Butch Trucks Teaches You How To Play Whipping Post 

I recently visited Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon GA. The fact that most of the ABB is buried together there says these guys were more than just popular musicians...

Drummers need to listen to this man and learn.

His and Jaiamoe’s drumming changed rock and roll .period

The one thumbs down deserves to be tied to the whipping post.This is so EPIC. Thank you and respect to you Mr. Butch Trucks.

"Then it's rinse and repeat." Haha. The great drummers can play without accompaniment and make you hear the other instruments. Butch Trucks is one of those drummers. RIP Legend. Thanks for the great music.

Rest easy, Butch. You are loved by millions ♥️♥️♥️ thank you for the gifts of your music. Thanks, Brothers! ♥️♥️♥️

The Allman Brothers Band was the most unique band of our time! Everyone just clicked perfectly, it must have been such a damn joy to play with such talent...!!! Thank you so damn much, it was some of the first drum stuff I learned on my first drum set, I was blown away then, and still am every time I play to it! Butch you will NEVER be for gotten my brother!!

What a master, totally devoid of ego or BS. "Watch the guitarists" Just look at him during the Filimore East gig - he's on them like a hawk. Love The Allman Band

Man, for a country boy he played some kick ass drum grooves

They called him the Freight Train, for good reason, Rock Solid , in the pocket, always. The best.

Nobody Shuffles like Butch Trucks as he was the freight train of the Allman BrothersBand along with Jazz drummer Jai Johnny Johnson.I have never heard two drummers play so well together like a percussion orchestra. Mark Quiones from Newyork city was a perfect combination almost like A Santana Rhythym section. Jaimoes Jazz playing with Sea leavel was some of his best melodic drumming since Fillmoe East. Butch Trucks Drumming all through his 45 years with Abb was amazing. It is hard to find Drummers these days who play with that kind of Skill and dedication almost like a great heavy weight prize fighter with amazing fire. Like to see the younger generation bring those kind of Chops to live perfromances because Butch Trucks, Jamimoe and Mr Mark Quiones always brought the goods. Awesome live drumming and percussion.True professionals just like Warren Haynes and Derrick Trucks. What else can you say????? The absolute joy of playing music you love for people who love your music..... Thats hittin the note!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sometimes I feel like I'm tied to the whipping post then I listen to the Allman Brothers Band and it sets me free.

This is priceless.. as a drummer what a wonderful gift Butch gave us a look inside of how he does it thank you Butch we miss you...

He makes the complex simple. If you've been practicing your rudiments, listen to Butch and realize you have what you need in your toolbox.

I miss Butch so much. I've been playing Allman Brothers songs since 1970, on bass.

Butch Trucks drumming style was a combination of blues shuffel, country, jazz and rock which came together with awesome dynamic range and very melodic drumming.Listening to Butch and Jaimoe in the original recordings was so powerful and melodic where you could hear them really driving the lead guitar lines along with Berry oakleys melodic thundering Bass playing lead lines along with Duane and Dicky Betts.Drumming style bobbed and weaved with twin guitar melodies Along with poly rhythic drumming in many of thier instrumentals. Carlos Santanas 1969 band played with the same fire an entire unit just like Duane Allmans orignal unit. Thier live shows went from good, very good, excellent, and then like the fillmore east show Amazing!!!! This amazing fusion of so many musical styles along with Gregg Allmans legendary blues vocal put them in a category that you could easily call as legendary.

Massive respect for Butch. If it wasn't 3:30am here, I'd go back into my music room and practice this on my kit...

Whoa....I had no idea he was so technically efficient. I guess I've just been concentrating on the other guys more, but these two drummers are brilliant!!

RIP Brother Butch and may your soul be at ease friend...

The drums on this track are a lot more complex-sounding than what Butch is demonstrating because of the other simultaneous drummer Jaimoe! My son plays drums on this tune with his band and he's VERY a busy drummer trying to keep it interesting as he's one drummer making up for the sound of two! Thanks Butch, you will be missed.

Thank you sir. I’m sorry that life got to you man.

My favorite drummer has passed on. R.I.P Butch Trucks GBNF

I miss you brother Butch ! R.I.P.

