The South Carolina piano tuner after whom the Southern rockers of the Marshall Tucker Band named their group has died. He always said his talent was simply God-given. The social media tribute also includes a snapshot of Tucker sitting at his piano, his hands on the keys. Former Toy Factory bassist Franklin Wilkie replaced Caldwell for their next album, Dedicated, but the band was never able to recapture its commercial success of the 1970s. Tommy Caldwell spoke to that lasting bond, as musicians and as brothers, in 1978. The Southern rock band began forming after buddies began returning from . Borden. On April 22, 1980, following the completion of the band's tenth album Tenth (ninth studio release), bassist and co-founder Tommy Caldwell suffered massive head trauma in a car wreck and died six days later. However, the "new" band has been together 25 years, whereas the original group lasted just . Our bands namesake, Mr. Marshall Tucker, passed away peacefully yesterday morning at the age of 99. Soak Up the Charlie Daniels Band's Best Songs: Marshall Tucker Bands Doug Gray Opens Up About 50-Year Friendship With Charlie Daniels, Charlie Daniels Band, Marshall Tucker Band Announce Joint 2020 Tour Dates, Charlie Daniels, Travis Tritt Reveal Outlaws & Renegades Tour, Marshall Tucker Bands Doug Gray on Lynyrd Skynyrds Final Tour: Its Never Gonna Be the End, Stephen Wesley Freestyles Marshall Tucker Band, Eric Church in Fun Medley [Song Premiere], Marshall Tucker Bands Doug Gray Cant Wait to Play CMA Fest Kick-Off Concert, Walmart Cashier Performs Onstage With Marshall Tucker Band at the Opry, Marshall Tucker Band Celebrate 40 Years With Greatest Hits Album. 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. April 28, 1980 Thomas Michael Tommy Caldwellwas born onNovember 9, 1949 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Gray was talking from his home in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, about a . "They know the words better than I do. [7], The original members (and some later members) of the Marshall Tucker Band had been playing in various line-ups under different band names around the Spartanburg area since the early 1960s. [34] The band's 1998 album Face Down in the Blues consisted, as its title implies, entirely of blues music.[23]. Molly Hatchet Lead Singer Dies 03/15/2005 . Your data will be safe!Your e-mail address will not be published. The pair had been playing music together since Tommy was 7, and Toy was 9. Lead singer Doug Gray (third from left) is the only original member left in The Marshall Tucker Band. You know, I think it was Toy Caldwells dad who said, Theres more to gray hair than old bones, and we still have a lot of stories yet to tell, Gray concludes. He was just a good, Christian man.". Marshall Tucker Band . In one month from today, The Marshall Tucker Band will be performing at @Hardrock_Cincy on Friday, Marc https://t.co/ISdPxaa4n4, Our buddy Champ (age 10) on stage at Oak Mountain Amphitheater in Birmingham, Alabama. He tuned pianos in South Carolina for decades. You can't deny any of them. Your Herd from Herald-Dispatch Reach Manager. Their debut album had already spawned numerous hits. [1] A founding member of the band, Caldwell remained with the group until 1983. 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. They signed with Capricorn Records and released their first album in 1973, The Marshall Tucker Band. He tuned pianos in South Carolina for decades. The Marshall Tucker Band continue to celebrate five decades since its inception with more dates of their 50th Anniversary tour, in 2023. [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. Toy Caldwell was the group's lead guitarist and main songwriter.[3]. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. Comment, ta https://t.co/2nlVxXHJwa, South Carolina Governor Proclaims Marshall Tucker Band Day Across The State, The Marshall Tucker Band - Celebrating 50 Years Of Southern Rock, Celebrating 50 years, Marshall Tucker Band to play free concert in downtown Spartanburg, Southern rockers Marshall Tucker Band to celebrate 50th anniversary with Ryman show. When you know that people like that love you, that's just as important as the guy that's down the street drinking that beer and saying, 'This ole beer gut I got isn't getting any smaller.' He played guitar on albums by country stars Hank Williams Jr., Waylon Jennings, Barbara Mandrell and Conway Twitty, among others. Frank Fenter and Phil Walden signed the Marshall Tucker Band based on those demos. Last fall he released his debut album, Toy Caldwell, a mix of rock n roll, country, blues and pop with a lyrical thread of romantic entanglements. Marshall Tucker BandIn their own words: Spartanburg classic rockers Marshall Tucker Band talk legacy, future. Younger brother Tommy Caldwell joined in 1973 when Wilkie left and the band became the Marshall Tucker Band. Doug Gray sees no end to the road that lies ahead for The Marshall Tucker Band, whose legacy is being carried forward by the