Marshall Tucker Band With Dave Mason
February 12, 2022
8:00 PM
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
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The Marshall Tucker Band
50th Anniversary Tour With Special Guest
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer
DAVE MASON
Doug Gray – lead vocals B.B. Borden–drums Ryan Ware – bass / vocals Marcus James Henderson – keyboards / saxophone / flute / vocals Chris Hicks–guitar / vocals Rick Willis–guitar / vocals When you wake up and want to put a smile on your face, you think of the songs that always manage to reach down and touch your soul the moment you hear the first note. The Marshall Tucker Band is one such group that continues to have a profound level of impact on successive generations of listeners who’ve been "Searchin’ for a Rainbow" and found it perfectly represented by this tried-and-true Southern institution over the decades. “I’ve been in tune with how music can make you feel, right from when I was first in the crib,” explains lead vocalist and bandleader Doug Gray, who’s been fronting the MTB since the very beginning. “I was born with that. And I realized it early on, back when I was a little kid and my mom and dad encouraged me to get up there and sing whatever song came on the jukebox. It got to the point where people were listening to me more than what was on the jukebox! There’s a certain gift I found I could share, whether I was in front of five people or 20,000 people. I was blessed with that ability and I’m thankful I can share with others." The Marshall Tucker Band came together as a young, hungry, & quite driven six-piece outfit in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1972, having duly baptized themselves with the name of a blind piano tuner after they found it inscribed on a key to their original rehearsal space. Plus, the band’s mighty music catalog, consisting of more than 20 studio albums & a score of live releases, has racked up multi-platinum album sales. With heartfelt singalong “Heard It in a Love Song,” the insistent pleading of “Can’t You See”, the testifying “Fire on the Mountain,” the wanderlust gallop of “Long Hard Ride,” & the explosive testimony of “Ramblin,’”.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Dave Mason fans and critics alike hail Dave as one of the most talented songwriters and guitarists in the world - which is why he is still performing over 100 shows a year to sold-out crowds. Mason has been playing guitar most of his life. By 15, Dave had founded two bands: The Deep Feeling, and The Hellions. At 18, the Worcester, England native teamed up with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood to form the legendary band traffic. At 19, Mason penned the song “Feelin’ Alright”. The rock anthem, first recorded by traffic and then covered by dozens of other artists, cemented both Dave’s and Traffic’s legacy, and had a profound influence over rock music that continues today.
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