OCEAN CITY – The Stockton Performing Arts Center goes to the “beach” again this summer presenting seven concerts in the tenth annual Stockton Goes to the Beach Summer Concert Series at the Music Pier in Ocean City. It’ll be smoking’ hot southern rock when Stockton Goes to the Beach presents The Marshall Tucker Band on August 1st. The Marshall Tucker Band is considered one of the major Southern rock bands of the 70’s.
Show time is 8 p.m. Tickets are priced at $30 and may be ordered online at www.ocnj.us or by calling (609) 525-9300 or by going to the Ocean City Music Pier.
The Marshall Tucker Band was formed in Spartanburg, SC, in 1971 by singer Doug Gray, guitarist Toy Caldwell (born 1948, died February 25, 1993), his brother bassist Tommy Caldwell (born 1950, died April 4, 1980), guitarist George McCorkle (born 1947, died June 29th, 2007), drummer Paul Riddle, and reed player Jerry Eubanks.
The band will play “Can’t You See,” “I Heard It In A Love Song,” and “Fire On The Mountain.”
The group’s style combined rock, country, and jazz and featured extended instrumental passages on which lead guitarist Toy Caldwell shone. The band was signed to Capricorn Records and released their debut album,
“The Marshall Tucker Band,” in March 1973. They gained recognition through a tour with the Allman Brothers Band and found significant success during the course of the 70’s, with most of their albums going gold.
Their peak came with the million-selling album “Carolina Dreams” and its Top 15 single “Heard It in a Love Song” in 1977. Since then, the group has continued to write, record, and tour, and entertain fans from around the world.
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