Saturday, December 2, 2023 2pm ET: Feature LP: Marshall Tucker Band (1973)

The Marshall Tucker Band is the self-titled debut album by American rock band The Marshall Tucker Band. Released in April 1973, the album was recorded in 1973 in Macon, Georgia, at Capricorn Studios.

“Take the Highway” – 6:15
“Can’t You See” – 6:05
“Losing You” – 5:10
“Hillbilly Band” – 2:35
“See You Later, I’m Gone” – 3:08
“Ramblin'” – 5:07
“My Jesus Told Me So” – 5:32
“AB’s Song” – 1:15
“Everyday (I Have the Blues)” (Live) – 12:33
“Can’t You See” (Single Edit)

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
Jerry Eubanks – flute, alto saxophone, background vocals
Paul Hornsby – piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer
Producer: Paul Hornsby
Recording engineers: Paul Hornsby, Buddy Thornton
Album design and illustration: James Flournoy Holmes
Photography: C. Hearon, J. Duckworth at Camera House

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 6pm ET: Feature LP: Marshall Tucker Band – Running Like The Wind (1979)

Running Like the Wind is The Marshall Tucker Band’s ninth studio album (including the band’s 1978 compilation, Greatest Hits) with its title track, “Running Like the Wind,” being one of the band’s most popular songs. The more jazzy “Last of the Singing Cowboys” was the single from the album, reaching #42 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It is their first album recorded for Warner Bros. after the collapse of Capricorn Records.

“Running Like the Wind” 9:11
“Last of the Singing Cowboys” 4:16
“Answer to Love” 3:43
“Unto These Hills” 7:02
“Melody Ann” 5:27
“My Best Friend” 4:58
“Pass It On” 3:46

Doug Gray – Lead vocals and percussion
Toy Caldwell – Electric and acoustic guitars, steel guitar
Tommy Caldwell – Bass guitar and background vocals, lead vocal on “Melody Ann”
George McCorkle – Electric and acoustic guitars, banjo
Jerry Eubanks – Flute, alto, baritone and tenor saxophone, background vocals
Paul Riddle – drums
Horns: Steve Madaio, Gary Grant, David Leull, Gary Herbig, Bill Reichenbach Jr. (horns arranged by Steve Madaio).
Keyboards: Chuck Leavell

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RYM Rating 3.44 / 5.0 from 2 ratings
Ranked #668 for 1979

Wednesday 11/30/22 10pm ET: Feature LP: Marshall Tucker Band – Carolina Dreams (1977)

Carolina Dreams, released January 1977, was The Marshall Tucker Band’s sixth album and an ode to the band’s home state, South Carolina, USA. Focusing on Western themes, it spawned their biggest hit to date, “Heard It In a Love Song”, which rose to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, taking the album with it to #22 and #23 on the Country and Pop charts, respectively. They toured early that year to promote the album.

“Fly Like an Eagle” 3:03
“Heard It in a Love Song” 4:55
“I Should Have Never Started Lovin’ You” 7:10
“Life in a Song” 3:33
“Desert Skies” 6:24
“Never Trust A Stranger” 5:28
“Tell It To The Devil” 6:45

Doug Gray – lead vocals
Toy Caldwell – lead, acoustic and steel guitars
Tommy Caldwell – bass, tambourine, and background vocals
George McCorkle – electric, twelve string and acoustic guitars
Paul Riddle – drums
Jerry Eubanks – flute, saxophone, background vocals
Paul Hornsby – Piano and organ
Charlie Daniels – Fiddle and harmony vocal on “Desert Skies”. (Charlie Daniels appears courtesy of Epic Records)
Chuck Leavell – Piano on “Life In A Song”
Jaimoe – Congas
Leo LaBranche – Horn section arrangements and trumpet on “Life In A Song” and “I Should Have Never Started Lovin’ You”
Dezso Lakatos – Tenor sax as part of the horn section.

