Derek actually had started with The Allman Brothers in June of '99, right around his 20th birthday, and I was 28. I told him he was too young for me, but everybody knows he's an older soul than I am.

The reason we probably started dating is because I knew who Mahalia Jackson was. Derek's like, 'What? You do?' I was like, 'Yes, of course.'

I played with Buddy Guy on his 63rd birthday and got to bring him a cake. And I played with B.B. King on his 73rd birthday and got to bring him a cake, too.

I played with Buddy Guy on his 63rd birthday and got to bring him a cake. And I played with B.B. King on his 73rd birthday and got to bring him a cake, too.