īy the 1970s Toy Caldwell and George McCorkle had returned to Spartanburg, and the Toy Factory had resumed playing in area clubs. Armed Forces Toy Caldwell was in the USMC, and received a Purple Heart after being wounded in Vietnam. In the late 1960s, four of the bandmembers served in the U.S. 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. In 1966, members of several such bands merged to form the Toy Factory, named after guitarist Toy Caldwell. 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. Music historian Joel Whitburn erroneously attributes "Marshall Tucker" to the owner of the band's rehearsal hall in his book Top Pop Singles, 1955-2002. Later it came to light that Marshall Tucker, the blind piano tuner had tuned a piano in that rented space before the band and his name was inscribed on the key. 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 Band," not realizing it referred to an actual person. 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. 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. Most of the original band members had left by the mid-1980s. They signed with Capricorn Records and released their first album in 1973, The Marshall Tucker Band.Īfter Tommy Caldwell was killed in a car accident in 1980, he was replaced by bassist Franklin Wilkie. The original line-up of the Marshall Tucker Band, formed in 1972, included lead guitarist, steel 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). Lead vocalist Doug Gray remains the only original member still active with the band. 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.
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 Marshall Tucker Band is an American rock band from Spartanburg, South Carolina. Capricorn, Warner Bros., Mercury, Cabin Fever, Ramblin'
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