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Infobox musical artist | name = The Marshall Tucker Band| image = Marshall Tucker Band on the 4th.jpg| caption = Marshall Tucker Band on July 4, 2006| landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| origin = Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg , South Carolina , United States|USA | genre = Southern rock , country rock , rock and roll | years_active = 19721983, 1988present| label = Capricorn Records|Capricorn , Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. , Mercury, Cabin Fever, Ramblin'| associated_acts = Charlie Daniels | website = URL| http://www.marshalltucker.com/| current_members = Doug Gray Pat Ellwood Rick Willis B.B. Borden Marcus James Henderson Stuart Swanlund| past_members = Toy Caldwell Jerry Eubanks George McCorkle Tommy Caldwell (musician)|Tommy Caldwell Paul Riddle Franklin Wilkie Ronnie Godfrey Rusty Milner Tom Robb Ace Allen Tim Lawter Don Cameron Frank Toler Mark Pettey Ronald Radford Paul Thompson Garry Guzzardo David Muse Chris Hicks Clay Cook Tony Heatherly The Marshall Tucker Band is an United States|American Southern rock band originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg , South Carolina . The band's blend of rock music|rock , rhythm and blues , jazz , country music|country , and gospel music|gospel http://marshalltucker.com/nt-31-biography.html The Marshall Tucker Band & ndash; Biography. 2009. Retrieved: 9 June 2009. helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s. While the band had reached the height of its commercial success by the end of the decade, the band has recorded and performed continuously under various lineups for nearly 40 years.Colin Larkin (ed.), "Marshall Tucker Band." The Encyclopedia of Popular Music , Vol. 5, (New York: Oxford University Press, 2006), pp. 521-522.
The original lineup of the Marshall Tucker Band, formed in 1972, included lead guitarist, vocalist, and primary songwriter Toy Caldwell (1947& ndash;1993), keyboard player and vocalist Doug Gray (b. 1948), flutist Jerry Eubanks (b. 1950), rhythm guitarist George McCorkle (1946& ndash;2007), drummer Paul Riddle (b. 1953), and bassist Tommy Caldwell (musician)|Tommy Caldwell (1949& ndash;1980). They signed with Capricorn Records and in 1973 released their first long play|LP , The Marshall Tucker Band (album)|The Marshall Tucker Band . After Tommy Caldwell was killed in an automobile accident in 1980, he was replaced by bassist Franklin Wilkie. Most of the original band members had left by the mid-1980s to pursue other projects.Ted Olson, "Marshall Tucker Band." The Encyclopedia of Country Music: The Ultimate Guide to the Music (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998), pp. 325-326. The band's lineup as of 2009 consists of Gray on vocals, guitarist Stuart Swanlund, keyboard player and flutist Marcus James Henderson, guitarist Rick Willis, bassist Pat Elwood, and drummer B.B. Borden. http://marshalltucker.com/nt-30-the-marshall-tucker-band-is.html The Marshall Tucker Band & ndash; Current and former members page. 2009. Retrieved: 9 June 2009.
Name origin
The "Marshall Tucker" in the band's name does not refer to a band member, but rather a Spartanburg-area piano tuner. While the band was discussing possible band names one evening in an old warehouse they had rented for rehearsal space, someone noticed that the warehouse's door key had the name "Marshall Tucker" inscribed on it, and suggested they called themselves the "The Marshall Tucker Band," not realizing it referred to an actual person. It later came to light that Marshall Tucker, the blind piano tuner, had rented the space before the band, and the landlord had yet to change the inscription on the key.
History
Early history
The original members (and some later members) of the Marshall Tucker Band had been playing in various lineups under different band names around the Spartanburg area since the early 1960s. In 1966, members of several such bands merged to form the Toy Factory, named after guitarist Toy Caldwell. The Toy Factory's constantly-shifting lineup included, at times, Caldwell, Caldwell's younger brother Tommy, Doug Gray, Jerry Eubanks, George McCorkle, and Franklin Wilkie. In the late 1960s, bandmembers served in the U.S. Armed Forces, and saw action in the Vietnam War . By the 1970s, Toy Caldwell and George McCorkle had returned to Spartanburg, and the Toy Factory had resumed playing in area clubs.Michael B. Smith, http://www.tuckerhead.com/toy_bio.htm Toy Caldwell's Carolina Dreams. Tuckerhead.com. Retrieved: 9 June 2009. In fact, in 1970 the Toy Factory was the opening act for the Allman Brothers when the Allman's played at the "Sitar" music lounge in Spartanburg.
