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'The Marshall Tucker Band' is an American Southern rock band originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina.
The band formed in 1972 with founding members Doug Gray, George McCorkle, Paul Riddle, Jerry Eubanks, and brothers Toy and Tommy Caldwell. They soon signed with Capricorn Records and by 1973, had released their first EP, ''The Marshall Tucker Band''.
Compared to Southern rock pioneers and label-mates The Allman Brothers Band, The Marshall Tucker Band had more of a country and western feel, with the flute being a key lead instrument in their sound. "Can't You See", "Fire on the Mountain", and "This Ol' Cowboy" are among their songs that received appreciable FM radio airplay, while "Heard It in a Love Song" made it to #14 as a single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1977.
Original bassist Tommy Caldwell died in a car crash on April 28, 1980. His brother, guitarist Toy Caldwell, died of heart disease on February 25, 1993.
The Marshall Tucker Band still plays up to 150 shows in a year, and are set to release their new album in June of 2007 entitled "The Next Adventure" on Ramblin Records. Lead singer Doug Gray is the only original member in the current (2007) lineup.
Founding member, guitarist George McCorkle, died of cancer on June 29, 2007 in Lebanon, Tennessee.
There was no band member named "Marshall Tucker". Originally, the band called itself The Toy Factory (named after lead-guitarist Toy Caldwell). But by the time the band released its first album they had become the Marshall Tucker Band. During a radio interview in Hempstead, New York in 1973, Tommy Caldwell explained the origins of the band's name:
:There's an old blind dude [in Spartanburg] that tunes pianos, and his name is Marshall Tucker... We didn't name the band after him, but we just kind of liked that name and stuck with it.
The band's official website offers additional background:
:When MTB first got together in their native Spartanburg back in 1972 they were rehearsing in an old warehouse. They had yet to decide on a name and were discussing what they should call themselves one evening. Someone looked at the tag on the key and it said "Marshall Tucker" and it was suggested they call themselves the Marshall Tucker Band, not knowing it was a real person's name. Because it was time to go to dinner and everyone was hungry they said "sounds great" and the rest is history. A few years later they found out that Marshall Tucker was the name of the person who rented the building before them. His name was still on the key tag because the warehouse owner hadn't changed it yet. Mr. Tucker was a blind piano tuner, who, along with his partner, used the building for their piano business. [1]
★ 1973 - ''The Marshall Tucker Band''
★ 1973 - ''A New Life''
★ 1974 - ''Where We All Belong''
★ 1975 - ''Searchin' for a Rainbow''
★ 1976 - ''Long Hard Ride''
★ 1977 - ''Carolina Dreams''
★ 1978 - ''Together Forever''
★ 1979 - ''Running Like the Wind''
★ 1980 - ''Tenth''
★ 1981 - ''Dedicated''
★ 1982 - ''Tuckerized''
★ 1982 - ''Greatest Hits''
★ 1983 - ''Just Us''
★ 1983 - ''Greetings from South Carolina''
★ 1988 - ''Still Holdin' On''
★ 1990 - ''Southern Spirit''
★ 1992 - ''Still Smokin'''
★ 1993 - ''Walk Outside the Lines''
★ 1994 - ''The Capricorn Years'' (box set)
★ 1996 - ''Country Tucker'' (compilation)
★ 1997 - ''MT Blues'' (compilation)
★ 1998 - ''Face Down in the Blues''
★ 1999 - ''Gospel''
★ 2003 - ''Stompin' Room Only''
★ 2004 - ''Beyond the Horizon''
★ 2004 - ''Live from the Garden State'' (DVD)
★ 2005 - ''Anthology'' (compilation)
★ 2005 - ''Carolina Christmas''
★ 2006 - ''Live on Long Island''
★ 2007 - ''The Next Adventure''
★ Both Toy Caldwell and Doug Gray were Vietnam veterans, Toy entering the service in 1967 and Doug in 1968. The day Gray actually returned from Vietnam (in 1970) he was picked up at the airport and played a gig in Spartanburg that night.
★ The song Can't You See was used in the soundtrack for the film Blow
★ The song Can't You See was a #4 country hit for Waylon Jennings in 1976
★ The song Heard It In A Love Song was a single for Mark Chesnutt in 2006
★ Official website
★ Myspace Page
★ Fan Site petitioning for the induction of MTB into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
'The Marshall Tucker Band' is an American Southern rock band originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina.
