Toy Caldwell of The Marshall Tucker Band - Can't You See

[@queensmarine6506]

Toy Caldwell, shot in Vietnam, would not come home, went back to the front to finish his tour. True hero! God bless you Toy! Semper Fi Marine!

[@thomasrouh2258]

That is awesome.....

[@roygehris8717]

Semper Fi, Marine !!!!!

[@jamiearcher8133]

RESPECT,,, LEGEND❤,,,,,,,,

[@paulsidwell3022]

Hell yeah brother

[@christophereichten9005]

And most likely joined the Marines because of his lost cause hatred of the US Army

[@kathydoyle5134]

I never met him but i loved him. MTB president. Another one gone too soon.

[@azcharlie2009]

Toy Caldwell is one of the greatest southern rock guitar players ever. He and Betts were the best...

[@brettmarcy2330]

Toy Caldwell was certainly one of America's greatest guitar talents. He is in the league of Hendrix, Ry Cooder, and Wes Montgomrey. He straddled all sorts of genres and should be remembered as the artist he truly was. Long live Marshall Tucker Band and Toy Caldwell!

[@prilljazzatlanta5070]

Ahhh, you sir know guitarists! How refreshing and agreed.

[@jimmyhodge2221]

Love you toy and your contribution to the greatest music of the 70's & 80's

[@garyhall704]

Amen brothers. I would have taken a bullet for him!

[@Frapzoid]

Wes Montgomery? Wes is a class all by himself.

[@joshuapopoff9225]

September 29th. 2024. Still listening❤❤Absolutely Great!!!

[@billyboy1093]

Saw the original band with Tommy when they first broke, the energy was just overwhelming. Those first three LP's were absolute magic!

[@halkufahl5632]

Fact: Toy was a Vietnam War veteran and a wounded one at that! Thanks for all you gave us Toy!

[@thomasblailock5067]

He won the Bronze Star with Valor

[@johneertwegh6261]

@@thomasblailock5067 never knew that

[@pamelaknowles9647]

Also Purple hearts

[@ronaldstokes4841]

@@pamelaknowles9647 You don't 'win' a Purple Heart... you are awarded one.

[@pamelaknowles9647]

@@ronaldstokes4841 I'm very aware of that! Both my grandpa's and both uncles served! One uncle purple hearts 💜 so I am very much aware!!! And I loved Toy Caldwell, Gregg Allman!

[@kevincampbell242]

He was never the same after Tommy died Still tremendous throughout just heart break

[@JamieGarrett-ru4rq]

He played without a pick.... undertatted player

[@randomadventures9306]

Toy Caldwell,... Awesome,.. This song played not long after he lost Tommy,..look close, you can see the pain in those eyes of missing him & not being able to look yo his left & see him,,, But still bowed his neck & pushed through it,... Thats what Marines Do,.. Semper Fi forever Toy,... you earned it

[@davidt9841]

Toy was the Real Deal, through and through! Long Live MTB - RIP Caldwell Brothers!

[@larrymartell5411]

RIP Toy and Tommy Caldwell. Sad endings for great musicians. Thanks for awesome music and memories.....

[@lancerx1759]

Any fan of Toy Caldwell and MTB is a Friend to Me

[@Danthehag]

I'm glad I got to see how a real cowboy did it. Outstanding.

[@davemccue9229]

The first band I ever saw live. Ended up seeing 10 times at Saratoga Performing Arts. Still one of my all time favorite bands.

[@pamelaknowles9647]

Phenomenal performance, can you imagine what heaven sounds like, Toy, Gregg ,Tommy, Duane and Ronnie🎶🎸🎤🎶❤️❤️🥰

[@bebepoldermans93]

He’s my all time favourite. RIP Toy and your brothers. Love you ❤

[@joanjett8814]

Actually met one of his daughters this past weekend.. incredible experience just to hear about her experience with her father .. such a amazing gift..

[@drd1924]

That must have been cool to hear some stories....Just learned of the fact Toy was in Vietnam...Interesting to go from 'Nam' to being such a successful band so soon. This song I love playing on my guitar. Yet watching him "Feel" the emotion in this particular performance, yeah. It's like that, not crying, whimpering, but more pissed off.

[@joanjett8814]

@Ritchie I know ... this is what makes it even more special for us , but I am sure it is very hard for her ... To have such a incredible experience with her life and this band and her dad , I am sure it’s bittersweet for her, but that would be a great idea to be able to interview her and her friends to get that side of his life .. not all about the music but the family side .. I would love to be able to get a hold of this one lol.. thank you

[@RobWhitey-ny1io]

OUTSTANDING!!