Wednesday 7/14/21 12am ET: Feature LP: Marshall Tucker Band – Where We All Belong (1974)

Where We All Belong is the third album by The Marshall Tucker Band (credited to “Marshall Tucker Band”). It is a double album; disc one is a studio album and disc two is a live album, featuring extensive jamming by the band and guest fiddle player, Charlie Daniels, on “24 Hours at a Time”. Album two was recorded live at the Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 31, 1974. A printing error in the liner notes states Toy Caldwell credited as playing lead guitar and vocals on “Can’t You See.” “Can’t You See” was actually recorded at this show, but would be retained for release on the band’s following album, Searchin’ for a Rainbow, in 1975. Album one was recorded in 1974 in Macon, Georgia at Capricorn Studios.

“This Ol’ Cowboy” – 6:42
“Low Down Ways” – 3:00
“In My Own Way” – 7:17
“How Can I Slow Down” – 3:19
“Where a Country Boy Belongs” – 4:32
“Now She’s Gone” – 4:20
“Try One More Time” – 4:46
“Ramblin'” – 6:13
“24 Hours at a Time” – 13:57
“Everyday (I Have the Blues)” – 11:48
“Take the Highway” – 7:26

Doug Gray – lead vocals, percussion
Toy Caldwell – electric and acoustic guitars, steel guitar, lead vocals on “This Ol’ Cowboy” and “Everyday (I Have the Blues)”
Tommy Caldwell – bass guitar, backing vocals
George McCorkle – electric and acoustic guitars, banjo
Jerry Eubanks – flute, alto, baritone and tenor saxophone, backing vocals
Paul Riddle – drums
Charlie Daniels – fiddle on “24 Hours At a Time” and “This Ol’ Cowboy”
Elvin Bishop – slide guitar on “Where a Country Boy Belongs”
Johnny Vernazza – slide guitar on “Where a Country Boy Belongs”
Billy Sanders – harmonica, rhythm guitar
Paul Hornsby – piano, organ, clavinet
Earl Ford – trombone
Jerry Joseph – conga
Steve Madaio – trumpet
Sam McPhearson – harp
Stein – fiddle

Tuesday 11/10/2020 4pm ET: Feature Artist – Marshall Tucker Band

The Marshall Tucker Band is an American rock band from Spartanburg, South Carolina. Noted for incorporating blues, country and jazz into its 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 lineups for 45 years. Lead vocalist Doug Gray remains the only original member still active with the band.

The original lineup 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 (1947–2007), drummer Paul Riddle (born 1953), and bassist Tommy Caldwell (1949–1980). They signed with Capricorn Records and in 1973 released their first LP, The Marshall Tucker Band.

After Tommy Caldwell was killed in an automobile accident in 1980, he was replaced by bassist Franklin Wilkie. Most of the original band members had left by the mid-1980s to pursue other projects. The band’s current lineup 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.

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The Marshall Tucker Band is an American Southern rock/country rock band originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina. The band’s blend of rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, country, and gospel 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, the band has recorded and performed continuously under various lineups for nearly 40 years.

The original lineup of the Marshall Tucker Band, formed in 1972, included lead guitarist, vocalist, and primary songwriter Toy Caldwell (1947–1993), vocalist Doug Gray (born 1948), keyboard player, saxophone player, and flutist 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 in 1973 released their first LP, The Marshall Tucker Band.

After Tommy Caldwell was killed in an automobile accident in 1980, he was replaced by bassist Franklin Wilkie. Most of the original band members had left by the mid-1980s to pursue other projects. The band’s current lineup consists of Gray on vocals, keyboard player and flutist Marcus James Henderson, guitarist Rick Willis, bassist Pat Elwood, and drummer B.B. Borden.

Home Page: http://www.marshalltucker.com/

Source: Wikipedia / (Countdown created by RadioMaxMusic)

1	Heard It in a Love Song
2	Can’t You See
3	Fire on the Mountain
4	Last of the Singing Cowboys
5	Hangin’ Out in Smokey Places
6	Dream Lover
7	Silverado
8	A Place I’ve Never Been
9	Long Hard Ride
10	Driving You Out of My Mind
11	Walk Outside the Lines
12	Searchin’ for a Rainbow
13	This Ol’ Cowboy
14	It Takes Time
15	Once You Get the Feel of It
16	This Time I Believe
17	My Jesus
18	Another Cruel Love
19	I’ll Be Loving You
20	Running Like the Wind
21	Disillusion
22	Mr. President
23	Blue Ridge Mountain Sky
24	Bob Away My Blues
25	Desert Skies