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I just got a CD of The Marshall Tucker Band's Greatest Hits. Unfortunately, it doesn't list the names of any of the musicians. The steel playing is great! Anyone know who played steel for The Marshall Tucker band? Thanks!


Dan Farrell
'97 Carter D-10<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Dan Farrell on 27 April 2002 at 04:14 PM.]</p></FONT>

Dan, I believe it was Toy Caldwell who played
some steel For Marshall tucker.

Toy Caldwell did play steel with the Marshall Tucker Band and also wrote some of their songs. Brett Day, Emmons S-10

Thanks for the info on Toy Caldwell guys. Anyone know what he is ip to these days?

Dan Farrell
'97 Carter D-10

Sorry to tell you Toy passed away around 1992.

The official Marshall Tucker website is at http://www.marshalltucker.com/tuck/index.html

Marshall Tucker "Southern Spirit" CD (1990) lists JOE WRIGHT on Pedal Steel.
Gord

I know Toy wasn't a noted steel player, but his playing did a lot to hook me on PSG. My friends and I wore out several Marshall Tucker 8-tracks! I wish I had some CD's of the band.

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Doug Earnest
Zum2000U12,Sierra12,Sho-Bud ProII D10 PV DPC 750 ProFex 112E, Fender Cyber Twin

Doug, quite a few of the albums are now available on cd. Check out your local record store or even better, Amazon or CDNow.com.

Who was better on steel... Toy or Jerry Garcia?...
time to duck!!

Hey BobG!

How 'bout this?
Who was a better PSG picker, Toy Caldwell or Jimmy Page?

Got room in your foxhole for me, too?

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn

Don't forget Ronnie Wood!

Oh No!It's about to hit the fan now boys.

I'll have you all know, I leanrt every lick Toy Caldwell ever played on a steel (from his instructional video "Every Lick I Ever Played On Steel" {total run time: 6min.} )

I saw the Tucker Boys several times in the late '70's and saw Toy play steel on the big steel tunes they did.

I have a good rhythm track for "Desert Skies" and it is fun to play steel on.

Yup, he was one of the guys that got me into playing steel.

If you want to see that big blue vain in Jeff Newmans forhead pop out, ask him to show you how to play like Toy (like I did in '82).
He cracked on me all week after that one!
<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Pete Burak on 01 May 2002 at 09:32 AM.]</p></FONT>

Hi Pete...I also was a fan of Marshall Tucker and his playing had quite an effect on a lot of players as well as myself. I am sure Jeff cringed at the mention of Toy Caldwell because of the intonation problem on the intro to "Fire On The Mountain". LOL.

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kd...and the beat goes on...

Before we start a war here let me say this.I knew Toy pretty well.When in town.He used to come and jam (Guitar) with the band I played with at the time.This was in 77 I think.He being famous gave him the opportunity to produce a lot of local folks trying to get a record deal.He used me on steel on a lot of these things.

My point here is Toy knew he was not a great steel player.But he dug great steel playing.He was always asking have heard Emmons do this? Or have you heard that Franklin guy play that?However he knew what he did worked well enough to sell records.And he had the money to prove it.A (joke between us)But I think mostly Toy just enjoyed trying to play steel.Every time I made a crack about his playing he would just pull out his wallet and laugh.To say Toy was not the worrying kind would be an under statement.BTW as a producer he never asked me to play like him.When he wanted that sound he played it himself. <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Bobby Boggs on 01 May 2002 at 11:15 AM.]</p></FONT>

I don't know the music of Marshall Tucker (although I suspect I actually do know a bunch--just didn't realize it was them) so I've been doing web research and have discovered to my amazement that there ain't no dude named Marshall Tucker! How about that! I also discovered that up until his name disappears from the credits (I'll assume this is the time of his passing) the name Caldwell is on 99.9% of M.T's song credits. That's a serious body of work!

Ive got some tracks with Boggs playing steel and Toy playing guitar, its great stuff.

Mike

Ok Mike what's it gone ah cost me.I know the one your talking about.Thought I had bought all the copies.

Bobby,

Im not sure how to break this to pal, but all that stuff goes on sale May the 24th. Its on Mickeys new CD. Larry Nalley,you and me are on it. The CD features a couple of duets of Mickey and Aaron Tippin.

Mike

Mike.
The only thing I did with Mickey was in 76 or 77.Should be to old to make the cut.At least I hope so.If not, maybe they won't give credits on each song.That way I can claim you played what I did. And I'll take credit for your work.

Marshall Tucker was the guy who let them use his place to rehearse or something, they liked his name so much they named the band after him.

As for the MTB, they were in my opinion the best of the Southern Rockers, they had good country, blues and, Jazz in there mix, Doug Gray has a great voice and their musicianship was the best of that era. Paul T. Riddle was a real good drummer which helped them emencely.

Toy Caldwell was a great writer and awesome guitar player, he singing was a little off key, but when he sang 'This old cowboy', I don't think anyone could do any better for that song.

BTW Toy's bass-playing brother Tommy died in the late 70's in a Jeep accident.

Albums to check out are, 'Searchin' for a Rainbow', 'Long Hard Ride', 'Where we all Belong, and 'New Life'

R.I.P. Toy and Tommy

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Regards, Craig
<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Craig Stock on 01 May 2002 at 03:52 PM.]</p></FONT>

What songs do you recommend to hear Toy Caldwell at his best on steel?

Carolina Dreams is a fine album too. That one spawned their biggest hit, Heard it in a Love Song. Go Tell It To The Devil, Desert Skies. Love that stuff.

Fire on the Mountain had a lot of steel, didn't it?
I too saw them live in the late 70's, early 80's.
The loudest concert I've ever attended, due in part to the fact they were allowed to set up in the middle of the arena, rather than at the far end.