Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks shoots himself...

[ARC]

I met him and knew his son.

Very sad.

Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks shot himself in the head in his waterfront Florida condo in a horrific scene witnessed by his artist wife of 25 years
Butch Trucks suffered a gun shot wound to the head and died Tuesday in his waterfront condo in West Palm Beach, Florida at the age of 69
A woman caller who is unidentified on the transcript but described as 'hysterical' dialed 911 at 6:02 p.m.
The dispatcher noted his wife Melinda witnessed Trucks pulling the trigger
Although he was breathing when police arrive, Trucks expired seconds later
Palm Beach County court records show Trucks appeared to be wrestling with financials problems
In 2011, Trucks had to sell his prized home in Palm Beach for $2 million when it was possibly worth twice as much to pay off a $800,000 mortgage
Last year, the IRS filed two liens against the condo to force Trucks to pay additional taxes for 2013 and 2014 for a total of more than $540,000
He was considered by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the top 10 drummers in rock history


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[Blak bart]

Geeees man. That does suck. What a shame, the IRS can drive a man to kill himself. Seems like the people who have done and seen the most end up in the deepest states of depression. R.I.P. butch.

 

[Old Dude]

Very sad indeed. I think with Greg's failing health, The Allman's were pretty much done. Derek's band with his wife is really taking off and Warren left to pursue more solo projects. Butch probably felt the world was closing in on him and sadly decided to stop it. Let's hope he and Duane are jamming again. RIP.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Duane, Berry Oakley and Butch are together again. Last time I saw the ABB was in 2013. I took a lot of pics, but couldn't find a decent one of Butch. This was the best I could do:

 

[Peyton Manning]

well, I see no reason to do that in front of anyone. the poor woman

 

[aa battery]

when yur at the top and fall to the bottom its a long way to go.

 

[captbo]

so very sad ! prayers of peace and Comfort

 

[treasuresalvor]

Been listening to the Allman brothers my whole life, Very sad.

 

[Old Bookaroo]

"In 2011, Trucks had to sell his prized home in Palm Beach for $2 million when it was possibly worth twice as much to pay off a $800,000 mortgage."

There's got to be more to this story than that.

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo, CM

 

[roaddust66]

I first saw them in July of 1970 and later in September of 70' . They are the soundtrack of our lives