Posted on 01/25/2023 1:32:03 PM PST by nickcarraway
The man who gave the Marshall Tucker Band their name died at age 99 on Jan. 20.
The Southern rock pioneers chose their moniker from a random discovery soon after they’d formed in 1972, as they confirmed in a social media post.
“We are saddened to hear of the passing of someone very special to our hearts, for very obvious reasons,” the post read. “Our band’s namesake, Mr. Marshall Tucker, passed away peacefully yesterday morning at the age of 99. Though he was never a member of our band, we wouldn’t be here today without his historic name.”
It continued: “In the early days when we were rehearsing in an old warehouse in Spartanburg, we found a keychain inscribed with his name. We needed a name ASAP… and the rest is history! Marshall was blind since birth but amazingly could play the heck out of the piano. He always said his talent was simply God-given. He tuned pianos in South Carolina for decades. We are thankful for Mr. Marshall Tucker and the life he lived! Sending blessings to his wife and family.”
Frontman Doug Gray, the group's only remaining original member, has explained on many occasions that the group hadn’t realized Marshall Tucker was an individual, assuming the keychain referred to a company that owned or leased the warehouse they used for rehearsal.
And inventor of the seed drill, Jethro Tull.
Quite a dude. I like this quote in a letter from Tito to Stalin:
“Stop sending people to kill me. We’ve already captured five of them, one of them with a bomb and another with a rifle. [...] If you don’t stop sending killers, I’ll send one to Moscow, and I won’t have to send a second.”
One of my favorites, with NRPS, Poco, Airplane, and the Dead.
Maybe he was named for Vice President Thomas Marshall (VP under Woodrow Wilson), famous for saying that “what this country needs is a good five-cent cigar.”
Great band. Their album, “Where We All Belong,” is a classic. I wore it out on my turntable back in the mid 1970s.
They were a regular every summer at the Central Park Music Festival
I thought Tito was with The Jackson Five.
When I got a pair of Vandersteens, the first thing I played was Marshall Tucker. Their sound is amazing
There’s Marshall Tucker riding a rainbow searching for a pot of gold.
Well they can take the highway, baby, and they can take all they can hold.
The Outlaws down in Tampa town it’s a mighty fine place to be.
They got green grass and they got high tides and sure looks good to me.
-Molly Hatchet (Gator Country)
100%
I wore it out on my turntable back in the mid 1970s.
You mean, like, a record player. 😉
good times... loooong time ago
Take the highway...
Here is something to remember:
I meant to add you to the last post!
That is a great night.
What about Tito Jackson!?
Lynard Skynyrd
“Outlaws Green Grass and High Tides 23 min.”
Minor personal footnote...Hughie Thomason crashed at my apartment one night.
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