Jim Puke
Hunter
Might have to be from the south to appreciate this Marshall Tucker clip from 1973.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN3jI6lFmFQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN3jI6lFmFQ
Classic southern music...
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cadillo
Blackhawk
"Carolina Dreams"; one of my favorite albums of all time!
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Jim Puke
Hunter
cadillo said:
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Same for me!
I like this too..
Fire on the Mountain by The Marshall Tucker Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiYJQpX0bHc
Fire on the Mountain by The Marshall Tucker Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiYJQpX0bHc
Busterswoodshop
Hunter
I saw them in concert back in the 70's.
They do play some good music.
They do play some good music.
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Jim Puke
Hunter
Number9 said:
I like that, too...actually have a hard time trying to pick a favorite....and I have listened to it SO much in my life...all of the "southern rock" bands...Allman's, Marshall Tucker, Skynyrd, Charlie Daniels...the list goes on...soundtrack of my youth, along with a lot of others.
contender
Ruger Guru
Ahh the Marshall Tucker Band. Sweet memories!
coach
Hunter
That's kind of funny because I heard them on the radio today as I was driving my daughter back to college. Definitely a classic.
Not much flute in rock and roll, but it really adds to the song.
Not much flute in rock and roll, but it really adds to the song.
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Jim Puke
Hunter
coach said:
I have often thought the same...whomever was responsible for adding the flute really had a stroke of genius as it certainly does contribute to the song.
Thanks Jim, I like them and their music. :)
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Don Lovel
Hunter
Saw their tour in the early 70's with Grinderswitch, The Outlaws and MTB. Outlaws redefined how I look at my personal guitar skills.
MTB "This Old Cowboy" is one of my all time favorites to cover in my bands.
Most of The Outlaws are dead now, Green Grass & High Tides boys
MTB "This Old Cowboy" is one of my all time favorites to cover in my bands.
Most of The Outlaws are dead now, Green Grass & High Tides boys
ruger randy
Single-Sixer
many great tunes; just the memory brings back part of a lyric......"fishin' worms in a Maxwell House coffee can"
Another couple great songs were "Can't you See" & Fire on the Mountain"
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ruger randy
Another couple great songs were "Can't you See" & Fire on the Mountain"
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akbluz
Blackhawk
Never had a chance to see MTB but was blessed to see Charlie Daniels twice - the last time here at the Alaska State Fair a couple of years ago. Charlie had a few new/young members of his Band but ol' Charlie has still "got it". Plus I like his views of American culture. Check out his Soap Box at
http://www.charliedaniels.com/blog
(Jim, sorry - I didn't mean to 'hi-jack' your OP)
http://www.charliedaniels.com/blog
(Jim, sorry - I didn't mean to 'hi-jack' your OP)
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Jim Puke
Hunter
akbluz said:
No problem here...I agree on Charlie's Americanism and his concerts...saw him in Savannah Ga the first time and he came back on stage for an encore and played 2 more hrs.
One of my favorite bands. Thanks for sharing.
Born and raised out West, but a big fan of the Southern rock. Heard Marshal Tucker the first time on the morning of a deer hunt in the 70's---talk about getting pumped up to do some hunting. I was fotrtunate to work security for a few of the venues during the 80's and got to hear and meet lots of musicians. Charlie Daniels, Outlaws, Georgia Satalites, Crosby-Stills-Nash & Young, Neal Young both with band and solo, Terrible Ted,----the list goes on. Lots of great memories from lots of great concerts and got paid to do it. My now 18yo son seems to have taken to my taste in music. Besides some of the nasty stuff he listens to, he seems to also listen to lots of stuff that I turned him onto.
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Jim Puke
Hunter
AJGUNNER said:
Sounds like I would have enjoyed tagging along with you for concert gigs...
