Derek Trucks turns 41 today. Nephew of original Allman Brothers member Butch Trucks and eventually guitarist with the Allman Brothers. The Allman Brothers song: “Melissa” written by Gregg Allman was named after a little girl he never knew. After something like 300 attempts, “Melissa” was one of the first songs the late Gregg Allman wrote that he felt was good enough to record. He wrote it on his brother Duane’s guitar in 1967, and Duane loved it. But the Allmans didn’t put it on their first few studio albums. It wasn’t until Gregg played it at Duane’s funeral that he
