Marshall Tucker Band - Searching For A Rainbow - Midnight Special TV Show

[@tinman993]

Been listening to these guys for 50 years....I forgot what a bad ass Toy Caldwell was

[@GBeret83]

It's an absolute CRIME that this band hasn't yet been inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. A CRIME I say!!

[@stacyhutchens2373]

What the heck? They haven't been inducted yet? They should be

[@bishlap]

it would be a crime if the R&R HOF meant anything... Its not about inducting the greatest or most influential - it's about most popular/record sellers/personalities, with about 25 bands that truly are GREAT/Hall of Famers. I don't think Marshall Tucker wants a plaque between RUN-DMC and MARSHALL MATHERS. The End. Us rock fans from the 70's (and 60's) KNOW the score. If England says Zeppelin, US says Skynyrd; England says CREAM, US says Marshall Tucker; England says Rolling Stones, US says Jimi Hendrix - NOW THERE'S A REAL HALL OF FAME CEREMONY!!! Peace all ROCK fans.

[@hootiehootheblowphish4109]

@@bishlap I respect Run DMC and Eminem for their talent and contributions but I get what you mean. The Rock n Roll HOF has become about a lot more than just rock. It's a cool museum though.

[@robertravaioli5066]

@@hootiehootheblowphish4109 willing to bet 99% of us Southern Rockers could give a rats ass about Run DMC or Eminem there not even close to being in the same league as The MTB!!!

[@hootiehootheblowphish4109]

@@robertravaioli5066 i love Southern Rock too. I enjoy all music. Run DMC and Eminem are talented but what they do is way different than The Marshall Tucker Band. It's like comparing apples and oranges. It's okay to enjoy both though.

[@太郎-o5f]

It's southern rock. Just listening to it, I feel America

[@blakenorman4822]

Amen

[@bradfauth3657]

I’m with you my friend. Can’t believe it. WHY?

[@tonyvincent9753]

Toy Caldwell’s vibrato was totally unique to him. I have never heard another guitar player sound like Toy. Ed King from Lynyrd Skynyrd captured it in his tribute solo in “Am I Losin”.

[@blu68caddy]

So few guitar players had the soul and the intensity and feeling as Toy Caldwell did‼️ I saw that many times throughout the 70s…. What a truly awesome band they were then. May God rest his soul🎵🎸

[@williamrobinson8406]

+blu68caddy you are so right , Toy was a guitar

[@coachchris548]

blu68caddy yes indeed ,got to see them at Nassau Coliseum running like the wind Tour,a couple of months later Tommy dies, sad. May Toy,Tommy Caldwell and George McCorkle rest in peace

[@jhnstn1]

Another great band that suffered from the curse of being too country for rock stations and to rock for country stations.

[@jackoshaw]

Not Sure They Suffered at all.. Bands like the Marshall Tucker Band were always considered Musician's Musicians... Maybe not for everyone, but those interested in Playing and the Dynamics of Music would study Bands like this.... Looking back , Radio play was and is irrelevant. They are still proving That ... Look at the groups today, that sell out the big rooms and never once had a tune on the radio.........Aaron Lewis, Sturgil Simpson, Dead and Company, Billy Strings, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Trucks, the list goes on and on....No Radio Play at all..

[@jhnstn1]

@@jackoshaw Different era my friend. In TMTB's day airplay was the key to almost any band's commercial success. Compare the airplay Skynard got vs MTB. Which one was bigger? A modern band can gain a following through youtube and downloads because there are no over-the-air stations left to play their stuff or take a chance on an unknown.

[@cooterriggs]

the best band that.ever was!

[@perliewayne]

These type of souls no longer exist-too bad for us.

[@rick00770]

I played guitar for over 50 years. I played a little style from everyone, clapton hendrix, page, Allman and everybody else, but I had that country funk like Toy here. Not as good but I keep it to this day. He was one of the best. I salute him. It don't get much better. Thanks Toy, and the Marshall Tucker Band. This is great. I'm still piking. Amen.

[@brianbrown3328]

You have excellent taste bubba

[@Groundhog-Jam-Band]

I'm still pickin too..Toy was my greatest influence

[@tileking8078]

I'm still pikeing too..

[@patrickhite3026]

Peaking...It's spelled Peaking & I'm still peaking on this band 50 years later...They were great & soulful...RIP Toy & Tommy

[@OLECOUNTRYHITHOME]

Man Toy was so fast , Ive almost forgot how fast he was , and just using his thumb, RIP always luv toy and the boys, Toy was the Man, Good old Southern rock

[@donaldbishop7550]

Steve Griffin ll

[@tommystevens2502]

Toy would get all in a circle and start Jamming. Even Charlie Daniels had a Hell of a time keeping up with them all. I seen them sooo many times in the 70’s. They were the Best. God Bless them all. RIP Boys.

