with a healthy dose of hits like the heartfelt singalong Heard It in a Love Song, the insistent pleading of Cant You See (the signature tune of MTBs late co-founding lead guitarist and then-principal songwriter Toy Caldwell), the testifying Fire on the Mountain, the wanderlust gallop of Long Hard Ride, and the explosive testimony of Ramblin, to name but a few. I'm very honored and blessed to have done this (for a living.) "Sending blessings to his wife and family.". ", "He was a very nice guy who had our best interest at heart. The band saw the name in 1972 when they rented an old warehouse in Spartanburg to use for rehearsals. But that didn't stop them having a hell of a good time. Published on December 1, 2021 04:45 PM. In 1972, original members Toy Caldwell, Tommy Caldwell, Gray, Jerry Eubanks, George McCorkle and Paul Riddle came together in Spartanburg, S.C. As the band wrote on their Facebook page on Jan. 21, We are saddened to hear of the passing of someone very special to our hearts, for very obvious reasons. The group will take the stage around 8:30 p.m. The Marshall Tucker Band came together as a young, hungry, and quite driven six-piece outfit in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1972, having duly baptized themselves with the name of a blind piano tuner after they found it inscribed on a key to their original rehearsal space and theyve been in tune with tearing it up on live stages both big and small all across the globe ever since. Feb 19 Jacksonville, FL Florida Theatre We had the commonality of having all grown up together in Spartanburg, explains Gray about his original MTB bandmates, guitar wizard Toy Caldwell and his brother, bassist Tommy Caldwell, alongside rhythm guitarist George McCorkle, drummer Paul T. Riddle, and flautist/saxophonist Jerry Eubanks. There is no Marshall Tucker in The Marshall Tucker Band. In hindsight, Toy kept an awful lot inside of him. the statement explains. Theres a certain gift I found I could share, whether I was in front of five people or 20,000 people. When you wake up and want to put a smile on your face, you think of the songs that always manage to reach down and touch your soul the moment you hear the first note. 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In addition to his role as lead guitarist, he was also the band's steel guitarist and performed lead vocals including on one of the band's best-known hits, "Can't You See.". <br /><br /><br /><br /> Love the flip of Heard It In A Love Song, Life in a Song. You can't deny any of them. [5][6][7], Toy Caldwell was found dead in bed by his wife, Abbie, on February 25, 1993, at his home in Moore, South Carolina. 75 on 24 September 1977). They are all good. He developed a unique style of playing, playing the electric guitar using his thumb rather than a pick. [2], Returning to Spartanburg from his military service Caldwell formed the Toy Factory band with Franklin Wilkie, Doug Gray and Jerry Eubanks. New Book on Radical Music of the Sixties, Whole World in an Uproar, Wayne Shorter, Saxophonist & Composer Who Co-Founded Weather Report, Dies, Back to the Future Musical Coming to Broadway, The Doobie Brothers The Captain and Me: Polishing a Diamond, Pink Floyd Sets Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set. Four years later, Toy Caldwell, McCorkle and Riddle retired, leaving . [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. . Tickets start at $25. He died on Friday 20th January 2023 after he suffered a fall. We love you brother and we always will. "Marshall was blind since birth but amazingly could play the heck out of the piano. He was a member of the band from its formation up until 1983. And I heard them all over the radio back then too. Your Herd from Herald-Dispatch Reach Manager. Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images. Marshall Tucker Death - Marshall Tucker, Famous Piano turning legend and namesake of Marshall Tucker Band has sadly passed away. It's the Marshall Tucker Band's turn in the spotlight as it bring its 50-year history to the stage at the Charleston Municipal Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25. Tucker was the namesake for the band ever since. We'll send breaking news and news alerts to you as they happen! He's the only remaining original member. Caldwell had a lightning fast thumb on guitar, McCorkle said. But you wouldn't know he's outlasted all his MTB brother's in arms. Marshall Tucker Band wrote in a statement released on Saturday "We are saddened to hear of the passing of someone very . Don't Threaten. April 28, 1980 Thomas Michael Tommy Caldwellwas born onNovember 9, 1949 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. "Since Tommy's death, he was there in body only," Toy Caldwell's wife Abbie said in 1998. [20][23] The band has also drawn from boogie,[22] psychedelic,[24] R&B,[24] gospel,[24] folk,[24] and rock and roll. Early pioneers of country rock, The Marshall Tucker Band, topped the charts in the 1970's. But tragedy would soon test the bands faith. . [13] Daniels and blues guitarist Elvin Bishop were among several musicians that joined the band for Where We All Belong,[14] a double-album (one studio album and one live album) released by the band in 1974 and certified gold that same year. Upon returning from Vietnam, the band morphed into Marshall Tucker Band in 1972, as Gray, the Caldwells and Eubanks added George McCorkle on rhythm guitar and Paul Riddle on drums. George McCorkle, a founding member of the Marshall Tucker Band, said he and Caldwell grew up in Spartanburg and played music after school. Share your story https://t.co/FgSy4VIpWz, We're back on the road and ready to rock your town!! Cocaine