This is not a personal incident that Toy wrote about. Toy served as a Marine in Vietnam. He saw so many of his friends getting "Dear John" letters from their girlfriends and wives, just when the soldiers needed their support the most. It broke Toy's heart to see his buddies go through such pain. So Toy expressed his pain over his friends pain the only way he knew how. Semper Fi.
thats a great story Brenda. Toy was a deep soul, great musician and an American hero, may he rest in peace...Semper Fi Brenda...we could use more like him in today's culture
My husband said he saw the same thing when he was there. He was seventeen when he enlisted in '69 and didn't have a girlfriend but watched a lot of guys go through it. He said it hurt him to see tough, battle weary people just fall to pieces. He watched a guy go through a plate glass door to try and kill himself after reading the letter. It was all so heartbreaking.
Oh I 110% understand this! Besides the fact that I adore & LOVE The Marshall Tucker Band… my husband left for Iraq only 9 months after we married for an entire 15 months from 06-07 as a Cav Scout in the 82nd Airborne. We as a couple made it through without any trust issue or either of us being unfaithful but unfortunately, half of his Unit were getting cheating on and it was absolutely devastating! I was only 19 when my husband was in Iraq, and only married for 9 months before he left but I myself knew exactly what I was signing up for & he was going to leave. I made a promise to him, and I kept that promise. I can NEVER understand why those women would go out and cheat on their Husbands or boyfriends while they are overseas fighting for our Country, fighting for their lives, and need support the most from them. So yes, it’s a big problem our Service men & women have been dealing with for centuries while on a duty of tour and it’s absolutely disgusting! Also.. there are some of us military Spouses that are great women who love, & support our men through it all no matter what. God Bless our Troops & America! ❤️🇺🇸🤟🏻
I'm so glad another generation of listeners is being exposed to this music. Being In a car together with good music is nearly impossible to beat. It was our concert hall.
This is southern rock at it's finest. Love their music from the 70's. Some of their other big hits were "Heard It In A Love Song", "Fire On The Mountain", "Ramblin’", "This Ol' Cowboy", "Searching For A Rainbow" etc. Southern rock fiddler Charlie Daniels did quite a few collaborations with them such as "24 Hours At A Time".
We had the best music. It was done with real instruments. Real voices! I am 62 and appreciate the music more than ever. Never realized it was so soulful and the blues influenced to I got older. Still the Eagles are the best band ever! Listen to Wasted Time reprise The Eagles if you haven’t. Love you too! You are so kind!
This is totally original music at its brilliant best. It's a blend of country, blues, jazz, and classical ......... Pure genius. the Marshall Tucker band had it all.
I saw Toy Caldwell sing this in concert and man can he sing with heart and soul! RIP brother Toy, Tommy and Tim! He finger picked, no guitar pic, very talented! Amazing!!❤️❤️❤️
Marshall Tucker Band is timeless. Toy cadwell set it up that way... he is one of the most under appreciated, Guitarist, singer song writers God has given use. It was all about the music for him... That is why the Marshal Tucker had dozens of members and only one surviving original member. I love how you recognize how Toy sings Lord (Lawd)
This live version is the best. I’m not taking away from the studio version cause it was great, but this live performance is longer and has more emotion attached. JMO
“He favors Nick Nolte.” That old Texas expression is still being used. I love it. To those that don’t know, to “favor” someone, used this way, means the same as to “look like”.
A common misconception is that southern rock is rock influenced by country music. It's actually heavily steeped in the blues, and this is a prime example of that. The pain in his voice, the way his guitar cries during the leads - that's 100% blues and soul. Recommend you check out Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ballad of Curtis Loew, Allman Brothers' Melissa, Blackfoot's Highway Song, and Black Crowes' Remedy.
That was one of the best concerts I went to in the seventies... Bob Segar in 1978 was awesome too ..at the Richmond Mosque in Virginia, the sound in that venue was the best ❤️
Man, imagine taking a long car trip with Jamal listening to tunes and his positive personality. It would sure beat listening to the kids screeching and having to pull over every five miles to go to the bathroom!
It’s so interesting ….I’ve watched several reactions to this one and so many people start singing along to the chorus.. more than any other reaction I’ve seen. It’s a great one! I had the album this was on in the 70’s
Oh Jamel, bless your Mama for raising three beautiful humans. Can you all be my little brothers? I love the chemistry between the three of you ❤❤❤. You would all have to move to Australia though 😉😉
Jamel as a 58 year old white dude it brings me great great joy to you & friends enjoying the same music I also love. I love the blues and understand what a significant part the blues played on all genres of music here in the good ‘ole USA. I wanna personally thank you.. for your channel and how you help bring all of us together. Much love & success from your subscriber & friend. Bobby B.