[@luvthedrake1375]

@@tommystevens2502 Yep. Toy, Tommy and George would form a semi-circle and jam and Tommy would look at Riddle and stomp his boot and the shizz got crazy good.

[@OlJarhead]

Amazing video of Toy makin it talk. One of my favorite bands since high school.

[@kurtjustin7918]

He made it talk, he made it sing, he made it do whatever he wanted. And he often looked like he was doing it effortlessly, eyes closed. There was no one like him.

[@Care960]

Thanks for sharing....RIP CALDWELL BROTHERS

[@Moneytalks.29]

Ever since I knew what music was... ❤ Pearl snaps and cowboy hats!!!

[@richardlawson6787]

ladies and gentlemen....from spartanburg sc!!!!!

[@EclecticHillbilly]

Toy had it all, the speed, the light touch, the tone, the vibrato.......everything.

[@brianbrown3328]

Toy is totally underated both as a musician AND songwriter, he wrote most of MTB songs.

[@justinpeavy5276]

Man aint no doubt about it bo ol Toy Caldwell hands down one of the best guitar player/song writer there was!!!

[@donnagrannan621]

been a Marshall Tucker band since their appearance on midnight special in 1973. still my favorite band. have seen them live many times.

[@JimDiBattista]

Watching Toy here actually brought tears to my eyes

[@jhnstn1]

They called him Thunder Thumb. That was/is the best video I have seen showing his attack and style of strumming and picking. Watch and you will see Tommy playing the bass with the same style. Excellent video.

[@gregtuco1]

jhnstn1... Yeah, I thought it was Toy in the split screen for a second playing bass!

[@luvthedrake1375]

Their Daddy was a thumb picker who they emulated.

[@jackoshaw]

There will never be another Toy Caldwell, for sure... One of the best...

[@larryn2682]

Caldwell family tradition from their dad, Toy senior.

[@Oldgrandman]

Toy Caldwell in one of my top 5 guitarists.

[@phallystorm]

Rest In Peace Laureen Hyland 2015 Always Remember these Days 1974 to 1979 Thanks for the memories, and especially the Tucker Boys ..of course.

[@kirkkimball-martinez2402]

GREAT WESTERN ROCK for us Cowboys in New Mexico. MTB the Best, They may be from the South, but their Songs are about the WEST!

[@felixkmgalanti9064]

+Kirk Kimball-Martinez , Luv them Boys!

[@melvinkendall6734]

Toy Caldwell ...up there with the best of them .

[@luvthedrake1375]

So was Tommy. The Tommy/Riddle rhythms were always world class. Add McCorkle's rhythm guitar and enthusiasm, Eubanks jazz chops and Gray's great vocals? Well .. you have MTB I guess.

[@MTBfan777]

The BEST live version of this song EVER!! thanks so much for posting it..I've enjoyed it over and over again. Saw them that night on the Midnight Special and never saw that footage until this...thanks.

[@gavinacevedo3202]

Another stunning rendition of this song is the MTV special live from garden state. George mccorkel takes lead guitar and smokes the cords! I loved this version as well...ill keep searching.....

[@joezullo7792]

DG - One of the best voices in the biz. Gettin' chills as the band crescendoed behind Toy's solo.

[@emilyrugburn4388]

I am just so happy that I received this link to this video .. I am a true Tucker Fan and will always be one .,,I love my home town heroes

[@theodosiamcfaddon6120]

God bless you beautiful Southern boys and thank you for the timeless awesome music you created and were good enough to share with the rest of us...the soundtrack of my life!!!LOVE MTB!!

[@BUTTERFLY-lf8zz]

These tunes all reverberated through the years! So keep playing, " REAL SOUL"! LOVE THEM AND ALWAYS KEEP GOLDEN! Thank you! 🏅🌎😇🍻🎼🎵🎶🎸🎤

[@frankiealbritton9381]

I have every one of their albums, how can you not recognize that voice

[@brianmiller7735]