In 1972, Caldwell and McCorkle once again revamped the band's lineup, eventually settling on Tommy Caldwell on bass, George McCorkle rhythm guitar, and Jerry Eubanks, flute/tenor sax, while adding Paul Riddle on drums; the new lineup adopted the name "Marshall Tucker Band." Wet Willie lead singer Jimmy Hall told Toy Caldwell to book the band at Grant's Lounge in Macon which he did. After hearing the band play at Grant's Buddy Thornton and Paul Hornsby recorded the band's demo (music)|demo at the Capricorn Studio in Macon, Ga. Frank Fenter and Phil Walden signed The Marshall Tucker Band based on those demos.
1970s
The Marshall Tucker Band's self-titled debut, produced by Paul Hornsby , was released in 1973, and certified gold in 1975.James Elliott, "Marshall Tucker Band." Definitive Country: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Country Music and its Performers (New York: Berkley Publishing Group, 1995), pp. 504-505. All of the tracks were written by Toy Caldwell, including "Can't You See". After the album's release, the band began touring, playing upwards of 300 shows per year throughout the decade. Southern rock fiddler Charlie Daniels later recalled that the Marshall Tucker Band "came onstage and just blew it out from start to finish."Barry Alfonso, Notes to The Marshall Tucker Band: Anthology CD liner notes. Ramblin' Records, 2005.
Daniels' first of many collaborations with the Marshall Tucker Band came on the band's second album, A New Life (album)|A New Life , which was released in 1974, and certified gold in 1977. Daniels and blues guitarist Elvin Bishop were among several musicians that joined the band for Where We All Belong , a double-album (one studio album and one live album) released by the band in 1974 and certified gold that same year. The following year the band's '' Searchin' for a Rainbow was also certified gold the year of its release, and contained the track "Fire on the Mountain," which peaked at #38 on the Billboard charts . Long Hard Ride '', the band's fifth consecutive gold album, was released in 1976, and its instrumental title track (which again features Charlie Daniels on fiddle) was nominated for a Grammy Award|Grammy .Amy Cortner, "Marshall Tucker Band." Encyclopedia of Appalachia (Knoxville, Tenn.: University of Tennessee Press, 2006). p. 1186. Carolina Dreams , released in 1977 and certified platinum that same year, proved to be the band's most commercially-successful album, and included the track "Heard It In a Love Song," which reached #14 on the Billboard charts. The band's final Capricorn release came with 1978's Together Forever (The Marshall Tucker Band album)|Together Forever , which was produced by Stewart Levine .
1980s
The Marshall Tucker Band moved to Warner Bros. Records for their ninth album, Running Like the Wind , although they retained Levine as the album's producer. On April 22, 1980, the band's bassist, Tommy Caldwell, was involved in an automobile accident in which he suffered massive head trauma, and died six days later. Former Toy Factory bassist Franklin Wilkie replaced Caldwell, but the band was never able to recapture its commercial success of the 1970s. After 1983's Greetings from South Carolina , the band split up.
In 1988, Gray and Eubanks reorganized the Marshall Tucker Band to record the album ''Still Holdin' On , their one and only release on the Mercury Records label. Although Gray and Eubanks added new members Rusty Milner, Stuart Swanlund, and Tim Lawter, Still Holdin' On'' was primarily recorded with studio musicians. The newer members had a much greater role, however, on the band's 1990 album, Southern Spirit , released on the Sisaspa label. The album marked a return to the band's country and blues roots.Tuckerhead.com, http://www.tuckerhead.com/still_holdin_on_review.htm ''Still Holdin' On Review. 2002-2008. Retrieved: 9 June 2009.
1990s
In 1992, the Marshall Tucker Band produced its first album for the Cabin Fever label, Still Smokin ', which managed to crack the top 70 on the Billboard charts. 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.Craig Cumberland, http://www.tuckerhead.com/walk_review.htm Walk Outside the Lines Review. Retrieved: 9 June 2009. The album's title track was co-written by country music star Garth Brooks , a long-time fan of the band who considered writing a track for them a "milestone" in his career.
For 1998's Face Down In the Blues , the band added Spartanburg-area guitarist Ronald Radford and multi-instrumentalist David Muse, the latter replacing Jerry Eubanks, who had retired in 1996. Gospel , the band's 1999 album, featured the band's rendition of traditional songs such as The Wayfaring Stranger (song)|The Wayfaring Stranger and Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)|Will the Circle Be Unbroken , as well as several original tracks.
Recent history
The Marshall Tucker Band continued recording and performing into the 21st century, playing between 150 and 200 shows per year. 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. In 2004, they released another studio album, Beyond the Horizon , and the following year released a Christmas album, Carolina Christmas .
"Can't You See" was used for the opening and closing credits of the Kevin Costner 2008 motion picture Swing Vote (2008 film)|Swing Vote . "Take the Highway" was also used in the movie.
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