man himself and his current bandmates, drummer B.B. His brothers, Tommy, bass guitar player for the Marshall Tucker Band, and Timmy died in separate auto accidents about 13 years ago. When Lovin Spoonful Members Reunited for a Great Cause in L.A. Roger Daltrey on Woodstock, Tommy: Career-Spanning Interview, The Jaggerz The Rapper: You Know What Hes After, #1 Singles of 1970: A Bridge to a New Decade, Radio Hits in February 1967: B-Sides Rule. If you heard it, then you were fortunate enough to catch it. The Marshall Tucker Band will perform at 8:30 p.m. tonight as part of the Huntington Rib and Music Fest at Harris Riverfront Park. Cloudy early, becoming mostly sunny this afternoon. Toy Caldwell was the lead guitarist and primary songwriter for The Marshall Tucker Band. High 57F. "Marshall Tucker is 94 years old and still alive," marvelled Doug Gray, the straight-talking frontman of the southern rock band that co-opted . <br /><br /><br /><br /> Love the flip of Heard It In A Love Song, Life in a Song. ), "Marshall Tucker Band". Borden, keyboardist-saxophonist-flutist Marcus James Henderson and bassist Ryan Ware -- played dozens of shows across the U.S., includinga free hometown performance on June 7 at Morgan Square in downtown Spartanburg,held in conjunction with the BMW Charity Pro Am golf tournament. Five decades after forming at a crossroads of country, rock 'n' roll and blues, the show rolls on for Southern rock staple Marshall Tucker Band. Since Tommys death, he was there in body only, Toy Caldwells wife Abbie said in 1998. But when lead singer Doug Gray looks out at MTB audiences now, he doesn't see the gray-haired crowds he once expected. "Marshall was blind since birth but amazingly could play the heck out of the piano. Sending blessings to his wife and family.. Me and my brother have been playing together forever and, when thats over, were going home. 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. They are all good. 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. Early pioneers of country rock, The Marshall Tucker Band, topped the charts in the 1970's. But tragedy would soon test the bands faith. Mar 18 Clewiston, FL Clewiston Sugar Festival [13] The band's final Capricorn release came with 1978's Together Forever, which was produced by Stewart Levine. 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 . One of them was Doug Gray, the lead singer for The Marshall Tucker Band, and only original . But you wouldn't know he's outlasted all his MTB brother's in arms. Tommy Caldwellwas 30 years old when he died. Mar 11 Carteret, NJ Carteret Perf. Jan 27 Folsom, CA Harris Center 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. Click #isupportlocal for more information on supporting our local journalists. [4], He was the older brother of co-founder and bass guitarist Tommy Caldwell, who was killed at age 30 in an automobile accident on April 28, 1980, and to Tim Caldwell, who on March 28, 1980, one month prior to Tommy's death, was killed at age 25 in a collision with a Spartanburg County garbage truck on S.C. Highway 215. In 2004, they released another studio album, Beyond the Horizon, and the following year released a Christmas album, Carolina Christmas. Hope to see you there!! Its truly an amazing journey weve been on for the past 50 years, Cincinnati! He co-founded the Marshall . [1] The cause of death was reported as cardio-respiratory failure due to viral myocarditis, by Spartanburg County Coroner Jim Burnett. In 1966, he reported for recruit training at Parris Island, South Carolina. Tommy Caldwell described the Marshall Tucker Band's music as progressive country, explaining that the band played country music structures and riffs combined with jazz improvisation upon which more complex structures were built from the country music foundation. Toy Caldwell was hit particularly hard, having endured another brothers death in a traffic accident just one month before Tommys. He later formed the Toy Caldwell Band and released an eponymous CD in 1992; the record was later renamed Son of the South by Southern country rocker and Caldwell's personal friend, Charlie Daniels. 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 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. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. 