@ So do I Frankie. It's such a shame that Doug lost his voice you know of I have a great story I'll tell her really quickly I was bartending in the early 90s and the Band came up to the bar that was staying in the hotel well I only serve them I didn't serve anybody else I got fired and then I went with the bandit shot Pool in a dive bar after that I was you know I went through all the shows for free and hung out with the guys but yeah Doug lost his voice around 2,000 early 2000s last great show I saw it and I was nineteen ninety-eight on Long Island and they did desert skies and it was a great show but this is a great video. Todd Caldwell he was so good the thumb nobody can do that I'll play music my whole life and nobody can do that the guy was brilliant nuts and his brother with the same style the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is such a joke but it's still matters though because it's being acknowledged by you know that but what I mean McDonald's in the Devo it's all a joke but I still wonder why why they weren't put in that has to be a reason something must have happened cuz I just can't believe they was in a reason

[@brianmiller7735]

I do. Voice text. That's why mistakes. Madonna. Not macdonalds

[@frankiealbritton9381]

Yeah who knows it might be in that category you know you might be a redneck? So be it you know it's good music when you hear it...

[@barbaramoore8173]

I remember seeing this one on tv live, so many years ago greatest band ever

[@MsMcmoe]

OMG-what an incredible treasure this video is! There is such greatness in the simplicity of their music. I was lucky to have seen them live w/ Charlie Daniels back in these days, they were such a part of my musical life then. With all these new shows about digging for gold & gems & such I sometimes think of these songs when I see the commercials for them.

[@Mr2405007]

well said

[@chevy2599]

Beautiful A+++. Toy is known for his lightening speed thumb. That what makes his pick'in so unique. Blocking technique, which he does so well in his steel guitar playing.

[@brendawatkins7985]

I'm not sure how long the process for StarDUm Last but ALL MTB should be FOR EVER IT'S my favorite because you are All GREAT

[@joanjett8814]

Now this is a blast from the past... I have always been a huge MTB fan and it truly is a amazing feeling to be able to see all the amazing memories with this band

[@NattyBumppo48]

This is G-R-E-A-T stuff!!! 'Sure brings back memories. Thanks for posting.

[@shishiguy1983]

Wish I could go back in time to the Iowa Jam at the Iowa State Fairgrounds...

[@haroldhendren7755]

Marshall Tucker Band Charlie Daniels and Allman Brothers how can you beat that for three different concerts

[@tom.hoffmann6585]

Harold I have seen 2 of the 3 and you are absolutely right !

[@hog_riding_fat_cat]

Not bad...throw in Elvin Bishop, Outlaws, Molly Hatchet, Commander Cody and Wet Willie for good measure.

[@davidlamontagne7311]

@@hog_riding_fat_cat i HAVE YOU ALL BEAT TUCKER/DANIELS/ALLMAN BROS OUTLAWS /MUDDY WATERS N/J ROOSEVELT STADIUM JERSEY CITY NJ

[@mikemoore825]

I remember watching this episode on the midnight special, I love that band and back then you didn’t see bands like this on television much and they put on a show

[@gregh5787]

Will this music ever come back??? Please God

[@mcddtlc]

God do I miss the Original band!! Saw them most times they came to So Cal - miss you Toy & Tommie, George!!

[@Daetalus67]

Watching Toy play in this video makes my heart sing but at the same time my soul cries. This man seen the horrors of war, lived through hell and was wounded and came home and did what he loved, make music. He looks so at peace in this vid and I remember that he is not with us anymore and cry.

[@andyford8359]

He is a peace! He found that rainbow!

[@replicas11]

For some reason Can’t you see appeared on my KZbin suggestions, I’d never heard of this band before, I gave it a try and thank god I did, I was gutted when I read up on the history of the band and found out that Toy and Tommy Caldwell were dead, George McCorkle from the original line up had also passed away. Tragic.

[@replicas11]

For some reason Can’t you see appeared on my KZbin suggestions, I’d never heard of this band before, I gave it a try and thank god I did, I was gutted when I read up on the history of the band and found out that Toy and Tommy Caldwell were dead, George McCorkle from the original line up had also passed away. Tragic.

[@Daetalus67]

@@replicas11 Yeah it makes me sad for sure. These were good guys that made great music. It's great that you got to discover them though! Enjoy the ride.

