The Marshall Tucker Band’s founder and lead singer, Doug Gray, is reminiscing about his 50-year friendship with Charlie Daniels. In an exclusive interview, Doug opened up about the things the two had in common, the lessons he learned from Charlie, and his future in music without one of his biggest inspirations.
A week after Charlie Daniels was laid to rest, family, friends, and fellow musicians are still struggling to cope with his unexpected death due to a hemorrhagic stroke at the age of 83.
Volunteer Jam, a recurring all-star Tennessee concert hosted by country staple Charlie Daniels, won't take place this fall as previously scheduled.
Lineup Includes Trace Adkins, Justin Moore, The Marshall Tucker Band, Charley Pride, the Gatlin Brothers, Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Travis Denning, Chris Janson, Delbert McClinton, The Outlaws, Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee and More
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"Marshall Tucker is 94 years old and still alive,” marvelled Doug Gray, the straight-talking frontman of the southern rock band that co-opted Tucker’s name, when Classic Rock met him in 2011. “I met him five years ago for a documentary on the band. He told me: ‘I know you were dogs on the road, but I’m glad you didn’t ruin my name.’ I was relieved that he didn’t find out what dogs we really were.”
If you turn on your local classic rock radio station, there’s a chance you might hear hits from the Marshall Tucker Band such as “Can’t You See,” “Fire on the Mountain,” or “Heard It in a Love Song.” If you change the channel to your local classic country station, you might hear those same songs.
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From The Cullman Times:
The Marshall Tucker Band has criss-crossed the country traveled around the world, but that journey is far from over for the group when it takes the stage at Rock the South on Saturday.
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