thanks for the link. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/16 "2020-02-14T04:13:05Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Oh I got it. Your chide was apparent but I didn’t really understand the need. My OP was titled ‘today I learned’ followed up with “where the hell have I been?” I thought that should have made it obvious I understand that she isn’t new, only new to me. > > That and I linked to a performance from 1999. Just having some fun. _You_ know: mirth. 😃 Things seemed pretty light-hearted, starting with your humorously self-deprecating post so I thought I’d (try and) continue in a similar vein. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/17 "2020-02-14T04:58:59Z")
Been a fan since day one, but she seems to be tapering off ever since. But, hey. Still great stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/18 "2020-02-15T19:15:04Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Just having some fun. _You_ know: mirth. 😃 > > Things seemed pretty light-hearted, starting with your humorously self-deprecating post so I thought I’d (try and) continue in a similar vein. No worries, I wasn’t offended at all. I got your intent. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/19 "2020-02-15T19:28:21Z")
She is great ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891/20 "2020-02-16T03:46:33Z")
I watched Derek do the heavy lifting for Clapton in concert some years ago. Got hooked then, then Tedeschi/Trucks on the Blues Cruise and then a triple bill, Robert Cray, B.B and Tedeschi/Trucks, a marathon concert I could see everyday. Love to see them with Bonamassa