[@curtislowe678]

The greatest southern rock song EVER. Period.

[@timhoovermusicman]

Greatest anything is always debatable but it's definitely up in my top faves

[@bettygutierrez7370]

I was so fortunate to have seen Toy ,i can,t remember the date but it was in St PETERSBURG, FL. , And this is and always has been one of my favorite songs.

[@discover9686]

How much I love the voice and performance of this legend. It will always remain in my memory, for you are a piece of precious diamond

[@JimsAirportShuttleService]

Toy still lives in our hearts to this day!! ;)

[@garyrouxel]

I was at this concert garden State arts center New Jersey 1981 front row seats. Amazing... I think there's a DVD out of that show

[@msstevie1951]

Nothin like this song when you have a broken heart.........♥

[@davidbruce4401]

I saw Toy in a show the week before he died. An amazing talent and the band was so ground breaking in the day.

[@1369vmsmith]

No pick. Just amazing. RIP Toy.

[@1369vmsmith]

Amazing band, amazing guitar player, did what he did without a pick. That always impressed me. RIP Toy.

[@LauraVee63]

Agree! Amazing sound without a pick. Love this song!!!!

[@Frankie4345]

Saw The Boys Aug. 27, 1983 on my birthday, Dorman High football field, Spartanburg, SC, only hometown outdoor concert I know of. Great show

[@FolkandFashionDolls]

He loved playing in NJ and we sure loved him back

[@deanlockamy2087]

Best guitar player the USMC ever had. Joined not drafted.

[@lefthandedcigs1]

You may be gone but never forgotten!

[@robertrockwell7581]

thank you ty for the great music and the memmories. rest in peace brother.

[@jessicalane9106]

An amazing classic a little before my generation but one that l like. Always nice to hear the classic songs I grew up listening to. Thank you for sharing.

[@tleonard3546]

Semper Fi my brother. I saw MTB in concert 12 times in high school. This is how I will always remember my favorite band. I will never forget watching Toy shred with just his thumb. I never saw anyone else do that. Rest in peace.

[@larryn2682]

Thumb picking was a family tradition with Toy, his brother Tommy, and their father.

[@kevinhensley8601]

Never be another or has been with that THUNDER THUMB

[@jamessmith-wm2qe]

J J Cale

[@5after4am]

It's the Wes Montgomery style.

[@davidlewisTN]

From Spartanburg SC, the Marshall Tucker Band 🎸

[@blovedbrownsfan77]

A true guitar legend.

[@felipemarrou276]

we can clearly see what you did to all of us and we are grateful for your music!

[@jackcarlos]

Nothing like live music of the 70s and 80s. It was raw, real, and authentic. I dont blame today's music, they're trying to capture that magic, but it just isnt organic. Different times that were so simple yet so amazing

[@FolkandFashionDolls]

"going to that great State of New Jersey" wooo hooo Toy , we loved you too!

[@Bigsioux1]

Love it. My favorite MTB song. RIP Toy. ❤❤❤

[@RickMcCargar]

Remembering Toy Caldwell on this day of his passing in 1993. Hard to believe it's been that long.

[@carolyncoates4806]

sad sad day 💔

[@annmangum9571]

rest in peace my musical crush. love love Toy. 💜 your the best 🎶🎵🎸💔😘

[@samueljohns3056]

Is this a love song

[@jag3217]

Greatest song ever written n Toy served in The USMC VIETNAM

[@tianzi49]

when I attended KU I had some really good dudes who were from outside of St; Louis area who introduced/turned me onto - this city slicker, to Marshall Tucker ... and they have been one of my favorites ever since ... beautiful sound and musicianship!

[@8205gwp]

SEMPER FI MY MARINE BROTHER YOU LEFT SOME GREAT SONGS

[@joebenzinger4614]

I saw Toy perform a solo at a small bar in Lodi, New Jersey a couple weeks before he died !

[@lizziekienia2971]

Reminds me of my husband….who also wrecked his voice, opportunity, and lively hood! Soo sad!

[@russelldodson9898]

God bless you toy for all you done

[@karaDee2363]

I feel so lucky to have been to a couple of their concerts back in the late '70s. Just can't beat the originals..

[@gdbonney]

Saw Toy and the MTD Band down at Lakeland Colliseum, Florida way, way.... back in 1976. Southern Lightning in a bottle right there!!