[@keithfitzgerald3536]

This was my unforgettable experience at the New Haven Coliseum on July 14, 1979: A friend and I, who'd earlier in the day gone to the SunFest at Yale Bowl to see The Beach Boys, walked into the Coliseum in the late afternoon through the backstage/loading dock entrance and hid separately until ticket-holders started coming in. We had at least two hours to kill. At one point, I took a stroll. A Hell's Angels "security" goon saw me, got pissed off, and escorted me out. I was walking in front of that scary guy. At one point, just before we reached the exit, he hauled off and slugged me in the back of the head. It was vile and really hurt. I went straight to the Sheraton Park Plaza Hotel where the bands stayed and asked at the front desk for Marshall Tucker's manager. I was given a room number and told I could go up to see him. His name was Joe McConnell. I told him my story. He was so empathetic and angry. He told me "I'll take care of you. Let's go back there. I want you to show me the guy who attacked you." We went back shortly before Orleans ("Dance with Me" and "Still the One") came on stage to open. I found the gang member and pointed at him. He saw me do it. The manager then found the head thug of the Hell's Angels and demanded that the goon be kicked out of the venue. That was done. Then the manager gave me a great floor-seat ticket and a backstage pass. One of the worst things that ever happened to me turned out to the most moving experiences I've ever had in achieving justice.

[@johnstevenson1062]

Most impressively, PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT!!!!

[@davidtrask3941]

awesome, love that fast ending

[@philliprayne1158]

This traclk is magic

[@guitarman4242]

Wow, Toy was so brilliant. So far ahead of his time. Right up there with Duane Allman and the best of them. Would love to hear his guitar work on a Tele on this tune for that extra punch to move it even further forward. So wonderful we all had a chance to enjoy his musicianship in his short time on earth.

[@andyford8359]

And his brother wasn't bad either!

[@guitarman4242]

@@andyford8359 lol...not bad at all. two musical genius'

[@southernman22]

Marshall tucker was like southern jazz rock.

[@DannerPlace]

RIP Toy and Tommy. Will always cherish your music.

[@carlosstinechez5338]

2 thumbs up

[@andyford8359]

Love Toy's tone!

[@michaelduggan1890]

I can watch this several times Dailey . Man what guitar player and this band is my first pick every time .

[@jeffpeltz7064]

The Marshall Tucker Band n there music will live n be played forever vocally n instrumentally solid

[@josephfuller7008]

What a band. They knew how to do it!

[@brianmiller5265]

From 4:00 mtb is thru the roof. Toys right hand is not to be believed

[@debrawardlaw4558]

Listening to MTB for years and I would have to say this is one if not best performances they ever played. He flat burned it down. not the best performance Toy ever gave. He burned it down. The looks on their faces are happy, enjoying the music they are performing. Nothing left on the stage. They were flying. Seen them twice and yes, they were all that, seen them first standing room and they were like hot molten liquid. Good, so good!!!! Miss you Toy, Tommy, George.

[@bigsur175]

I've seen them in person when I was 16 in spartanburg, SC, at some house staying at my cousin dated one of them. Do you know what it was like standing a few feet away from them listening to them play, I'm 66 now and I never will forget that day

[@jmacneal577]

One of my favorite bands

[@WstdRckRngr]

Can't wait to see them this weekend.

[@williamrobinson8406]

Toy was the man, the band was tight that was one hot thumb

[@TheSoundOutside]

One of a kind. They used to call jazz guitarist We Montgomery "The Thumb." Sounds about right for Toy.

[@raystevens3527]

We always called that style "chicken picking"

[@jackoshaw]

This is really unbelievable....None better!

[@glendaroland4190]

How flippin awesome is this

[@Mr2405007]

outstanding

[@victorlloyd6651]

I did learn Marshall Tucker songs played can't u see in our band and heard in love song always good response

[@mikewachowiak3435]

Wish they would add this to their live sets........Ride hard Marshall Tucker

[@kurtjustin7918]

What live sets? The ones Doug Gray has been trotting out for the past three decades while perpetrating a fraud and fooling MTB "fans" who couldn't tell the difference between the sound of a Les Paul and fingernails scratching a blackboard? Or the difference between an amazing baritone and a guy whose vocal cords sound partially severed? And who, exactly, is "they"? "They" probably played this song live over a thousand times between 1975 until 1980, when the real -- and only -- Marshall Tucker Band essentially ceased to exist, except in name. Anyone who thinks Gray's version of the southern Spinal Tap on its last legs is the Marshall Tucker Band is in complete denial, with Doug at the top of the list. I really don't want to offend anyone, but as someone whose life the original Marshall Tucker Band had a huge impact on as a teenager, I find it disturbing that the band has been co-opted in every way, shape and form, starting with the name and the fact that Gray owns it legally. The first -- and only -- 10 years of the Marshall Tucker Band were a joy to behold. The past 35 years of musical malpractice committed by Gray and his ever-changing cast of cover-band characters are a disgrace. And did I mention that his once incomparable voice bears a closer resemblance to that of a terminally ill bullfrog? If this offends anyone, I'm sorry. But many true fans who remember the band so fondly are deeply offended by the "Marshall Tucker Band" circa 1984-present.

