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. 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. Lead vocalist Doug Gray remains the only original member still active with the band.
The original line-up of the Marshall Tucker Band, formed in 1972, included lead guitarist, vocalist, and primary songwriter Toy Caldwell (1947–1993), lead vocalist Doug Gray (born 1948), keyboard player, saxophone player, and flautist Jerry Eubanks (born 1950), rhythm guitarist George McCorkle (1946–2007), drummer Paul Riddle (born 1953), and bassist Tommy Caldwell (1949–1980). They signed with Capricorn Records and released their first album in 1973, The Marshall Tucker Band.
After Tommy Caldwell was killed in a car accident in 1980, he was replaced by bassist Franklin Wilkie. Most of the original band members had left by the mid-1980s. 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. Borden.
albums by The Marshall Tucker Band
Songs by The Marshall Tucker Band
Aerosmith, Aerosmith
Bruce Springsteen, Greeting from Asbury Park, N.J.
Little Feat, Dixie Chicken
Elton John, Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
Dr. John, In the Right Place
Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon
The Doobie Brothers, The Captain and Me
Led Zeppelin, Houses of the Holy
The J. Geils Band, Bloodshot
Eagles, Desperado
Seals and Crofts, Diamond Girl
Marshall Tucker Band, The Marshall Tucker Band
Paul Simon, There Goes Rhymin' Simon
Yes, Yessongs
Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells
Joe Walsh, The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get
Chicago, Chicago VI
Various Artists, Jesus Christ Superstar
Jimmy Buffett, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
Bob Dylan, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Grand Funk Railroad, We're An American Band
ZZ Top, Tres Hombres
10CC, 10CC
Steely Dan, Countdown to Ecstasy
Golden Earring, Moontan
Stevie Wonder, Innervisions
Lynyrd Skynyrd, (Pronounced 'Leh-nerd 'Skin-'nerd)
The Rolling Stones, Goat's Head Soup
The Allman Brothers Band, Brothers and Sisters
Brownsville Station, Yeah!
Frank Zappa, Over-Nite Sensation
Bruce Springsteen, The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
Kool & the Gang, Wild and Peaceful
Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Three Dog Night, Chan
The Who, Quadrophenia
Peter Frampton, Frampton's Camel
Rick Derringer, All American Boy
Gladys Knight & the Pips, Imagination
Steve Miller Band, The Joker
Gregg Allman, Laid Back
John Prine, Sweet Revenge
Ringo Starr, Ringo
Billy Joel, Piano Man
John Lennon, Mind Games
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Brain Salad Surgery
Bob Dylan, Dylan
Jim Croce, I Got A Name
Harry Chapin, Short Stories
Paul McCartney & Wings, Band on the Run
Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bachman-Turner Overdrive II
Ozark Mountain Daredevils, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
would pop this cassette into the deck screwed under the dashboard of my '79 CJ5, crank up the volume and enjoy
every moment, no canvas top popped in place, just the padded roll bar between my wind swept head o' hair and
that glorious blue sky, such glorious moments : )
Rock On Folks!
woo-hoo
Albums released in 1973:
Aerosmith, Aerosmith
Bruce Springsteen, Greeting from Asbury Park, N.J.
Little Feat, Dixie Chicken
Elton John, Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
Dr. John, In the Right Place
Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon
The Doobie Brothers, The Captain and Me
Led Zeppelin, Houses of the Holy
The J. Geils Band, Bloodshot
Eagles, Desperado
Seals and Crofts, Diamond Girl
Marshall Tucker Band, The Marshall Tucker Band
Paul Simon, There Goes Rhymin' Simon
Yes, Yessongs
Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells
Joe Walsh, The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get
Chicago, Chicago VI
Various Artists, Jesus Christ Superstar
Jimmy Buffett, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
Bob Dylan, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Grand Funk Railroad, We're An American Band
ZZ Top, Tres Hombres
10CC, 10CC
Steely Dan, Countdown to Ecstasy
Golden Earring, Moontan
Stevie Wonder, Innervisions
Lynyrd Skynyrd, (Pronounced 'Leh-nerd 'Skin-'nerd)
The Rolling Stones, Goat's Head Soup
The Allman Brothers Band, Brothers and Sisters
Brownsville Station, Yeah!
Frank Zappa, Over-Nite Sensation
Bruce Springsteen, The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
Kool & the Gang, Wild and Peaceful
Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Three Dog Night, Chan
The Who, Quadrophenia
Peter Frampton, Frampton's Camel
Rick Derringer, All American Boy
Gladys Knight & the Pips, Imagination
Steve Miller Band, The Joker
Gregg Allman, Laid Back
John Prine, Sweet Revenge
Ringo Starr, Ringo
Billy Joel, Piano Man
John Lennon, Mind Games
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Brain Salad Surgery
Bob Dylan, Dylan
Jim Croce, I Got A Name
Harry Chapin, Short Stories
Paul McCartney & Wings, Band on the Run
Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bachman-Turner Overdrive II
Ozark Mountain Daredevils, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
It was a very good year.
Brings memories of a different time a different place a different universe.
Not better than this just different
slow year
Try the veal, don't forget to tip your waitress, and have a good night.
I'll show myself out.
Great list... probably the most underrated album on that chart:
Joe Walsh, The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get
Give that a listen.... and what a great album title too.
Various Artists, Jesus Christ Superstar
Brownsville Station, Yeah!
Kool & the Gang, Wild and Peaceful
Three Dog Night, Chan
Everything else, you betcha. And more. It was a great time to be a DJ.
Not as great as NOW, of course -- but pretty great.
Rock On Folks!
Albums released in 1973:
Aerosmith, Aerosmith
Bruce Springsteen, Greeting from Asbury Park, N.J.
Little Feat, Dixie Chicken
Elton John, Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
Dr. John, In the Right Place
Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon
The Doobie Brothers, The Captain and Me
Led Zeppelin, Houses of the Holy
The J. Geils Band, Bloodshot
Eagles, Desperado
Seals and Crofts, Diamond Girl
Marshall Tucker Band, The Marshall Tucker Band
Paul Simon, There Goes Rhymin' Simon
Yes, Yessongs
Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells
Joe Walsh, The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get
Chicago, Chicago VI
Various Artists, Jesus Christ Superstar
Jimmy Buffett, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
Bob Dylan, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Grand Funk Railroad, We're An American Band
ZZ Top, Tres Hombres
10CC, 10CC
Steely Dan, Countdown to Ecstasy
Golden Earring, Moontan
Stevie Wonder, Innervisions
Lynyrd Skynyrd, (Pronounced 'Leh-nerd 'Skin-'nerd)
The Rolling Stones, Goat's Head Soup
The Allman Brothers Band, Brothers and Sisters
Brownsville Station, Yeah!
Frank Zappa, Over-Nite Sensation
Bruce Springsteen, The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
Kool & the Gang, Wild and Peaceful
Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Three Dog Night, Chan
The Who, Quadrophenia
Peter Frampton, Frampton's Camel
Rick Derringer, All American Boy
Gladys Knight & the Pips, Imagination
Steve Miller Band, The Joker
Gregg Allman, Laid Back
John Prine, Sweet Revenge
Ringo Starr, Ringo
Billy Joel, Piano Man
John Lennon, Mind Games
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Brain Salad Surgery
Bob Dylan, Dylan
Jim Croce, I Got A Name
Harry Chapin, Short Stories
Paul McCartney & Wings, Band on the Run
Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bachman-Turner Overdrive II
Ozark Mountain Daredevils, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Great list! I remember them all. Thanks!