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. MTB does love America. The Marshall Tucker Band, named after the piano tuner who owned the band's rehearsal hall, made 14 albums of easygoing Southern rock from 1973 to 1984; two sold more than a million copies each . Mar 08 Norwalk, CT Wall Street Theater Just last month, the band's namesake, Marshall Tucker, passed away on Jan. 20 at the age of 99. By Rachel DeSantis. One of the major Southern rock outfits of the '70s, the Marshall Tucker Band combined rock, country, and jazz, and featured extended instrumental passages on which lead guitarist Toy Caldwell shone. Coincidentally at the same time, country star Lee Brice also name-checked the band in his hit "Parking Lot Party": "A little Marshall Tucker on the radio," the South Carolina native croons. They were just so cool and so unique that I fell in love with the band, and I also fell in love with the music. He loved watching people and people listening to what he did. Feb 24 Rutland, VT Paramount Theatre The concert is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be free to attend. Hopefully, people see that southern connection to the bands we love like Marshall Tucker in our music.. Published on January 25, 2023 03:05 PM. In 1972, they signed with Capricorn Records, the same . Spartanburg County Coroner Jim Burnett said Caldwell visited a doctor Wednesday complaining of a headache, coughing and congestion. Hub City music icons, the Marshall Tucker Band, will play Music on Main June 7 at downtown Spartanburg's Morgan Square. Photo: Mariah Gray. In the late 1960s, four of the bandmembers served in the U.S. Armed Forces;[8][9][10] Toy Caldwell was in the USMC, and received a Purple Heart after being wounded in Vietnam. Tucker was the namesake for the band ever since. "Our band's namesake, Mr. Marshall Tucker, passed away peacefully yesterday morning at the age of 99.". 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The BCB team brings you the latest Breaking News, Contests, On This Day rock history stories, Classic Videos, retro-Charts and more. The Marshall Tucker Band's current iteration consists of Marcus James Henderson, Rick Willis, Chris Hicks and B.B. 38 on the Billboard charts. The Marshall Tucker Band got its start in Spartanburg, S.C. when Gray teamed up with Tommy Caldwell and Toy Caldwell, Paul T. Riddle, George McCorkle and Jerry Eubanks, borrowing the name "Marshall Tucker" from a piano tuner whose name was found on a key ring in their old rehearsal space. or anything. I'm very honored and blessed to have done this (for a living.) The album marked a return to the band's country and blues roots. In essence, its this inimitable down-home sonic style that helped make the MTB the first truly progressive Southern band to grace this nations airwaves the proof of which can be found within the grooves and ever-shifting gears of Take the Highway, the first song on their self-titled April 1973 debut album on Capricorn Records, The Marshall Tucker Band. Earlier in January, the band kicked off their 50th anniversary tour. 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 . He began playing guitar before his teen years with his younger brother Tommy Caldwell. The bands namesake yes, there really was a Marshall Tucker died on Jan. 20, 2023, at the age of 99. 3:31 PM. 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. Borden on drums; and new member Marcus Henderson on flute. We dont want to stray from what we grew up listening to, Roland continues. 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. Marshall Tucker Band wrote in a statement released on Saturday "We are saddened to hear of the passing of someone very . "He loved people and could talk to anybody about anything. Click Today's Obituaries to view all of the listings. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Tucker died peacefully Friday, Jan. 20 in West Columbia, according to a message on the Instagram page of the Marshall Tucker Band. Jan 29 San Ramon, CA Dougherty Valley PAC Next stop: Derry, NH. He loved watching people and people listening to what he did. Toy put up a good front for the others, but now I know he had to be torn apart inside., Doug Gray, who sang the groups No. 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. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. 2015-2021 Copyright Best Classic Bands. After 15 years with the band, Caldwell left in 1985 to begin a solo career. As the years have gone by, however, tragedy and change have been a part of the band's history. We'll send breaking news and news alerts to you as they happen! 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. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism It got to the point where people were listening to me more than what was on the jukebox! "We are thankful for the life he lived!" Arts and Events Center He developed a unique style of playing, playing the electric guitar using his thumb rather than a pick. Borden. Answer (1 of 2): What do you mean, what happened with them? He was quite the gentleman. "Five decades of the Marshall Tucker Band sometimes it's still hard to understand," said MTB lead singer and founding member Doug Gray, when the run was first announced. I think thats something important for people to hear. "How do you cover 99 years of life? Franklin Wilkie, a former bassist in Toy Caldwells pre-Marshall Tucker group, took over for Tommy but the band never regained its commercial momentum. Having them open for us on all those dates was like a dream come true, and theyre still as good as Ive ever seen them. [31] Guitarist/songwriter Toy Caldwell drew heavily from bluegrass and country while writing songs for the band's debut. [11], By the 1970s Toy Caldwell and George McCorkle had returned to Spartanburg, and the Toy Factory had resumed playing in area clubs.