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The "Marshall Tucker" in the band's name does not refer to a band member, rather to a blind piano tuner from Spartanburg. [4] 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 call themselves "The Marshall Tucker ...
Members of the country rock band The Marshall Tucker Band. Pages in category "The Marshall Tucker Band members" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Toy Talmadge Caldwell Jr. (November 13, 1947 – February 25, 1993) was an American musician who was most notable as the lead guitarist and main songwriter of the 1970s Southern Rock group The Marshall Tucker Band. [1] A founding member of the band, Caldwell remained with the group until 1983.
By 1972, they changed their everlasting band name to The Marshall Tucker Band (name of man who was hometown piano tuner in the cotton-mill city of Spartanburg). Gray remained with the band for its entire career and he is the only original member who still performs with the band today. [8] Gray sang lead on most of the band's songs.
Thomas Michael Caldwell (November 9, 1949 – April 28, 1980) was the bassist for The Marshall Tucker Band between 1973 and 1980.. Caldwell composed several of their songs and played bass, percussion, guitar, as well as contributing backup vocals, though he sang lead on "Melody Ann" the only song on which he performed lead vocals.
Jerry Eubanks (born March 9, 1950) is an American musician best known as the original saxophonist, keyboardist and flautist for The Marshall Tucker Band. [1] [2] [3] His flute and sax solos were a signature of the band. [4] Eubanks left the Marshall Tucker Band in 1996, outlasting most of the surviving original members. [5]
The Marshall Tucker Band. Doug Gray - lead vocals, percussion; Toy Caldwell - lead guitar, steel guitar, lead vocals on "Can't You See", "Hillbilly Band," and "Ab's Song" Tommy Caldwell - bass guitar, background vocals, drums on "See You Later, I’m Gone" George McCorkle - rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion; Paul Riddle - drums
George McCorkle (October 11, 1946 – June 29, 2007) was a founding member and guitarist for the Marshall Tucker Band. He wrote "Fire on the Mountain", the band's first top 40 hit, though had hoped that Charlie Daniels would record the song. He left the band in 1984 and later worked as a songwriter. [1]