These men were able to do so much with their heart felt blues. I love great blues singers but these guys could not only move your soul with that lead voice but they were able to blend harmonies with those other voices like no other band. Ever !
I got to see Marshall Tucker,38 Special,The Fabulous Thunderbirds and The Allman Brothers in concert in Birmingham Alabama and man what great shows they put on that night.Was about 1996
Funny thing: The was never a person named Marshall Tucker and it thrills me to see young fellers such as yerselves enjoying good ol' southern rock. A hole in the wall, gonna crawl inside and die...
Ah. The good old days when people had to have talent, voice wise and instrument wise. Won't find this today. This song was about the Vietnam vets. He was a marine, saw how many of his brothers got dear John letters. Good one, guys! Stay healthy✌️
How can you not love that. I grew up listening to what is known as Classic Rock nowadays. He said he going find a hole in the wall. Gonna crawl inside and die. He hurt bad.
I love all your reactions this is one of my favorite songs you can hear the pain in his voice although he's not singing from a personal experience he's putting his heart and soul into everything Toy Caldwell sings. Thanks for having such wonderful reactions ❤️
Missed this when originally uploaded, sadly. Glad I stumbled upon it. So… Heck yeah! We got the crew!?!? Yes! Loving it! Bring ‘em back into the studio, man! I’d LOVE to hear more from ‘em! Ya’ll right!….it ain’t white nor black…guess it’s Southern…when a singer says “Lawd” full force, yeah… that means somethin’! Haha! Bless ya’ll! Love and light to you and yours! ❤🙂
Well I guess I'll always be one of the women who love the oldies. I've experienced this kind of pain, a knife stabbing pain. Never again. It took me 3 yrs. To get over that.
Great conversation, boys.Here in Ireland, i was sharing your soul thoughts. What a sad tale of tragedy for the Caldwell family. Could life have been more cruel to them? May they all rest in peace, and may their music live forever.
Love you and your friends reaching out to listen to what is probably not what you listen to in regular life. I try to do the same. Because it helps us all understand each other better and finding amazing music is always great!
I appreciate all three of you brothers for taking the time to listen to this wonderful song. PS: By the way, whenever you’re free to listen to any song, there’s a song called Love you anyway by Luke Combs.
Toy was the band leader and songwriter, but not the regular lead singer. This is the one he sang in every concert because it meant so much to him. Regular lead singer Doug Gray (the cat with the tambourine in this video) once said "Toy sang his heart out on this song every single night"
Fellas, the woman I’ve been married to for 15 years and literally saved her life 2 years ago, she died in bed and me and the Good Lord got her back decided we needed to separate because I’ve been too good to her. I haven’t felt good about myself in 13 years. I grew up on this song but it hits because I feel it deep.
Came across this today. You fellas said he looks like Nick Nolte, but I think you meant Gary Busey 🤔. He starred in Silver Bullet lol. And this song stirs the heat!
LAWD HAMMERCY! Classic, great song. The song before it "Take the Highway" is another great one, of course it's always nice to have the flute in Rock music.
Toy received two purple harts for his heroism in Vietnam and had both his brothers die of car accidents one month from each other . There really should be a movie made called toy.
Enter Promo Code ‘Jamel’ jamel-aka-jamal-youtube-store.creator-spring.com/
Jamel...this is a repeat??
@@michaelasay8587Marshall marshall Dallas song. Virginia v a like the state correct virginia marshall toggle bands
They wrote that stuff in their teens
This is not a personal incident that Toy wrote about. Toy served as a Marine in Vietnam. He saw so many of his friends getting "Dear John" letters from their girlfriends and wives, just when the soldiers needed their support the most. It broke Toy's heart to see his buddies go through such pain. So Toy expressed his pain over his friends pain the only way he knew how. Semper Fi.
thats a great story Brenda. Toy was a deep soul, great musician and an American hero, may he rest in peace...Semper Fi Brenda...we could use more like him in today's culture
@@raymo6795
Yes, Toy was a great musician, songwriter and human being. He is sorely missed.
My husband said he saw the same thing when he was there. He was seventeen when he enlisted in '69 and didn't have a girlfriend but watched a lot of guys go through it. He said it hurt him to see tough, battle weary people just fall to pieces. He watched a guy go through a plate glass door to try and kill himself after reading the letter. It was all so heartbreaking.
❤
Oh I 110% understand this! Besides the fact that I adore & LOVE The Marshall Tucker Band… my husband left for Iraq only 9 months after we married for an entire 15 months from 06-07 as a Cav Scout in the 82nd Airborne. We as a couple made it through without any trust issue or either of us being unfaithful but unfortunately, half of his Unit were getting cheating on and it was absolutely devastating! I was only 19 when my husband was in Iraq, and only married for 9 months before he left but I myself knew exactly what I was signing up for & he was going to leave. I made a promise to him, and I kept that promise. I can NEVER understand why those women would go out and cheat on their Husbands or boyfriends while they are overseas fighting for our Country, fighting for their lives, and need support the most from them. So yes, it’s a big problem our Service men & women have been dealing with for centuries while on a duty of tour and it’s absolutely disgusting! Also.. there are some of us military Spouses that are great women who love, & support our men through it all no matter what. God Bless our Troops & America! ❤️🇺🇸🤟🏻
I'm so glad another generation of listeners is being exposed to this music. Being In a car together with good music is nearly impossible to beat. It was our concert hall.
This is southern rock at it's finest. Love their music from the 70's. Some of their other big hits were "Heard It In A Love Song", "Fire On The Mountain", "Ramblin’", "This Ol' Cowboy", "Searching For A Rainbow" etc. Southern rock fiddler Charlie Daniels did quite a few collaborations with them such as "24 Hours At A Time".
24 Hours At a Time, is my very favorite Marshall Tucker song of all time.
You ate absolutely right SOUTHERN ROCK IS PERFECT & SHOULD GET SOOOO MUCH MORE RESPECT. But these kids nowadays don't even feel the real music
Nice cut and paste job... I saw this exact same response, yours of course, on another reaction to this song... UGH
Try “ Virginia” its good song writing for this genre
We had the best music. It was done with real instruments. Real voices! I am 62 and appreciate the music more than ever. Never realized it was so soulful and the blues influenced to I got older. Still the Eagles are the best band ever! Listen to Wasted Time reprise The Eagles if you haven’t. Love you too! You are so kind!
Music has saved my life...but need more than just music
I'm 63 and understand what you mean. I recommend The Last Resort for an Eagles song. That's my favorite song from Hotel California.
64 here. Definitely was lucky enough to grow up with all these amazing bands! ❤
Wasted Time has been my number one for forty years, nothing else comes close
good music has no color,i love seeing you guys loving the music i grew up on,the 60s and 70s were the best music decades ever
Jamel, you and your brothers are great dudes.Thanks for appreciating great bands.Marshall TUCKER are from South Carolina. 🥁☮☘
I would sit around and listen to The Marshall Tucker Band all day long back in my younger years. I'm 66 now and still do!
Me 2 Sandra! Im 63 and we grew up listening to the best music!
Good taste in music. They are still one of my favorite bands!
This is totally original music at its brilliant best. It's a blend of country, blues, jazz, and classical ......... Pure genius. the Marshall Tucker band had it all.
There's no music like this now. Real voice, real instruments.
I saw Toy Caldwell sing this in concert and man can he sing with heart and soul! RIP brother Toy, Tommy and Tim! He finger picked, no guitar pic, very talented! Amazing!!❤️❤️❤️
Marshall Tucker Band is timeless. Toy cadwell set it up that way... he is one of the most under appreciated, Guitarist, singer song writers God has given use. It was all about the music for him... That is why the Marshal Tucker had dozens of members and only one surviving original member. I love how you recognize how Toy sings Lord (Lawd)
Love this song. Love this band. Love the flute❤
The Marshall Tucker Band was my favorite southern rock band back in the day.
This live version is the best. I’m not taking away from the studio version cause it was great, but this live performance is longer and has more emotion attached. JMO
Agreed. Daily Listen!!
“He favors Nick Nolte.” That old Texas expression is still being used. I love it. To those that don’t know, to “favor” someone, used this way, means the same as to “look like”.
I think you mean Gary Buesy not Nick Nolte 😉.. great song!
I could see that with my bad eye
A common misconception is that southern rock is rock influenced by country music. It's actually heavily steeped in the blues, and this is a prime example of that. The pain in his voice, the way his guitar cries during the leads - that's 100% blues and soul. Recommend you check out Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ballad of Curtis Loew, Allman Brothers' Melissa, Blackfoot's Highway Song, and Black Crowes' Remedy.
