Tag Archives: Southern Rock

Is the Marshall Tucker Band’s Doug Gray the Last Southern Rocker Standing?

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Bob Ruggiero

If you think metaphorically about Southern Rock, its barstool has three primary legs serving as its base: the Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Marshall Tucker Band. The Allmans quietly dissolved in 2014, and now drummer Jaimoe is the … Continue reading →

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The Outlaws Remember Their German Invasion

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Bob Ruggiero

It was June 2, 1979 at Carter-Finley Stadium on the campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Two young guitar slingers, Freddie (Salem, of the Outlaws) and Edward (Van Halen of, well, Van Halen) were having a beer backstage. … Continue reading →

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Doug Gray of Marshall Tucker Band Still Has the Fire in His Belly (and on the Mountain)

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Bob Ruggiero

For many people, remembering where they were and what they were doing on any given New Year’s Eve is an effort hampered by time, memory, or alcohol. But Doug Gray recalls exactly where he was more than four decades ago … Continue reading →

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