Live From Spartanburg South Carolina is a complete concert album by The Marshall Tucker Band recorded during the band’s induction to the South Carolina Music Hall of Fame in their hometown of Spartanburg. In addition, longtime friend Charlie Daniels is featured on a number of the live tracks including the ever-popular ‘Heard It In A Love Song,’ ‘Fire On The Mountain,’ and ‘Can't You See,’ which Ultimate Classic Rock puts at No. 1 on its list of Top 10 Southern Rock Songs, and No. 85 among its Top 100 Classic Rock Songs. Despite the passing of a few original members, MTB continues to thrive in its southern classic rock legacy fronted by founding member Doug Gray.

The Marshall Tucker Band’s blend of rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, country, and gospel helped establish them among the 1970s Southern Rock elite along with the Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The original lineup that formed in 1971 included Toy Caldwell (lead guitar, vocals, primary songwriter), Doug Gray (vocals), Jerry Eubanks (keyboards, saxophone flute), George McCorkle (rhythm guitar), Paul Riddle (drums), and Tommy Caldwell (bass).

After signing with Capricorn Records, The Marshall Tucker Band’s self-titled debut album was recorded in 1973 in Macon, Ga., at Capricorn Studios. The album featured two of the band’s most notable hits, ‘Can't You See’ and ‘Ramblin’,’ both of which are featured on Live From Spartanburg South Carolina. ‘Can't You See’ was written by Toy Caldwell and released as the album's first single. It was re-released in 1977 and peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100, driven by the song’s melodious flute introduction by Jerry Eubanks.

Another classic track featured on Live From Spartanburg South Carolina is ‘Heard It in a Love Song,’ another Toy Caldwell composition from The Marshall Tucker Band’s 1977 album Carolina Dreams. ‘Heard It in a Love Song’ was the band’s highest charting single, reaching No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also was recorded by country artist Mark Chesnutt as the title track of a 2006 album release.

The band’s only other Top 40 hit is 1975’s ‘Fire On The Mountain’ from their fourth studio album, Searchin' for a Rainbow. Other featured tracks on Live From Spartanburg South Carolina include ‘This Ol' Cowboy,’ ‘Long Hard Ride,’ ‘Desert Skies,’ ‘Searchin' For A Rainbow,’ ‘24 Hours At A Time,’ ‘In My Own Way,’ and ‘Askin' Too Much Of You.’

When The Marshall Tucker Band reached the height of its commercial success by the end of the 1970s, the band continued to record and tour in the face of personal tragedies. Tommy Caldwell was killed in an automobile accident in 1980, founding member Toy Caldwell died in 1993 after suffering a cardio-respiratory arrest, and guitarist Stuart Swanlund died in his sleep in 2012. The band's current lineup consists of Doug Gray (vocals), Marcus James Henderson (keyboards, flute), Rick Willis (guitar), Chris Hicks (guitar, vocals), Pat Elwood (bass), and B.B. Borden (drums).

The Marshall Tucker Band continues to tour extensively, booking practically every weekend at venues across the nation through September. The band also toured Europe earlier this year for the first time in 35 years, playing in Switzerland for the very first time when they headlined the 2013 International Country Music Festival last March.

Watch The Marshall Tucker Band in a live performance of ‘Can’t You See’ from the band’s 1973 self-titled debut album.

As A Matter of Fact…

* Recognized as one of the major Southern rock bands of the 1970s, The Marshall Tucker Band initially gained recognition by touring with the Allman Brothers Band.

* The band’s name doesn’t refer to any one member, but was taken from the name of a Spartanburg, S.C. piano tuner who was renting space in an old warehouse where the band was rehearsing.

* ‘Can't You See’ has been covered by numerous other country and rock artists including Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, Jr., The Charlie Daniels Band, Alabama, The Allman Brothers Band, Zac Brown Band, Poison, and Black Stone Cherry.

* Over the last 40 years, The Marshall Tucker Band has tackled several genres including a blues album titled Face Down in the Blues (1998) and a spiritual album simply titled Gospel (1999). Another new studio project, The Next Adventure, appeared in 2007.

* Last November, The Marshall Tucker Band tour bus was used to collect donations for victims of Hurricane Sandy. Lead singer Doug Gray said the effort was in thanks to “support from people in the northeast for over 40 years and feels their pain on a personal level."