My 20yr old son has also developed a taste for MY music...listens to it on his phone a lot of the time. And, I might add that it is much to his Mother's chagrin...as she has a more "sedate" taste in music... :mrgreen:
luvmyRugers
Single-Sixer
Thanks for the memories, Jim Luke! I too grew up listening to MTB as well as the others. Nothing like good ol' southern rock. My brother was drummer in a regional band (Badge) who played the same style music. They opened for MTB, Charlie Daniels, Skynard and others during that time.
wixedmords
Blackhawk
Big Southern Rock fan. :)
Heard enough of Skynyrd in my life though. Played them out kinda.
The epic song of the genre for me is "Flirtin' with disaster" from Molly Hatchet. "Train, train" is right there from Blackfoot.
Saw Molly Hatchet in 1985, but sadly Danny Jo Brown's voice was not at his best. Still pulled off the best Freebird I have ever heard. Lead guitarist just leaned back and let his Explorer sing.
Have to send out a thanks to those in Northern Florida, specifically Jacksonville, without them the genre wouldn't be around, imo. ;)
Heard enough of Skynyrd in my life though. Played them out kinda.
The epic song of the genre for me is "Flirtin' with disaster" from Molly Hatchet. "Train, train" is right there from Blackfoot.
Saw Molly Hatchet in 1985, but sadly Danny Jo Brown's voice was not at his best. Still pulled off the best Freebird I have ever heard. Lead guitarist just leaned back and let his Explorer sing.
Have to send out a thanks to those in Northern Florida, specifically Jacksonville, without them the genre wouldn't be around, imo. ;)
Acorn
Hunter
Sorry to burst y'all's bubble but some Yankees like em too. "Take the highway" and "The last of the singing cowboys" are 2 of my favorites MTB tunes along with "Can't you see"
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Jim Puke
Hunter
wixedmords said:
I understand this sentiment, but Capricorn Records in Macon Ga(now, out of business) and the Allman Brother's Band, also from Macon, might have a little to say about this...since they started the genre.
I am completly amazed to hear an old souther rock classic every now and then on the radio. Can you remember the last time you heard "Woa Black Betty"---bam a lam??? Our local "classic Rock" station KGON seems to play this one at least once a week.
Merle1948
Buckeye
Jim Luke said:
Nope - not at all! Add "fire on the mountain" and you're on a roll! :mrgreen:
The Tucker boys, as Charlie Daniels called them. I have every album they made, including solo endeavors and bootlegs. Can't You See tops my list, but followed closely by many others. Desert Skies, This Ol' Cowboy, Try One More Time, Ab's Song, the list goes on.
It's sad that we've lost both Caldwell boys; first Tommy, then Toy - the fastest thumb in the business. Doug Gray is still rockin', though, keeping those Carolina Dreams alive.
Toy finally took that southbound train, and he ain't never coming back. Our loss.
It's sad that we've lost both Caldwell boys; first Tommy, then Toy - the fastest thumb in the business. Doug Gray is still rockin', though, keeping those Carolina Dreams alive.
Toy finally took that southbound train, and he ain't never coming back. Our loss.
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Jim Puke
Hunter
wolfsong said:
You mentioned Tommy died first...I was working at my part-time job in 1980, listening to the radio as I normally did, when news came on at the top of the hour and reported that Tommy had been killed in an auto accident in South Carolina. Might seem strange, but I had such a connection to the band, from having listened to them so much in my teens, until I was kind of taken aback by his death and knowing it would not bode well for the band continuing as they had been.
The MTB was one of my favorite bands in the '70's. No one else could get away with a flute and sax in a southern country rock band with a strong western flavor. I can't pick a favorite as there was so many. I love the piano solo in "Heard it in a love song". Gotta hear the right version.
I spent about 1.5 hours tonight listening to my old MTB favorites. Thanks for the shake up, Jim.
I spent about 1.5 hours tonight listening to my old MTB favorites. Thanks for the shake up, Jim.
RugerHound
Hunter
Saw Marshall Tucker in 1972 or 73... Ah the good old days! They were great. Thanks for those memories!
Well.. we've been gold prospecting with MTB...
let's take another road, this one in Johnson County, TN.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvaEJzoaYZk
let's take another road, this one in Johnson County, TN.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvaEJzoaYZk
