Allman Brothers Drummer Butch Trucks' Death Ruled a Suicide

Billboard BillboardJanuary 26, 2017


The Allman Brothers Band co-founder Butch Trucks' death on Tuesday was a suicide, according to police records.

The Miami Herald reported the news, citing records showing the 69-year-old drummer shot himself in the head with a pistol inside his condo in West Palm Beach. The event reportedly played out while Trucks' wife of 25 years, painter Melinda Trucks, stood nearby. There is no foul play suspected.

The police records included a transcript of Melinda Trucks' call to police around 6 p.m. local time that was described as "hysterical," as she struggled to speak in complete sentences.

Although Butch Trucks was reportedly breathing when police arrived, he passed away soon after. Currently the Palm Beach County Medical Examiner's Office is performing an autopsy, the results of which won't be known for weeks.

Billboard reached out to Butch Trucks' publicist for comment but did not hear back at time of publishing.

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Dora Hates You

Bummer. I loved the allman bros.

Very sad.

Dang they just played in Jax with his new band, "Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band".

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I troll 2L.com to be a better person in real life

I have a few friends that are completely devastated!! For them all things ABB is like crack .... we are talking, head of ABB fan clubs, publishers of a all things ABB mag (that actually folded recently due to the interwebs) ... they are taking this news (and that he committed suicide) very badly.

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"Most people would die sooner than think; in fact, they do." - Bertrand Russell


"Morality is doing what is right, regardless of what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, regardless of what is right.


If I do not answer you .... nothing personal, I just have you on ignore.

He was always a chill character when I was around him.

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