[3] His first foray into being a professional musician was with bands led by Col. Bruce Hampton.
He became a founding member of Flannel Church, a band that includes fellow Hampton collaborator A. J. Ghent, in 2010.
[5] In 2013 Duane Trucks became a founding member of the supergroup Hard Working Americans which also features Dave Schools, Todd Snider and Neal Casal.
[6] He began filling in for founding Widespread Panic drummer Todd Nance in late 2014 when Nance stepped away from the band to deal with personal matters.
[7] Despite not having been an official member of the band at the time, Trucks recorded all of the drum parts on Widespread Panic's 2015 album Street Dogs.