[@audreyrouley3425]

I think I may have been there myself.Loved Marshall Tucker Band!Lived in Pinellas Park ,Fl. at the time. ..

[@bigstick5278]

Glen:: Was a great show.. Toy had that way of making a Gibson sound like what it should sound like..

[@randalldorman2645]

I saw them in 75 in Tampa along with the Doobie Brothers and the Outlaws.

[@MarcGulli]

The greatest guitar player ever!!! Toy Caldwell🎶❤️🎶

[@garymetzger1921]

Fact: I was with him when we hit a land mine in a six-by truck on our way to check a bridge for explosives (1967)! He was it shot!!!! After the truck landed I got him and the driver out, kept them in the bushes, afraid of a possible ambush, until I could get a med-o-vac chopper in to get them out and to the ship hospital! It was his right arm that took a lot of shrapnel. I thought he was going to lose it, which he had hanging out of the truck doors window. We found each other 15 yrs later….he’d named his Rottweiler after me. God knows I missed him… PS: he was then living in Pauline SC❤

[@southernmonkey64]

ONE OF THE GREATEST OF THE GREATS. THANKS TOY R.I.P. BROTHER

[@bymyself9487]

Thank you Marshall Tucker Band Rest in ☮️ Toy 🖤these Southern Boys 💙

[@cariboumech]

Got that right.. Toy a fellow Vietnam Vet.. R.I.P. Toy !

[@chrisweidner4768]

Stuart Richards Thank you sir for your service to our great Country. Hopefully it will not have been be in vain. Infantry here.

[@mrethannice]

Thank you for you service

[@602susan]

Thank you for your service gentlemen!!!

[@587G]

R.I.P. TOY, TOMMY & GEORGE..... You're all LEGENDS!!

[@joycebazan6628]

Toy and Tommy's brother Tim was not in the band, but he died a month before Tommy.

[@MrRickmcginnis]

thanks for this my birthday is september first i saw toy caldwell at a block party in 1988 in norwich ct he was hired by the town to play the harbour day show bad ass we never had a cool show except for the now defunked rose arts when b.b. king played also stevie ray vaughn now the big tent shows are gone no more streets closed off for the stage rick derringer was the last to play only because he is a local living in nearby colchester ct and they wonder why the town is broke

[@pjdurkin8582]

Great bunch of guys. Thanks for the great music

[@carolyncoates4806]

I remember meeting him playing under 83 Jones Falls Expressway in Baltimore that one of the toys runs had a great old time

[@602susan]

Carolyn, what a wonderful memory. I too am from the Baltimore area and certainly missed that one...

[@hubrisnaut]

heartbreaker, I met Toy just before he died. Hard to see how long it has been... He sounded better than this then. I remember getting goosebumps when he played... time sucks

[@garyjskadra1180]

I'm really feeling this song tonight😞 R.I.P. Toy Caldwell

[@rentatrip1videos]

Rest in peace Toy.see you again one of these days, and playin' that Ax...

[@samslade739]

One of the best bands EVER! Saw them many times in the early days.

[@44tongariro]

How cool is this.

[@TheDjdonnie68]

Doug Gray should have just sang harmonies and not try to takeover the whole song. This was Toy's song all the way. And the best Marshall Tucker Band song in my opinion. Those Caldwell brothers are missed !!

[@davidterry1513]

Southern rock royalty

[@timjones1217]

Just found this totally awesome 👌seen the original marshall tucker band in Huntsville Alabama 3 or 4 times back in the seventies best concerts I've ever been to Just couldn't be beat

[@MarcKuban]

Most underrated guitar player of all time

[@ronl384]

I got to see them years ago at The Front Row in Cleveland. I want to say they were there with Gregg Allman. Toy's voice-like in this video -was to me-shot-Still a concert I'll never forget!! They were up first. I was sitting next to the aisle, and I remember like yesterday- two security guards literally dragged Greg Allman down to the stage-he couldn't walk. But man-when he got behind that organ- was pure magic! RIP to them and thanks for the great music!

[@dustindavis9050]

Toy Caldwell one of my favorite players !!! Tucker in my top 5 favorite bands of all time!! Toys thumb was pure magic & Tommy played bass the same way , Absolute Legends!!!

[@BrianThompsonJBT4577212]

I saw Marshall Tucker, even went back stage, and got an offer to go to Myrtle Beach for the show the next night. I should have quiT my job and went. I lost it anyway! All the members were there except Tommy Caldwell and Tim Laughder was on the bass!!1990 in Knoxville ,TN

[@SaposJoint]

Man should never have destroyed himself. God damn.