[@davetupman462]

seen them live many time ,MTB was my favorite of that genre,

[@luvffcar]

I saw MTB in concert with the Charlie Daniels band in Amarillo, Tx in 1976 (I think). It was probably the best live show I've ever seen..

[@dennissullivan2937]

December 3rd 1975 . I was there

[@markdameron9363]

Tucker Charlie daniels and skynrd at old Charlotte Coliseum 1977.15 dollars a ticket.festival seating. Front stage. Where did those days go.

[@charleyjohnston1807]

Nope, does not get much better than MTB. I hope I see Troy when I depart and listen to this again, rockin heaven!!

[@jamestomkin8784]

Toy Caldwell was one of the great guitarists!

[@southernman22]

I loved them. Nobody recognizes southern

[@petejohnston5375]

The original studio recording had special guests Dicky Betts and Charlie Daniels playing with them. Great song Rest in peace all past members!

[@nancyprianti2355]

Meet Doug & Jerry in West Babylon, NY back in 1978 😎✌️❤️

[@rick00770]

I'm still picking.

[@larsviklund3874]

One can see Toy taking over ,but what the h--l,hes the boss,one off his finest moments.

[@dhix2388]

my two cents /Toy was the ultimate talant/Tommy hes brother was the glue{great bass player} the loss of Tommy/was the begining of the end.gray maybe {the lead singer} But TOY wrote and sang MTB band signature song CAN"T YOU SEE. I live 18 miles from here MTB started/and where Toy came back to./I't reminds me of a John Anderson song Catch A Falling Star. Thanks MTB for the Music.

[@jackoshaw]

....also.It's nice to see George Playing some lead Parts... He was a fine guitarist in his own right....

[@victorlloyd6651]

God bless you both

[@johnskorupa1364]

Damn,i miss them

[@claycornify]

raised in spartanburg, played with the roadies kids, they had much better toys then me :P

[@davelee1946]

south was rising that nite

[@mossycreektennessee6528]

The Man Marshall Tucker passed away last year in his 90s, rip

[@ironbob2008]

How great was The Midnight Special? About as great as anything could be.

[@thomastarwater2989]

One of the few times you’ll see George McCorkle play lead guitar. Love this live version of “Searching For A Rainbow.” Is there any reason why the Marshall Tucker Band is not in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame? Well? I’m waiting. Crickets in the background.

[@Groundhog-Jam-Band]

Toy is on fire here...jazzy ass lead... the original MTB was indeed a jazz band at times

[@QuaaludeCharlie]

O Love these Guy's :) QC

[@timr7313]

They were an awesome band.So original.So much talent and soul.Toy did have that killer tone and speed, and Doug Grey's vocals just cut right through you.Got to give a hats off to Paul Riddle on drums also.He was so fast and yet so precise.You had to be fast to keep up with Toy!

[@melaniemartin5008]

I totally agree that it is an absolute TRAVISTY that these boys dont rock the Hall of Fame!! What in the HELL are they waiting for?! Never gonna be another sound like them.

[@rubicon-oh9km]

Toy had a callous on that thumb that could've driven nails into wood.

[@MTBfan777]

Haven't seen their version of "Fire On The Mountain" from that show yet...wonder if anyone has it??

[@MrTbone357]

Just what the doctor ordered!

[@gvp999999]

If he was around today he'd be spending a fortune on smartphones with that thumb of his!

[@AZ-vt7dt]

They just really get into it........

[@jimkidd4828]

Toy Caldwell definitely the greatest of all times

[@bm8231]

In my opinion too

[@Laroo69]

Let's not forget George

[@zummo61]

Toy sure knows how to construct a guitar solo. Man. You don't see stuff like this on tv any more. Shame.

[@joelfox6695]

Definitely . Music was made to last and be timeless back then . New bands just simply churn out Music nowadays

[@fuita227]

Marshall Tucker has never been a rock and roll band...best video of Toy and Tommy jamming.

[@davidlamontagne7311]

i GOT LAYED TO THIS SONG TO BECAUSE iWAS TOTALLY IN LOVE???????????

[@daveallman3981]

TREMENDOUS BAND!! They'll never make the HOF because they already have their obligatory 'Southern Bands' in. THE ABB and Skynyrd

[@richardbailey7451]

Doug Gray

[@richkeeshan9757]

When 5 minute guitar solos were all the rage...

[@luvthedrake1375]

Wow. The "Midnight Special" had live takes back then?

[@2brinky]

A true classic! It aired on what date?

[@Mr2405007]

killing it

[@GMBogart]

The great MTB - 1976.