On May 16, 2003
The Mehana Brewing Company and

Blue Rooster Productions
Presented
The 7th Annual Rhythm & Blues Mele
at the Hawaiian Hut in the Ala Moana Hotel

The Derek Trucks Band was the headliner of the 7th Annual Rhythm & Blues Mele and there was much anticipation that his wife, Susan Tedeschi, might join him on stage but it was not to be (during the Oahu performance anyway. ;-(
Still, the phenomenal Derek Trucks put on a display of guitar mastery that a 23 year old has no business achieving ;-) His story has been told many times before, but how many 11 years olds have jammed with The Allman Brothers and then went on to become a member of that esteemed band, while also leading his own band with a major label recording contract?

Local Bluesman Boogie opened the show with a short set of his downhome delta style blues. This man deserves to be heard and if you haven't seen him yet, you owe it to yourself to check him out!