[@lancerx1759]

Its Not by Choice

[@BeggarsForSomeSoul]

To me this is a blues song about it all gone wrong!

[@stevemcgarrett303]

Dude was amazing. What a gift he had.

[@valeriewilleto5583]

Thank you for the great music!❤

[@davidholton9667]

Hello how are you? Thanks for accepting my challenge on here

[@gypsy4460]

wicked good one

[@BA3676]

Doug Gray is off to the side thinking to himself : “ Boy , Toy OWNS this song.”

[@rocker2462]

Hard to believe it's been 25 years...

[@russelldodson9898]

God bless you too for all you done

[@philsmith2489]

May God continue to bless you Toy. Thank you for your service, and thank you for the music. We are all better for both.

[@davidbruce4401]

RIP Toy and Tommy

[@robertstultz2260]

True hero yes and outstanding picker! But most of all he was a humble man. Losing Tommy changed him inside!! Good man

[@WAWALa880]

Just imagine how great heaven sounds Ronnie,Toy,Greg, all the greats sitting round picking and singing I bet it's a beautiful concert every night I hope I can see and hear them when I get there

[@duaneholcomb8408]

Me too. Just a bunch good old southern boys picking and playnig music. ,,

[@marshalllanier360]

His heart was really never in the band after Tommy died. And Timmy passing just a short time later really took the fire out of him. Love you Toy. R.I.P

[@joycebazan6628]

I thought Tim died a month before Tommy. You should have Tommy in junior high school in the talent contest. We thought him and if I remember, Paul Riddle and Drew Pearson were rock stars.

[@ArtR0001]

Toy was the best. R.I.P. Toy

[@manfreadstraw]

Turn it up!! Great song. :) Live version off of off 1973's "Searchin'" cd is my fav. Here ,sorry to say, the maestro was a little tired out. Still great though.

[@venessad.3731]

I LOVE YOU TOY CALDWELL & THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND. 😘😘😘😘😘

[@venessad.3731]

Woohoo. Can't You See!!!!

[@josmotherman591]

This may be the most iconic songs ever written. If not the most, in the top three. This song has been imitated world wide by everyone that has ever picked up a guitar. By any band that has ever played a honky tonk. This song has been played and imitated more than Louie Louie. But no one can make it sound like Toy's guitar. He plays awesome.......and that base player was excellent. Almost playing bass and rythym.. knock out. You numba one, GI..

[@JohnDoe-mp1zk]

I think your world might be small

[@geebud1880]

Plendid a song and performance !!! I can See + Hear ;-)

[@walther9161]

Now this is how ya do it ya’ll!! Amazing with no guitar pick!! Incredible

[@georgefleenor5446]

Saw Marshall Tucker Band when Toy was still alive and I saw them after he passed away they are still awesome God rest your soul Toy

[@davidclack8104]

Friggin drugs...taking all our hero's to early...

[@CC-nx8we]

Toy Caldwell died of cancer...not drugs.

[@davejackson6444]

You got that right. Oh and it was for certain drugs. From Wikipedia Death Toy Caldwell was found dead in bed by his wife, Abbie, on February 25, 1993, at his home in Moore, South Carolina.[1] The cause of death was reported as cardio-respiratory failure due to viral cardio myocarditis, by Spartanburg County Coroner Jim Burnett.[7][8][9] Nevertheless, a toxicologist's report found that the cause of death was a cardiac arrest brought on by cocaine use. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Caldwell

[@zoeyshoots]

@@davejackson6444 true.. Wikipedia is always correct

[@christopheryoung2355]

excellent

[@nashvegasnow]

Miami around 1990. Marshall Tucker Coconut Grove festival. First time seeing Toy Caldwell lay it down live. I was taken away, left to want more and remain that way today. The MTB even had a sound check song. Sound check, chucka chucka, shooka shooka, check, check. shoulda been put on a album.

[@nashvegasnow]

@Ritchie I think you are right. Thx for that. I especially remember the sound check song if i didnt already mention that. Who writes a sound check song?

[@bishlap]

The "partying" really took its toll on Toi Caldwell. RIP you Proud Military man!!! RIP True American, Toi Caldwell. Semper fi

[@jag3217]

Greatest song ever

[@jameslomenzo1139]

I found this MTV dvd year's ago,pretty good.

[@markwhite1772]

Stunning!!!

[@stevenragar2770]

Can't represent Southern Rock any better. Still my Favorite

[@georgerenton965]

Another masterful thumb picker.