Tedeschi Trucks Band and Whiskey Myers Thrilled Crowd in Saint Louis Sunday

August 28, 2025 Sean Derrick

Tedeschi Trucks Band performing at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Saint Louis. Photo by Vertrell Yates / TrellsEyePhotography.

–by Randy Thompson

–photos by Vertrell Yates

Sunday night was as beautiful a night as one could ask for to be at a concert at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in St. Louis. Tedeschi Trucks Band and Whiskey Myers made a stop in the Gateway City for a rare beautiful August Evening in Missouri.

With the cool weather, a nice breeze, and clear skies we started it out right by relaxing in the Backyard area. But, as much as folks were enjoying the weather, they were also preparing for some amazing music. There were plenty of fans wearing cowboy hats and boots, getting ready for a kick ass country rock music extravaganza.

The two bands featured tonight are genre bending geniuses of a sort. These bands are both stylistically flexible and they take their very considerable skills to the highest level.

The Tedeschi Trucks Band opened up the night and filled the stage with incredibly talented musicians on horns, organ, guitars, back-up vocals, and two fully loaded drums. Led by Susan Tedeschi and her husband Derek Trucks, this band has a full ensemble of skilled artists all working together for a common goal. It is hard to say that this band fits any one specific genre, but you could consider jam band, southern blues, hard rockers, and maybe even funk, soul, and some jazz. They can literally do it all, and they did it all…exceptionally well.

Every member of the band from backup singers to the horn section have the musical chops to headline with their own bands. Derek Trucks is one of the finest guitarists that we have ever seen on stage. From the Allman Brothers to Tedeschi Trucks, this amazing artist has honed his skills since he was a teenager.

Trucks exhibits a calm, stoic demeanor on stage, but he did crack a smile a few times when going back and forth with his wife on dueling guitars. He would rip classic guitar solos, grind into some heavy blues, and then come out of it all playing classical guitar rhythms; this range was evident during “Midnight in Harlem”. The man seems to have no limit to his mastery of the guitar. The videos on the screen were doing a great job of focusing on his finger work as he switched from guitar to steel slide. It was amazing to watch those close-up shots.

The other musicians were just as talented. The horn section lifted the music into the heavens at times, and the backup singers each were given ample opportunities to show off their incredible voices as well. This band could flip from soulful ballads like “Take Me As I Am” to funky rhythms like “Future Soul” in a heartbeat. Every member played their part to that end.

The two drummers kept a solid beat going the entire night, and it was fun to hear them and their resounding sound when they were needed the most. The band played for an hour and a half, and every moment of it was magical, from songs like “Bell Bottom Blues” and “Let The Good Times Roll” to “Glory Bound”, Tedeschi Trucks Band never slowed down, never missed a beat.

Susan’s voice is one of the most amazing instruments on the stage. She can sing crystal clear at one moment, then growl and grind out the next lyrics sounding like a mix between Janice Joplin and Bonnie Raitt. Yet her voice is distinctively her own. She is willing to give up the lead vocal duties to let the other very talented singers have the spotlight, but hers is the voice you look for. This was evident as they ended the set with an amazing rendition of The Beatles’ “With A Little Help From My Friends”. Susan’s vocals were gritty, soulful, breathtaking, and as it ended, we were a little tearful. Tedeschi Trucks did not disappoint, in fact, they put on a show that we would put very high on our list of great performances.

Well, I guess we’ll open this article with full disclosure. We had heard of Whiskey Myers but we’re not all together familiar with their work. We did our research before the concert, of course, but we were not prepared for what we saw in the live show.

They came out strong with a pulsating beat, and solid hard rock licks in “Gasoline” followed by “Frogman”, a tale about the work of the Navy Seals. This band packs a ton of on stage energy into their show. They play hard rock with a country soul. Immediately, the lyrics jump out at you and you know what you are hearing is storytelling at its most compelling level. It’s about real people, living real lives, and none of it is romanticized or sugar-coated.

Lead singer, Cody Can

non and lead guitarist, John Jeffers write stories of hard times, struggles with crystal meth, and poverty. The music is gritty, it comes at you in an unrelenting yet powerful way. Whiskey Myers can rock it with the best as they all have exceptional guitar skills that can go from heavy to delicate. Cannon has a strong, sometimes unbelievable voice. He moves around the stage and exudes the hard rocking southern lifestyle that he sings about. All the band members are exceptionally solid in their roles. The two guitarists, Jeffers and Cody Tate, playing alongside him are out of this world. They played off each other exceptionally well and when they stood next to each other firing off some incredible riffs, you knew what Whiskey Myers was all about. We were impressed with the solid and steady drum work of Jeff Hogg that kept the music pushing forward. Jamey Gleaves’s solid bass playing was not ostentatious, but was holding things together, whether they were blowing the audience away or slowing things down for a gentle moment.

The band plays from the heart, they don’t let up, and they don’t slow down until the moment is perfect. There were times that they would slide into haunting melodies with subtle piano work by Tony Kent and exceptional guitar playing by the rest of the group. They can go from an atmospheric ballad like “Broken Window Serenade” to a hard rock anthem like “Die Rockin” with gritty lyrics and a story to tell. Whiskey Myers plays hard southern rock with bluesy guitar solos, and once in a while, they inject a bit of humor with a song like “Bitch”.

The fan base is devoted, appreciative of what they were experiencing from the stage, and they were on their feet for the best part of the show. The band members’ musical skills were on display throughout the performance with some electric ukulele, exceptionally placed harmonica led melodies, and well placed wailing guitar work, not to mention the periodic beauty of cowbell. Their songs had a consistent power and soul to them, and hit emotional notes on a regular basis. This is hardcore country rock and roll of the highest level. We didn’t come into this show as knowledgeable Whiskey Myers fans, but we left as true believers.

Tedeschi Trucks Band Setlist:

Don’t Let Me Slide

Let the Good Times Roll (Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five cover)

Take Me As I Am

I Got You

Bell Bottom Blues (Derek and the Dominos cover)

Keep On Growing (Derek and the Dominos cover)

Ain’t That Something

Future Soul

Devil Be Gone

Midnight In Harlem

Bound for Glory