Flush up against the stage at New York’s Highline Ballroom in the Chelsea section of town, it’s pretty cozy on this chilly mid-fall evening. The six members of the Derek Trucks Band come on to the stage with all the ease of walking into their living room. Derek straps on his fire-engine red SG guitar. Drummer Yonrico Scott takes his seat at the drum set and as Derek begins with a gentle country-blues type riff, Scott creates a simple 4/4 rhythm with the shaker held in his right hand. Bassist, Todd Smallie builds the foundation. Half a minute in Scott

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