Facts: - years active: 1972 -- present - landscape: yes - past members: jerry caldwell franklin wilkie stuart swanlund rusty milner tim lawter ronnie eubanks godfrey bobby ogdin bob wray james stroud tom robb ace toy allen don cameron frank toler mark pettey ronald radford paul caldwell thompson garry guzzardo david muse chris hicks clay cook tony george heatherly mccorkle paul riddle tommy - caption: marshall tucker band on july 4 , 2006 - origin: spartanburg , south carolina , usa - label: capricorn , ramblin ' , warner bros. , mercury , cabin fever - genre: southern rock , country rock , roots rock - name: the marshall tucker band - image size: 250 - background: group_or_band - image: marshall tucker band on the 4th.jpg - current members: doug pat ellwood b.b. borden gray marcus james henderson chris hicks rick willis - associated acts: charlie quincy tate , lynyrd skynyrd daniels , allman brothers ' band , eric Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of the marshall tucker band .
the marshall tucker band is an american southern rock/country rock band originally from spartanburg , south carolina .the band 's blend of rock , rhythm and blues , jazz , country , and gospel helped establish the southern rock genre in the early 1970s .while the band had reached the height of its commercial success by the end of the decade , the band has recorded and performed continuously under various lineups for nearly 40 years .the original lineup of the marshall tucker band , formed in 1972 , included lead guitarist , vocalist , and primary songwriter toy caldwell -lrb- 1947 -- 1993 -rrb- , lead vocalist doug gray -lrb- born 1948 -rrb- , keyboard player , saxophone player , and flautist jerry eubanks -lrb- born 1950 -rrb- , rhythm guitarist george mccorkle -lrb- 1946 -- 2007 -rrb- , drummer paul riddle -lrb- born 1953 -rrb- , and bassist tommy caldwell -lrb- 1949 -- 1980 -rrb- .they signed with capricorn records and in 1973 released their first lp , '' the marshall tucker band '' .after tommy caldwell was killed in an automobile accident in 1980 , he was replaced by bassist franklin wilkie .most of the original band members had left by the mid-1980s to pursue other projects .the band 's current lineup consists of gray on vocals , keyboard player and flautist marcus james henderson , guitarist rick willis , bassist pat elwood , and drummer b.b. borden .