The band formed in 1972 with founding members Doug Gray, George McCorkle, Paul Riddle, Jerry Eubanks, and brothers Toy and Tommy Caldwell. They soon signed with Capricorn Records and by 1973, had released their first EP, ''The Marshall Tucker Band''.
Compared to Southern rock pioneers and label-mates The Allman Brothers Band, The Marshall Tucker Band had more of a country and western feel, with the flute being a key lead instrument in their sound. "Can't You See", "Fire on the Mountain", and "This Ol' Cowboy" are among their songs that received appreciable FM radio airplay, while "Heard It in a Love Song" made it to #14 as a single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1977.
Original bassist Tommy Caldwell died in a car crash on April 28, 1980. His brother, guitarist Toy Caldwell, died of heart disease on February 25, 1993.
The Marshall Tucker Band still plays up to 150 shows in a year, and are set to release their new album in June of 2007 entitled "The Next Adventure" on Ramblin Records. Lead singer Doug Gray is the only original member in the current (2007) lineup.
Founding member, guitarist George McCorkle, died of cancer on June 29, 2007 in Lebanon, Tennessee.
| Contents |
| Band name origin |
| Discography |
| Trivia |
| External links |
Band name origin
There was no band member named "Marshall Tucker". Originally, the band called itself The Toy Factory (named after lead-guitarist Toy Caldwell). But by the time the band released its first album they had become the Marshall Tucker Band. During a radio interview in Hempstead, New York in 1973, Tommy Caldwell explained the origins of the band's name:
:There's an old blind dude [in Spartanburg] that tunes pianos, and his name is Marshall Tucker... We didn't name the band after him, but we just kind of liked that name and stuck with it.
The band's official website offers additional background:
:When MTB first got together in their native Spartanburg back in 1972 they were rehearsing in an old warehouse. They had yet to decide on a name and were discussing what they should call themselves one evening. Someone looked at the tag on the key and it said "Marshall Tucker" and it was suggested they call themselves the Marshall Tucker Band, not knowing it was a real person's name. Because it was time to go to dinner and everyone was hungry they said "sounds great" and the rest is history. A few years later they found out that Marshall Tucker was the name of the person who rented the building before them. His name was still on the key tag because the warehouse owner hadn't changed it yet. Mr. Tucker was a blind piano tuner, who, along with his partner, used the building for their piano business. [1]
Discography
★ 1973 - ''The Marshall Tucker Band''
★ 1973 - ''A New Life''
★ 1974 - ''Where We All Belong''
★ 1975 - ''Searchin' for a Rainbow''
★ 1976 - ''Long Hard Ride''
★ 1977 - ''Carolina Dreams''
★ 1978 - ''Together Forever''
★ 1979 - ''Running Like the Wind''
★ 1980 - ''Tenth''
★ 1981 - ''Dedicated''
★ 1982 - ''Tuckerized''
★ 1982 - ''Greatest Hits''
★ 1983 - ''Just Us''
★ 1983 - ''Greetings from South Carolina''
★ 1988 - ''Still Holdin' On''
★ 1990 - ''Southern Spirit''
★ 1992 - ''Still Smokin'''
★ 1993 - ''Walk Outside the Lines''
★ 1994 - ''The Capricorn Years'' (box set)
★ 1996 - ''Country Tucker'' (compilation)
★ 1997 - ''MT Blues'' (compilation)
★ 1998 - ''Face Down in the Blues''
★ 1999 - ''Gospel''
★ 2003 - ''Stompin' Room Only''
★ 2004 - ''Beyond the Horizon''
★ 2004 - ''Live from the Garden State'' (DVD)
★ 2005 - ''Anthology'' (compilation)
★ 2005 - ''Carolina Christmas''
★ 2006 - ''Live on Long Island''
★ 2007 - ''The Next Adventure''
Trivia
★ Both Toy Caldwell and Doug Gray were Vietnam veterans, Toy entering the service in 1967 and Doug in 1968. The day Gray actually returned from Vietnam (in 1970) he was picked up at the airport and played a gig in Spartanburg that night.
★ The song Can't You See was used in the soundtrack for the film Blow
★ The song Can't You See was a #4 country hit for Waylon Jennings in 1976
★ The song Heard It In A Love Song was a single for Mark Chesnutt in 2006
External links
★ Official website
★ Myspace Page
★ Fan Site petitioning for the induction of MTB into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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