I love Highway Song. I've traveled a lot and this hits home. Highway Song and Freebird. Awesome solos.
People forget where the Blues began. They forget it MOVED to Chicago. Of course it heavily influenced Southern Rock.
I absolutely love all the smiles when everybody's faces❤❤❤❤❤❤
That soul lives in us all, my brothas.
It's who chooses to acknowledge and embrace that soul, that matters.
And I'm ALL in lol.
Keep on keepin on.🤜
Whit black purple or yellow sould is in us all
White
One of the greatest songs ever written and this performance is legendary!
love you guys .. ur respect for music
That was one of the best concerts I went to in the seventies... Bob Segar in 1978 was awesome too ..at the Richmond Mosque in Virginia, the sound in that venue was the best ❤️
Soooo cool to see you 3 loving on this great oldie!!!!!
Man, imagine taking a long car trip with Jamal listening to tunes and his positive personality.
It would sure beat listening to the kids screeching and having to pull over every five miles to go to the bathroom!
Or my wife doing the same. Take my wife, please!
My main biographical song, story of my life. They also made flute playing in rock music cool. Their "Fire on the Mountain" is also a must.
It’s so interesting ….I’ve watched several reactions to this one and so many people start singing along to the chorus.. more than any other reaction I’ve seen. It’s a great one! I had the album this was on in the 70’s
A fantastic live version that makes a good song, great.
Oh Jamel, bless your Mama for raising three beautiful humans. Can you all be my little brothers? I love the chemistry between the three of you ❤❤❤. You would all have to move to Australia though 😉😉
Getting to watch a live video of music from my generation makes me extremely happy. Thanks 🔥❤️☮️👵🏼
Jamel as a 58 year old white dude it brings me great great joy to you & friends enjoying the same music I also love. I love the blues and understand what a significant part the blues played on all genres of music here in the good ‘ole USA. I wanna personally thank you.. for your channel and how you help bring all of us together. Much love & success from your subscriber & friend.
Bobby B.
These men were able to do so much with their heart felt blues. I love great blues singers but these guys could not only move your soul with that lead voice but they were able to blend harmonies with those other voices like no other band. Ever !
I got to see Marshall Tucker,38 Special,The Fabulous Thunderbirds and The Allman Brothers in concert in Birmingham Alabama and man what great shows they put on that night.Was about 1996
Toy Caldwell, what a talent.
I love how the lead guitar served as a backup singer giving testimony to what he just sang. Reminded me of BB King and his "Lucille".
I am having a hard day today,and then I found this! What I would give to be hanging out with the three of you guys,jamming with this song!🎶😎
Funny thing: The was never a person named Marshall Tucker and it thrills me to see young fellers such as yerselves enjoying good ol' southern rock. A hole in the wall, gonna crawl inside and die...
Thunder Thumbs!!!! Best song ever. Miss those bros.
Ah. The good old days when people had to have talent, voice wise and instrument wise. Won't find this today. This song was about the Vietnam vets. He was a marine, saw how many of his brothers got dear John letters. Good one, guys! Stay healthy✌️
How can you not love that. I grew up listening to what is known as Classic Rock nowadays. He said he going find a hole in the wall. Gonna crawl inside and die. He hurt bad.
This is Southern Rocks best bands. Thanks for reviewing this one
I love all your reactions this is one of my favorite songs you can hear the pain in his voice although he's not singing from a personal experience he's putting his heart and soul into everything Toy Caldwell sings. Thanks for having such wonderful reactions ❤️
Amen🙏
If only we could get it through our dam brains that we are all connected.
Peace
One of my favorite bands along with ZZ-Top out High School! Great song! Oooohhhh Lord!!!
Love you guys , love to see you listening to the music i listened to as a teenager ! Keep it up , God bless you !
Soul cleansing... and beautiful.
Music is the one thing that unites us all. May there be songs to Phil the air.
My parents had this album. I remember them listening to it all the time. What fond memories!!
I've seen the marshall Tucker band live twice and I was a great performance both times
My bf 80 year old mom recently went to see this band in concert. She’s so cute! 🤣
That’s how you stay young! Never stop rocking!
Lawd, I love this song.
Southern rock at it's best!
Awe man. You are going way back. Thank you!
SOULFUL SUNDAY! Thanks for making my day 👍🏻 Y'all have a good one...
Southern Rock (country, rock and blues mixed) at it's best. MTB is from my state of SC.
