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The Marshall Tucker Band

Searchin' for a Rainbow

  • AMG Review of Searchin' for a Rainbow

    Amg
    Stephen Thomas Erlewine
    All Music Guide

    With Searchin' for a Rainbow, The Marshall Tucker Band retreats somewhat from the grittier sounds of Where We All Belong without abandoning their country and blues roots.

"Fire on the Mountain" now rages eternally
over 2 years ago
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Sad news in these parts...I just learned that George McCorkle, one of the founding members of Spartanburg's own The Marshall Tucker Band, has died.Although I remember hearing "Can't You See" as a child, as it was one of the band's biggest hits, I didn't truly discover their music until I arrived in Spartanburg as a young college student about 10 years ago and heard "Fire on the Mountain" with t...

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Alright... who played this?!
over 2 years ago
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Great story from last night.After a local concert, I went to my favorite local bar (it's the oldest one in town). After I'd ordered a PBR, I put some money in the digital jukebox to play "Fire on the Mountain" (the only version available was a live cut from their Stompin' Room Only album) as I made my way back over to the table. There was a pretty sparse crowd last night, so I just stopped by o...

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Random Records: The Marshall Tucker Band - Searchin' For A Rainbow
5 days ago

Oh man....I LOVE this album. I remember stealing the cassette (one of the many) from my parents and listening to it endlessly on my dual deck tape player in the headboard of my bed, and later in my '86 Ford LTD tearing up the back roads and hollers of Floyd County and Allegheny Springs. Now I realize a lot of folks probably don't like Marshall Tucker Band at all, and that can be understood if ...

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