[12]. It's certainly a song of contradictions. An autopsy was scheduled for Friday, Burnett said. 17, 2023, all at Bandsintown. And then, on the highlight dramatic moment from lead singer Doug Gray, the lone original member remaining in the still-existent version of the band, whose histrionic howling from 4:42 to 5:04 provides the operatic coda to this rendition as it spectacularly did to hundreds of other Marshall Tucker Band shows over the decades. https://t.co/dc7ZKVxqEI, Remembering Toy Caldwell today. 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. Copyright TheMarshallTuckerBand. Toy played basketball and football in high school with friends George McCorkle, Jerry Eubanks, and Doug Gray. It was just a freak accident, Moon Mullins, a crew member for the band, said later. No cause of death has been revealed. By 1984, he'd left the Marshall Tucker Band, creating a huge hole as the group lost its lead guitarist, vocalist on "Can't You See" and principal songwriter. Phil McCormick, the current lead singer for Southern rock band Molly Hatchet, as well as a singer for the long-time touring band The Roadducks, has passed away at the age of 58. 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.. "My daddy has been independent, since forever," Duval said. (Marshall Tucker recently passed away, READ HERE). 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." The Return of the Museum Ball, Photos: Huntington wins sectional championship, Photos: Cabell Midland vs. Spring Valley, boys basketball, Photos: Wayne advances to state tournament with 53-27 win over Winfield, Photos: WV State High School Wrestling Tournament, Friday, Photos: Boys basketball sectional final, Fairland vs. Nelsonville-York, Photos: America's Best Restaurants visits Savannah's Bistro, Photos: Guyandotte Neighborhood Association packages PPE for first responders, Photos: Neurodiversity Alliance kick-off at Marshall University, Photos: Burlington Black History Bus Tour, Tweets from https://twitter.com/heralddispatch/lists/hd-news-4. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. [16] 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 No. The group will take the stage around 8:30 p.m. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, 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. Doug Gray was fresh off his tour of duty in Vietnam when he and some friends from his Spartanburg, South Carolina . . We are thankful for Mr. Marshall Tucker and the life he lived! 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. Choose wisely! The Marshall Tucker Band are mourning the loss of the man who lent their group his name. Caldwell married his wife Abbie on September 12, 1969. Technically they're still around; lead singer Doug Gray is the only original member still in the band. "He's just a great guy, so kind all the time, and I'd call just to cheer him up when he was sick.". Marshall, who lived in Columbia, was . [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". Hub City music icons, the Marshall Tucker Band, will play Music on Main June 7 at downtown Spartanburg's Morgan Square. Create a password that only you will remember. [1] Lead vocalist Doug Gray remains the only original member still active with the band. It wasnt for the money; it wasnt for the glory. Celebrating 50 years, Marshall Tucker Band to play free concert in downtown Spartanburg. The Music Trail marker "is a really cool thing," Gray said. [6] Marshall Tucker died on January 20, 2023, at the age of 99. "And we didn't realise this until five years ago, that the . He died Friday night (4-26) according to close friends and band mates. Survivors include his father, Toy T. Caldwell Sr.; and two daughters, Cassady Good Caldwell and Toy Geneal Caldwell. 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. Thinking that the name was cool and catchy, the band decided to name themselves The Marshall Tucker Band right then and there. I'm more than happy to be where I am right now. Get notified whenever The Marshall Tucker Band announces a live stream or a concert in your area. 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. But when singer Doug Gray looks out at the audiences at . Menu. "Most of our fans who come to Spartanburg don't even know there's a monumental thing like . Jan 24 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up VIP tickets will be availableto purchase. They saw the name on a key ring where they used to rehearse and decided it would make a good name for their band. "The rest is history!" they said. [26], The band's eclectic musical style has predominantly been categorized as Southern rock. 14 hit Heard It in a Love Song, carries on with the Marshall Tucker Band these days. Phillip Wallace McCormack first appeared in the Southern . Copyright TheMarshallTuckerBand.
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