Marshall Tucker Band

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Marshall Tucker Band (2008)

The Marshall Tucker Band , founded in 1971 in Spartanburg ( South Carolina ), is one of the most famous southern rock -Bands 1970s. The music is a mix of styles from rock , country music and jazz , combined with long acoustic passages. Members were: the singer Doug Gray, the guitarist Toy Caldwell († February 25, 1993), Tommy Caldwell († April 28, 1980) on bass, the guitarist George McCorkle († June 29, 2007) and the drummer Paul Riddle with Jerry Eubanks.

Band history

The band signed a contract with Capricorn Records and released their debut album in March 1973. The band got attention through a tour with the Allman Brothers . Her greatest success was the album Carolina Dreams with the included song Heard It in a Love Song , which made it to number 15 in the charts in 1977 . Searchin 'for a Rainbow and Long Hard Ride are two signature albums of Southern Rock.

In 1980 bassist Tommy Caldwell died in a car accident. The band has not made the album charts since 1982. Toy Caldwell left the band to begin a solo career. He later founded the Toy Caldwell Band and released a CD with them in 1992.

Various books about the band have been published in the USA. The 1998 band's line-up was: Rusty Milner (guitar), Tim Lawter (bass), Stuart Swanlund (guitar), David Muse (saxophone, flute and keyboard) and BB Borden (formerly a member of Mother's Finest ) on drums . In addition to the 1998 release Face Down in the Blues , the band released an album of gospel songs in 1999. The gospel CD contains a unique interpretation of the gospel classic Wayfaring Stranger . After various line-up changes, the albums Beyond the Horizon and The Next Adventure were released in 2004 and 2007 , which were again recorded in the guitar-oriented southern rock style of the 70s and 80s.

The American glam metal band Poison released the album Poison'd! In 2007 . which only contained cover versions . For this CD Poison had also recorded the song Can't You See by the Marshall Tucker Band. The band Black Stone Cherry released another version of Can't You See in 2011 on the album Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea .

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US Country Country
1973 The Marshall Tucker Band US29
gold
gold

(40 weeks)US 		-
1974 A New Life US37
gold
gold

(28 weeks)US 		-
Where We All Belong US54
gold
gold

(14 weeks)US 		-
Double album, 2nd LP is a live album
1975 Searchin 'for a Rainbow US15th
gold
gold

(34 weeks)US 		Country21 (8 weeks)
Country
1975 Long hard ride US32 (20 weeks)
US 		Country21 (16 weeks)
Country
1977 Carolina Dreams US23
platinum
platinum

(36 weeks)US 		Country22 (22 weeks)
Country
1978 Together forever US22nd
gold
gold

(16 weeks)US 		Country26 (4 weeks)
Country
1979 Running like the wind US30 (22 weeks)
US 		-
1980 Tenth US32 (15 weeks)
US 		-
1981 Dedicated US53 (12 weeks)
US 		-
1982 Tuckerized US95 (7 weeks)
US 		-

More studio albums

  • 1983: Just Us
  • 1983: Greetings from South Carolina
  • 1988: Still Holdin 'On
  • 1990: Southern Spirit
  • 1992: Still Smokin '
  • 1998: Face Down in the Blues
  • 1999: Gospel
  • 2004: Beyond the Horizon
  • 2005: Carolina Christmas
  • 2007: The Next Adventure

Live albums

  • 1977: Live! Englishtown
  • 2003: Stompin 'Room Only
  • 2006: Live on Long Island
  • 2010: Way Out West! Live From San Francisco 1973
  • 2013: Live! From Spartanburg
  • 2015: Live in the UK 1976

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US Country Country
1978 Greatest hits US67
platinum
platinum

(32 weeks)US 		Country19 (33 weeks)
Country

More compilations

  • 1994: The Capricorn Years
  • 1996: Country Tucker
  • 1997: The Encore Collection
  • 1997: MT Blues
  • 1998: Keeping the Love Alive
  • 2005: Anthology
  • 2006: Where a Country Boy Belongs
  • 2008: Collector's Edition
  • 2009: Love Songs
  • 2009: Essential 3.0
  • 2011: Greatest Hits

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US Country Country
1975 This Ol 'Cowboy
Where We All Belong 		US78 (4 weeks)
US 		-
Fire on the Mountain
Searchin 'for a Rainbow 		US38 (11 weeks)
US 		-
1976 Searchin 'for a Rainbow
Searchin' for a Rainbow 		- Country82 (3 weeks)
Country
Long Hard Ride
Long Hard Ride 		- Country63 (7 weeks)
Country
1977 Heard It in a Love Song
Carolina Dreams 		US14 (21 weeks)
US 		Country51 (10 weeks)
Country
Can't You See
Greatest Hits 		US75 (6 weeks)
US 		-
Re-release from 1973
1978 Dream Lover
Together Forever 		US75 (4 weeks)
US 		-
1979 Last of the Singing Cowboys
Running Like the Wind 		US42 (8 weeks)
US 		-
1980 It takes time
tenth 		US79 (3 weeks)
US 		-
1983 A Place I've Never Been
Just Us 		- Country62 (7 weeks)
Country
1987 Hangin 'Out in Smokey Places
Still Holdin' On 		- Country44 (11 weeks)
Country
1988 Once You Get the Feel of It
Still Holdin 'On 		- Country79 (3 weeks)
Country
1992 Driving You Out of My Mind
Still Smokin ' 		- Country68 (6 weeks)
Country
1993 Walk Outside the Lines
Walk Outside the Lines 		- Country71 (1 week)
Country

More singles

  • 1973: Can't You See
  • 1973: Take the Highway
  • 1974: Another Cruel Love
  • 1978: I'll Be Loving You
  • 1979: Running Like the Wind
  • 1980: Without You
  • 1981: This Time I Believe
  • 1981: Silverado
  • 1981: Tell the Blues to Take Off the Night
  • 1981: Love Some
  • 1982: Mr. President
  • 1982: Reachin 'for a Little Bit More
  • 1984: I May Be Easy But You Make It Hard
  • 1988: Still Holdin 'On
  • 1990: Stay in the Country

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  1. ↑ a b c Chart sources: [1]
  2. ↑ a b c Music Sales Awards: US

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