Love the 12/8 with that one short measure in. With two drummers always thought that the stage volume must’ve been horrendous but the energy from two drummers and Betts and all the great guitar players. The Hammond b3 holy crap. ZI grew up in north Alabama in the era of all those groups. We used to just jam for hours in the music shed behind a friend of mines house. That’s what the Allman bros remind me of. There are great pickers all over the south. I played drums ended up getting a music scholarship paid for college. The funny thing is I couldn’t read a lick of music but I had chops for days. I taught myself how to read traditional music and Nashville charts etc still play almost everyday One thing I’ve really come to appreciate Is how good Greg’s vocals were. I’ve listened to Dickey Betts doing his songs which are great classic southern rock. But Greg’s was something different. Great video!!! The last video I saw of Gregg was doing midnight rider with Zach brown, Vince Gill, with Kenny aronoff at the kit. Just great stuff. It’s really weird because my style of drumming is very very similar to Butch’s. I’m not saying that to brag we probably aren’t far apart in age ( I’m 60) I’ve heard Butch passed away but I guarantee he grew up in the south did some jazz in high school listened to everything from Bonham to Perdie. The jamming, listen to other musicians was very familiar.

RIP Butch. And thanks for all those ass kicking great times... "Peakin at the Beacon".

Thank you Butch. We miss you.

I got to see him about 8 months before he passed with his band and son,it was a great show,I feel honored to have that ever lasting memory!

R.I.P. Backbone and driver of the Allman Brothers--I will miss your playing man.

R.I.P. MR. TRUCKS , YOU WERE ONE OF THE BEST DRUMMERS TO EVER WALK THE PLANET, NOW YOU ARE WITH YOUR FELLOW BROTHERS, DUANE AND BERRY, HEAVEN HAS A POWER TRIO, YOU WILL BE GREATLY MISSED, AND NEVER FORGOTTEN, I HOPE THAT THE REST OF THE ALLMAN BROTHERS TAKE A LONG LONG TIME TO JOIN THE THREE OF YOU, MY CONDOLENCES TO THE TRUCK FAMILY, AND ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS, COUSIN FIGEL

This is priceless. I have no talent for playing any instrument but have as good ear and great respect for anyone who has mastered their craft. Have never seen instructional video on how to play drums. Looks very hard. As does guitar. Thank you for this, Butch. You are greatly missed.

Butch, you are so gracious to give your time to us on You Tube. I am a drummer and have been a fan since 1970. I have played Whipping Post a million times over the years. Thank you for showing me how to play it right!

Miss u Butch. Your nephew is great but were great with ABB YOU WILL BE MISSED

True masters of their craft make the difficult appear easy. He makes it look so easy.

I'll miss you old brother. Thanks for all the good times. Jam on.

RIP Butch Trucks - we'll miss your playing. Such a great drummer and one of my favorites from that era. One of my favorites period. Fantastic drummer, and underrated and often overlooked IMO. Just a great drummer with a fantastic groove.

how AMAZING ... IS YOU TUBE.. I GET A DRUM LESSON FROM .... BUTCH TRUCKS...

PURE GOLD...Is that a sweet ride? man that sounds great. So glad I got to see him play with les Brers band in 2016. RIP

Members of that elite group known as the best!

Man - he is doing so much more on the snare than most drummers do in a whole set...So cool to see someone using ghost notes instead of bashing the hell out of the drums....

RIP Butch......loved your drumming for many many years........

can't believe that we lost Butch Trucks. just heard this morning. love to family and friends

One of my all time favorites...RIP..

RIP Butch!! One of the Greatest of All Time!! You are one of my favorites!!!!!

Tried to to explain this off and on to (some) drummers for years. 123, 123, 123, 12 Love BT!!!!!

Awesome lesson. Thank you and RIP.

R.I.P. B.T. thanks for the great jams!

15 thumbs pointing the wrong way? Get out of here. The intensity of the Allman Brothers, whether the original band or the later versions, was never matched. This man was a part of it all.

I never really appreciated or made notice of just how great of a drummer Butch was, until now. The news of his passing is really hitting me in a big way, and I think I'm just now realizing what I've been missing.

Ahhhh. Butch why? Dang this man is SO underrated. RIP

There is little if anything better than the person who played the music showing you how it is done. Thanks a lot (jamming along!)

