He loved playing in front of people, McCorkle said. "He had always come to see us. He described Caldwell as the most jovial, bighearted human being., The Marshall Tucker Band had seven gold and two platinum albums, peaking in the mid-1970s with songs such as Heard It in a Love Song, Cant You See and This Ol Cowboy.. Published on January 25, 2023 03:05 PM. He loved watching people and people listening to what he did. You can't deny a guy that's drinking and comes up to you and he's slobbery drunk and he just wants to hug you, or you can't deny a person that is straight as an arrow and he comes up and he says, 'Man, I'd just like to take my picture with you.' One of them was Doug Gray, the lead singer for The Marshall Tucker Band, and only original . Always give no matter what. [17], In 1992, the Marshall Tucker Band produced its first album for the Cabin Fever label, Still Smokin'. 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One of the major Southern rock bands of the '70s, the Marshall Tucker Band was formed in Spartanburg, SC, in 1971 by singer Doug Gray, guitarist Toy Caldwell (born 1948, died February 25, 1993), his brother bassist Tommy Caldwell (born 1950, died April 28, 1980), guitarist George McCorkle (born 1947, died June 29th, 2007), drummer Paul Riddle, and reed player Jerry Eubanks. [22] The follow-up album, A New Life, was categorized as having more of a country sound. Caldwell married his wife Abbie on September 12, 1969. [34] The band's 1998 album Face Down in the Blues consisted, as its title implies, entirely of blues music.[23]. May 25-28 Axton, VA Rooster Walk The Spartanburg chapter of the Marine Corps League is named the Hutchings-Caldwells Detachment in honor of Toy, his brother Tommy and another Marine, Pvt Nolan Ryan Hutchings, who was killed during the Iraq Invasion in 2003. Forming in the early 1970s in Spartanburg, S.C., the original Marshall Tucker Band consisted of world-renowned guitarist Toy Caldwell, his brother Tommy Caldwell on bass, George McCorkle on guitar, Paul Riddle on drums, Jerry Eubanks on flute and saxophone and Doug Gray on lead vocals. [13] All of the tracks were written by Toy Caldwell, including "Can't You See" which was released in 1973 on Capricorn 0023 ("Bubbled Under" at No. They saw the name on a key ring where they used to rehearse and decided it would make a good name for their band. Toy Caldwell died in 1993, after too much cocaine stopped his heart. Their namesake died recently. Tommy Caldwell, their original bassist, died following a car accident in 1980 when he was 30, and his brother, guitarist Toy Caldwell. Click here to stay informed and subscribe to Herald-Dispatch. Jan 26 Vacaville, CA Vacaville PAC The newer members (including newly added keyboardist Don Cameron) had a much greater role, however, on the band's 1990 album, Southern Spirit, released on the Sisaspa label. Lead singer Doug Gray (third from left) is the only original member left in The Marshall Tucker Band. But the B side was one of the odd-shaped pieces. Gray is the only remaining original member in The Marshall Tucker Band. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing. [3], The "Marshall Tucker" in the band's name does not refer to a band member, but rather a blind piano tuner from Columbia, South Carolina. Opening the concert is . Waylon Jennings and Zac Brown Band have both had charting country singles with covers of the Marshall Tucker Band's 1973 hit, "Can't You See.". Copyright TheMarshallTuckerBand. And I heard them all over the radio back then too. ADVERTISEMENT. We are just regular people. In 1972, The Marshall Tucker Band came together in Spartanburg, South Carolina to form a southern rock group. He loved it.. Last year in celebration of the groups 50th anniversary, Gray and the rest of the group's current members - guitarists Rick Willis and Chris Hicks, drummer B.B. He would not elaborate. Jan 24 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Survivors include his father, Toy T. Caldwell Sr.; and two daughters, Cassady Good Caldwell and Toy Geneal Caldwell. Daniels who passed away in July of 2020, had helped Marshall . the band's statement concludes. AllRightsReserved. Celebrating 50 years, the band is set to perform 41 concert dates in 26 states in 2022, starting January and ending in June. 0. Marshall, who lived in Columbia, was . Thanks to hits like Cant You See, Heard It in a Love Song, Fire on the Mountain, 24 Hours At a Time, and Take the Highway, the 5x Gold, 3x Platinum-selling Southern Rock group has sold millions of albums worldwide. Our feature story on the band and their development. Among his songwriting credits is the anthem Cant You See, which he sang at the FarmAid concert last year in Dallas and at the Charlie Daniels Band Volunteer Jam in Nashville. He began playing guitar before his teen years with his younger brother Tommy Caldwell. He developed a unique style of playing, playing the electric guitar using his thumb rather than a pick. "They know the words better than I do. Feb 24 Rutland, VT Paramount Theatre [1] A founding member of the band, Caldwell remained with the group until 1983. [26], The band's eclectic musical style has predominantly been categorized as Southern rock. THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND. 