caused the death of former Marshall Tucker Band leader Toy T. Caldwell Jr., Spartanburg County Coroner Jim Burnett ruled Thursday. He loved playing in front of people, McCorkle said. Just last month, the band's namesake, Marshall Tucker, passed away on Jan. 20 at the age of 99. His deathdidnt end the Marshall Tucker Band, but it changed things forever in particular for his older brother Toy Caldwell. Sending blessings to his wife and family.. Toy Caldwell was the lead guitarist and primary songwriter for The Marshall Tucker Band. Marshall Tucker's lead singer, Doug Gray, says the lyrics are timeless, and still resonate today. "It was two years after Tommy died and Toy said he just . [2] The band's current line-up consists of Gray on vocals; keyboard player, saxophonist and flautist Marcus James Henderson; guitarists Chris Hicks and Rick Willis, bassist Tony Black, and drummer B.B. [1], In 1988 Gray and Eubanks recorded the album Still Holdin' On, their one and only release on the Mercury Records label. After 1983's Greetings from South Carolina, all the rest of the original band members split, sans Doug Gray and Jerry Eubanks. VIP tickets will be available to purchase. I was born with that. "He's in a much better place now, and someday we will be in a better place with him too. [6] Marshall Tucker died on January 20, 2023, at the age of 99. 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. Phillip Wallace McCormack first appeared in the Southern . I think thats something important for people to hear. Daniels' first of many collaborations with the Marshall Tucker Band came on the band's second album, A New Life,[14] which was released in 1974, and certified gold in 1977. that is degrading to another person. With mroe than 30 dates, the run kicks off at Delta Downs Racetrack, Hotel & Casino in Vinton, Louisiana, on February 11th . And the rest is history. The owner of the Galaxy, who was in the car but uninjured when Caldwell struck him, was charged with improper parking the next day. No cause of death has been revealed. By the age of sixteen, Caldwell was passionate about music, sports, and his other obsession, motorcycles. (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. David Lindley, Multi-Instrumentalist With Jackson Brownes Band, Dies, Eric Clapton, Cat Stevens, Gary Brooker Play Charity Concert Just Before 2020 Lockdown, Cat Stevens Reveals 1st Live Date of 2023 (And Its a Biggie), Elton John Shares Playful Honky Cat Demo From Honky Chateau 50th Anniversary Set, The Who Share 2nd Track From Live at Wembley Album, When a Label Chief Threatened to Cancel Metallica Signing, Rolling Stones Grrr Live Showcases a Memorable Concert: Review, Genesis Issues BBC Broadcasts of Live Recordings, New Series, Daisy Jones & The Six, About Fictitious 70s Rock Band, Arrives. 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. [21][23][27][28][29][30] The band's music has also been categorized as blues rock,[25] country rock,[27] jazz rock,[27] and as a "proto-jam band". One thing we absolutely know for sure: If you heard it in a Marshall Tucker Band song, it certainly cant be wrong. 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. The original line-up of the Marshall Tucker Band, formed in 1972, included lead guitarist, steel guitarist, vocalist, and primary songwriter Toy Caldwell (19471993), lead vocalist Doug Gray (born 1948), keyboard player, saxophone player, and flautist Jerry Eubanks (born 1950), rhythm guitarist George McCorkle (19462007), drummer Paul Riddle (born 1953), and bassist Tommy Caldwell (19491980). Marshall Tucker, a blind piano tuner who hailed from South Carolina, died on Friday (Jan. 20) at the age of 99. [27] The follow-up album Tenth featured a boogie rock sound. The Marshall Tucker Band had just returned home from a concert they recorded for broadcast on the King Biscuit Flower Hour when Tommy Caldwell's Land Cruiser clipped a parked . 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.). "Marshall was blind since birth but amazingly could play the heck out of the piano. But when lead singer Doug Gray looks out at MTB audiences now, he doesn't see the gray-haired crowds he once expected. Rhythm guitarist George McCorkle died in 2007, leaving Gray as the only member from the classic era defined by the Caldwells. ADVERTISEMENT. Ive been in tune with how music can make you feel, right from when I was first in the crib, explains lead vocalist and bandleader Doug Gray, whos been fronting the MTB since the very beginning. Colin Larkin (ed. [1] The cause of death was reported as cardio-respiratory failure due to viral myocarditis, by Spartanburg County Coroner Jim Burnett. Can't You See was used for the opening and closing credits of the Kevin Costner 2008 motion picture Swing Vote. Doors at 7:30 p.m. Dave Mason is also on . He tuned pianos in South Carolina for decades. His brothers, Tommy, bass guitar player for the Marshall Tucker Band, and Timmy died in separate auto accidents about 13 years ago. MTB helped originate and personify what was to become known as Southern rock, and I was privileged to watch it all come together in the 70s, night after night, said the legendary late Charlie Daniels. He tuned pianos in South Carolina for decades. "He loved people and could talk to anybody about anything. The song was named the #1 greatest Southern Rock song ever recorded by Ultimate Classic Rock with Sweet Home Alabama as runner-up. We're coming to Viaero Event Center on Friday, October 27. I appreciate everybody.". Toy Talmadge Caldwell Jr. (November 13, 1947 - February 25, 1993) was the lead guitarist, main songwriter and a founding member of the 1970s Southern Rock group The Marshall Tucker Band.