Such a GREAT DRUMMER. who as inspired so many Drummers. A sweet guy . I feel so horrible we lost him. He was very very loved. LOVE AND PEACE TO HIS FAMILY

Thanks Butch...MORE MORE MORE MORE

Thanks for sharing this lesson from the master drummer Butch Trucks (RIP)! 🙏🏻

RIP to one of the greatest

Good stuff..RIP Butch.

RIP, Butch. You and Jaimo drove the beat for one of the best blues rock bands ever. Still have Whipping Post in the car today. You will be missed, sir!

Thank you so much for that, Mr. Butch Trucks!

He was one hell of a drummer. Was blessed with a lot of mojo.!!!

Live at the Fillmore East. Best Album EVER recorded !

He has the secret ingredient--love of music in his heart.

RIP Butch,Thanks for the great music

Boy, Butch you sure blessed all of us with your cool...I pray your soul has found peace!

Thank you Butch. That was great. I've always tried to emulate your left hand which stays busy it seems to me. I really like that jazzy type feel. With you and Jaimo going at the same time it is just mesmerizing. Great drummer, great band. Peace.

You will be missed, Butch.

Straight talk from a straight shooter. This is how it's done. Listen!

I feel like such a dork for not having checked this out A LONG TIME AGO! Yes, he is at peace now but dearly missed by us.

RIP and thx for sharing your expertise with us

We miss you Butch....Bless you!

he had the feel,the essence ,incredible musician

RIP Butch. What a wonderful guy and what a wonderful drummer - I loved the way he had an almost telepathic understanding with the lead instruments and would go with what they were playing to create new cross-rhythms. One of the best.

Awesome tune awesome tutorial. It's been years since I've actually played the song but I'll occasionally touch on some of those rhythms when I practice. The video darned brought tears to my eyes. Butch and Jaimoe have long been favorites of mine! Member of that elite group known as the best! Long live and God bless!!!

Aww hell yes...... Bass player here, one of the best videos I've seen

God, Butch was great. One of the Greatest!

Great man. The legend. Always.

You are a vital piece of my childhood and development as a musician. Rest your soul, thank you for your contributions💜

Until seeing this, I used to think that the complexity in the drumming of so many Allman Brothers songs was attributed to having two drummers. Butch easily dispels that here. What an amazing left hand on the grooves...

I miss him. 😢

One of the greatest drummers has left us. Thanks Butch for all the music!!!!

RIP Butch, thank you for the music. Jam on with brother Duane, way up high, for many hours....

Honest really miss those guys. Listened to them for 47 years.

Butch - drummers heaven this!! Great feel - "Sometimes I feeeeeel...."

He's really freaking good

So good to see Butch demonstrating this groove pattern. I saw him and the band at the Fillmore East when they recorded that famous live album back in the 70s. The drumming sounds a bit like Ginger Baker due to the triplet subdivision.

Thanks Butch, Great video.

I have always tried to combine your parts and Jaimoe's at the same time and this has always made it fun playing your stuff. Rock on.

what a great player w/lucid understanding of the piece ; amazing !

RIP Butch...you had a Wild Ride...

Wow great lesson Mr. Trucks may you Rock In Peace ✌

we will see you again, were it all begins RIP Butch

R.I.P. Butch, love you

Miss you guys so much.

What an inspiration!! Love this Guy- and that left hand has a magic of its own!! THANKS BUTCH

Lo que hacia falta para los amantes del buen Rock, gracias Butch, ese tipo de gente como tu hacen falta para hacer del Rock la música de SIEMPRE¡¡¡¡¡¡

My husband and I have that same maroon DW t-shirt. We got them when we went DW in Oxnard, California 🙋🏽‍♀️💕

Excellent instruction! Thank you.

So very sorry you are gone Butch. I don’t think that you’ve ever received all the credit you deserved for your musical drumming that anchored the band.

That was a Highly Value share. Thank you Sir!

This video was shot at my friends studio in West Palm Beach FL (RIP Butch)

REST IN PEACE "" MUCH RESPECT FROM EAST LA.

He is a great drummer! It's a very kind commentary. RIP Butch!