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Indeed, the secret ingredient to the ongoing success of The Marshall Tucker Bands influence can be seen and felt far and wide throughout many mainstream digital outlets (Netflix, Amazon, etc.). The Southern rock group founded by Toy Caldwell, Doug Gray, Jerry Eubanks, George McCorkle, Paul Riddle and Tommy Caldwell shared a remembrance of Tucker on social media after learning of his death. April 28, 1980 Thomas Michael Tommy Caldwellwas born onNovember 9, 1949 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. One of the members noticed the name "Marshall Tucker" inscribed on the building's key, as it had been previously occupied by Tucker for his piano tuning business. SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) _ Toy T. Caldwell Jr., former lead guitar player and singer for the Marshall Tucker Band, died Thursday, and the cause was under investigation, a coroner said. The Marshall Tucker Band performed in downtown Spartanburg Tuesday, June 7, 2022, as part of its 50th anniversary tour. Tucker also served as the president for the National Federation of the Blind in South Carolina and worked on legislation for blind residents. (Photo credit: Erika Goldring/WireImage) Dad's funeral was July 10th, and I saw many old friends of dad's that I had not seen in many years. Take the Highway was also used in the movie. Share with Us. But you wouldn't know he's outlasted all his MTB brother's in arms. The pair had been playing music together since Tommy was 7, and Toy was 9. Ten years later, Toy Caldwell died of heart disease. Tommy Caldwell died in a jeep accident in 1980. Marshall Tucker , the namesake of the musical group, died on Jan. 20 at the age of 99. Eubanks finally left the rigors of the road in 1996, and McCorkle died from cancer just last year. Member changes and deaths don't stop Marshall Tucker Band. [6] Marshall Tucker died on January 20, 2023, at the age of 99. After 15 years with the band, Caldwell left in 1985 to begin a solo career. Staff Writer Contact Me Posted on 10 February, 2023, 04:53 PM EST. Also other data will not be shared with third person. 14 on the Billboard charts. Caldwell was discharged in 1969 and once again began playing music with his high school buddies. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. I met Marshall in 2002 when I arranged for MTB lead singer Doug Gray and him to have lunch together at Spartanburg's Beacon Drive-In for a story on WSPA-TV (I hope to find my photos from that meeting and post them later). "He loved people and could talk to anybody about anything. Lead singer, co-founder and sole original member Doug Gray has always credited a great deal of The Marshall Tucker Band's success to Toy Caldwell, and rightfully so. They took their name from a hometown piano tuner in the cotton-mill city f Spartanburg, S.C., and set about recording five gold-selling albums (including four in a row starting in 1973) and the platinum smash Carolina Dreams before the end of the 70s. "Since Tommy's death, he was there in body only," Toy Caldwell's wife Abbie said in 1998. The band's 1993 release, Walk Outside the Lines, marked a transition to a more country sound, relying less on long improvised jams that were the trademark of the band's early career. Get concert info and buy tickets to The Marshall Tucker Band's upcoming concert at ABATE of PA 45th Annual Party in Brockway on jun. Southern Rock has suffered some major losses through the years, most recently with the death of Gray's close friend Charlie Daniels. "It truly is," Gray agrees. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Formed in 1971, the Marshall Tucker Band (MTB) laced its rock and roll with doses of country, blues, and jazz, selling millions of albums in the 1970s and 1980s and influencing acts such as Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, Jr., Charlie Daniels, and Kid Rock. accounts, the history behind an article. We needed a name asap and the rest is history!" The Marshall Tucker Band is an American rock band from Spartanburg, South Carolina.Noted for incorporating blues, country, and jazz into an eclectic sound, the Marshall Tucker Band helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s. [5] The band reissued many of its albums from the 1970s on its new Ramblin' Records label, as well as two two-disc compilations, the first (Anthology) being a 30-year retrospective and the second (Where a Country Boy Belongs) being a collection of the band's country songs. Related: Our feature story on the band and their development, Watch the band perform Cant You See in 2019, Marshall Tucker Band 50th Anniversary Tour (Tickets are available here), Jan 21 Suquamish, WA Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort And the rest is history. [20][23] The band has also drawn from boogie,[22] psychedelic,[24] R&B,[24] gospel,[24] folk,[24] and