Missed this when originally uploaded, sadly. Glad I stumbled upon it. So…
Heck yeah! We got the crew!?!? Yes! Loving it! Bring ‘em back into the studio, man! I’d LOVE to hear more from ‘em!
Ya’ll right!….it ain’t white nor black…guess it’s Southern…when a singer says “Lawd” full force, yeah… that means somethin’! Haha!
Bless ya’ll!
Love and light to you and yours! ❤🙂
Jamel,love you and your brothers so much!
One of my top 5 favorite bands back in high school!❤😉
Well I guess I'll always be one of the women who love the oldies.
I've experienced this kind of pain, a knife stabbing pain.
Never again.
It took me 3 yrs. To get over that.
Great conversation, boys.Here in Ireland, i was sharing your soul thoughts. What a sad tale of tragedy for the Caldwell family. Could life have been more cruel to them? May they all rest in peace, and may their music live forever.
That Lawd not Lord debate is a Southern twang that just gets the message across so well.
Great to see you brothers hanging together exploring great music
Toy and that thumb were moving…love his style.
Saw your first reaction to this! An awesome song. Grew up with this song in my high school years
Love you and your friends reaching out to listen to what is probably not what you listen to in regular life. I try to do the same. Because it helps us all understand each other better and finding amazing music is always great!
I've been there in that pain. It's no joke. I can completely relate to this. It has gotten me through the pain before.
My favorite big teddy bears. You guys are awesome.
Me da tranquilidad, se hace conocido sus canciones algo como OASIS" CREO que la escuché antes..
Love it !! love you guys...
I saw Marshall Tucker and The Temptations in their comeback in the early 1980’s
I appreciate all three of you brothers for taking the time to listen to this wonderful song.
PS: By the way, whenever you’re free to listen to any song, there’s a song called Love you anyway by Luke Combs.
You guys get it. You're awesome.
Toy was the band leader and songwriter, but not the regular lead singer. This is the one he sang in every concert because it meant so much to him. Regular lead singer Doug Gray (the cat with the tambourine in this video) once said "Toy sang his heart out on this song every single night"
cool reaction guys,like to see more of ya all..........
Love MTB one of my favorite songs, gotta play it LOUD!!
you know how to listen/feel the music!!!!!!!
Everytime I listen to this I feel it deep in my soul. I even get goosebumps and tears in my eyes during certain parts.
Good stuff! Love this reaction!
Saw these guys in concert. Excellent show.
Been listening to this for almost a handful of decades. Just as good now as the first time I heard it.
This song is legendary
Like Ol B.B. Said one night?? Thats them Blue Eyed, Blonde haired Southern WHITE BOYS BLUES!!😏.. MY FAVORITE SOUTHERN ROCK BAND!!❤
That was Gary Busey in silver bullet. And now I can't un-see it!
Fellas, the woman I’ve been married to for 15 years and literally saved her life 2 years ago, she died in bed and me and the Good Lord got her back decided we needed to separate because I’ve been too good to her.
I haven’t felt good about myself in 13 years.
I grew up on this song but it hits because I feel it deep.
Amen to you "Beard Brothers!"
Toy is 23 here, after a tour in Vietnam with the Pride. He did more than "his duty."
Brothers Griffen JAMMIN in the car, reminds me of 1976-77 with my Bros, cruising and jamming. Everybody's head was bobbing and singing. MORE!!!!
I notice Toy only plays his guitar with his thumb only…amazing !
At it's finest!
My favorite southern rock song .... god bless Toy , may he rest in piece
This is a good driving song. Kept waiting for you to start your ride and take off! lol
Love this band and song. Brings such a cool, nostalgic vibe along with wonderful memories 🌿Thanks to all of you for reacting to this one!🧡
It is wonderful to see the trio joined once again. You men should take your act on the road.
You’re right bro. Peace from Spartanburg.
Came across this today. You fellas said he looks like Nick Nolte, but I think you meant Gary Busey 🤔. He starred in Silver Bullet lol. And this song stirs the heat!
LAWD HAMMERCY! Classic, great song. The song before it "Take the Highway" is another great one, of course it's always nice to have the flute in Rock music.
Great song , great band .
Toy saw numerous Marines get DEAR JOHN letters while these guys were serving supposed American interests in Southeast Asia. A lesson for all.
That signature sound, thumb picking....love it
Toy received two purple harts for his heroism in Vietnam and had both his brothers die of car accidents one month from each other . There really should be a movie made called toy.