February 20, 2023
I have more of the past year at Summerfest to share with you. This week it is the Marshall Tucker Band.
I've photographed the band three times now with three different versions of the band- 1975 at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, 1978 at Summerfest with Willie Nelson and then this past July 9, 2022 at Summerfest again.
The one person in all three versions of the band is vocalist Doug Gray who is the only original member of the band left. However, the band is hot as ever!
Chatted with him before the show and he still has the energy and power to lead the band forever! And he really meant forever when he said, "I love what I do and can't think of doing anything else!"
His voice is just as good as it was in the old days and the new band is very polished.
Marcus James Henderson plays keyboards, sax and flute. I was amazed at how good and versatile he is.
By the way do you know the story of how the band got it's name? In 1972, it was on the key of the rehearsal space they used. Marshall Tucker was a blind piano tuner in South Carolina where they band is from!
Enjoy a look at them from the past summer.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
The Marshall Tucker Band lead by Doug Gray at Summerfest July 9, 2022.
Marshall Tucker Band at Summerfest in 1978 with Willie Nelson.
February 27, 2017
Named after a blind piano tuner whose name was inscribed on the key to their rehearsal hall in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the Marshall Tucker Band formed in 1972.
This week, we are looking at the Marshall Tucker Band from a show at the Riverside Theater in 1975.
It's such a great band and is still performing but with only Doug Gray from the original band. Toy Caldwell passed away in 1993 and Tommy Caldwell passed away in 2006.
They had a few hits with the most popular song being, "Heard It In A Love Song".
Enjoy a look at the band in 1975 and next week I'm going to dig up the photos of them performing in 1978 at Milwaukee's Summerfest.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
The Marshall Tucker Band in 1975 at the Riverside Theater.