rock and roll. Marshall Tucker Band guitarist George McCorkle died Friday morning (June 29) near Nashville after being diagnosed with cancer earlier this month. He loved it.. No cause of death has been revealed. The band also issued a full statement that reflected on their group's history with Tucker, who was a talented pianist, but never played with the Marshall Tucker Band. February 25, 1993. He played guitar on albums by country stars Hank Williams Jr., Waylon Jennings, Barbara Mandrell and Conway Twitty, among others. Even after all these years after the tragedies, the miles, the personnel changes, and the many developments in the music business. Daniels added that he never got tired of seeing his MTB brothers on the road: Whenever Doug Gray walks into my dressing room with that big ol smile of his and then we hug each other and sit and talk for a while, the evening is complete., I remember seeing Marshall Tucker and The Outlaws play together in Jacksonville many years ago, when I was just a kid, recalls Lynyrd Skynyrd lead singer Johnny Van Zant. He was also the father of two girls, Cassady and Geneal Caldwell. Always give. Now Available: 134 Rock-n-Roll Legends Crossed the Rainbow in 2017 - A Tribute to their Lives Dismiss, May 12, 2016 no comments. In 1966, he reported for recruit training at Parris Island, South Carolina. His younger brother Timmy, who was not a member of the band died a month before him, also the result of a car crash at age 25. Have the latest local news delivered every afternoon so you don't miss out on updates. The concert is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be free to attend. Since Tommys death, he was there in body only, Toy Caldwells wife Abbie said in 1998. Caldwell had a lightning fast thumb on guitar, McCorkle said. The Toy Factory's constantly shifting line-up included, at times, Caldwell, his younger brother Tommy, Doug Gray, Jerry Eubanks, George McCorkle, and Franklin Wilkie. Doug Gray, lead singer and a founder of the Marshall Tucker Band, shows his uniform from his service in the Vietnam War. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. 108 on 1 September 1973) and re-released in 1977 on Capricorn 0278 (peaked at No. The album was digitally re-released in 2009 through Hopesong Digital / GMV Nashville. However, the "new" band has been together 25 years, whereas the original group lasted just . Be Nice. "He's in a much better place now, and someday we will be in a better place with him too. Phillip Wallace McCormack first appeared in the Southern . Most of the original band members had left by the mid-1980s. "I sit on the side of the stage and I hear 'Georgia Moon,' (a song written by Paul Hornsby that is on Chris Hicks' new album called "Dog Eat Dog World") and I hear just Chris go out there and do it by himself with a little steel guitar behind it, and I cry. June 9 will now be Marshall Tucker Band Day across the Palmetto State. Their debut album had already spawned numerous hits. In 1972, Caldwell and McCorkle once again revamped the band's line-up, eventually settling on Tommy Caldwell on bass, George McCorkle rhythm guitar, vocalist Doug Gray, and Jerry Eubanks, flute/tenor sax, while adding Paul Riddle on drums; the new line-up adopted the name "Marshall Tucker Band." Copyright TheMarshallTuckerBand. 21.) . By 1984, hed left the Marshall Tucker Band, creating a huge hole as the group lost its lead guitarist, vocalist on Cant You See and principal songwriter. Jan 23 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up [1] While the band had reached the height of its commercial success by the end of the decade, it has recorded and performed continuously under various line-ups for 50 years. "The people are the reason," Gray said. Doors at 7:30 p.m. Dave Mason is also on . The group will take the stage around 8:30 p.m. In hindsight, Toy kept an awful lot inside of him. When the band started using his name, Tucker didn't know anything about it and the band didn't know him. We dont want to stray from what we grew up listening to, Roland continues. Whatever was in the refrigerator was all thrown in there, and however it tasted was what it was.'' The Instagram post also said "Marshall was blind since . He tuned pianos in South Carolina for decades. What show are you coming to? ", VIDEO: Marshall Tucker Band performs in Spartanburg. THE PERFORMER. [2], Returning to Spartanburg from his military service Caldwell formed the Toy Factory band with Franklin Wilkie, Doug Gray and Jerry Eubanks. He died on 28 April 1980 of injures from a Jeep crash a weekearlier. The song was named the #1 greatest Southern Rock song ever recorded by Ultimate Classic Rock with Sweet Home Alabama as runner-up. His brothers, Tommy, bass guitar player for the Marshall Tucker Band, and Timmy died in separate auto accidents about 13 years ago. Jul 21 Batavia, NY Batavia Downs Gaming, Related: Listings for 100s of classic rock tours. Toy Talmadge Caldwell Jr. Toy Talmadge Caldwell Jr., a founding member of the Marshall Tucker Band, died in his sleep on Wednesday at his home in Moore, S.C.