Great song by a great artist and a great group. Probably my favorite Caldwell/Marshall Tucker song ever and that’s saying a lot. Never heard anyone say or write a bad word about Mr. Toy J. Caldwell and that speaks volumes! RIP Toy!
They are the greatest band ever. I will always love their music and I will miss the brothers deeply. Such gentleman. I’ll be listening to them as long as I live!🥰🥰🥰🌹🙏🙏😭😭😭💋💋💋💃💃💃
My buddy has a story of getting stuck with his brother on railroad tracks and a van stopped just ahead -- a bunch of boys jumped out to push him and his brother off the tracks. Thanks fellas! My buddy says to his brother: "that was nice of those boys to help us, did you know them?" "Yep, and you have their records...! Huh? Those boys were the Marshall Tucker Band!" This all happened somewhere in the Carolinas in the early 70s -- MTB epitomize the term: Good Ol' Boys! R.I.P, Toy, Farewell and God Speed!
Thank you so much for posting this recording..... We did this in late 1988 with Bertie Higgins and Canyon. This show was done the day after an unforgettable night with Lynyrd Skynyrd at Starwood Amphitheater for the last show of their first reunion after the plane crash when they would put the spotlight on Ronnie's mike stand and the audience would sing the song. It was very moving. Toy was an incredible musician and writer and this was possibly the most memorable night of my playing career...... I still have this on VHS and never got to digitize it. This is the first time I have seen it in over twenty years..... This also featured Tony 'Smoke' Heatherly on bass. Tony ended his playing career with The Marshall Tucker band. Thanks so much......
I'm sure Tony, that Momma Liz & Daddy Russell, was grinning from ear to ear with Pride with this performance. You sure was tickling them ivories. Hugs & Kisses
MTB is still one of my all time favorites and Toy Caldwell could play circles around some of the accepted greats, one of the best to ever pick up a guitar .
Marshall Tucker, Toy, Tommy phew, the 1970's Southern Rockers were rockin!' I limoed for 38 Special in 1991- they all talked about some of those times!
Music is subjective. Someone loves a certain song, while another person dislikes that same song. No problem. We understand that. For me, this song (This Old Cowboy) that Toy wrote is awesome. It is special. He crafted this song so well. I find it hard to believe anyone would not like it, but of course some do. Also, the studio musicians here are the best of the best!
Toy came to muscle shoals Alabama in 77 and helped a young bocephus! When I met them at my dad's friends recording studio dad said boy if u only knew how big they will be!
Yep. I grew up in Popular Springs, went to church their as well...makes me smile so big ....and this is just beautiful....he is the simple and beautiful and that is why we all love and miss this man . This is a angel in heaven today
I grew up in California (with California bands) in the 70’s and 80’s, but really appreciate old (and newer) Marshall Tucker Band music now. Saw Doug and the rest of the group at The Canyon Club in Agoura, CA, a few years ago and loved them so much, that I added every Southern Rock song I could find, to my Pandora playlist!
Got to work with Toy Caldwell on his song "Midnight Promise's." I was the best boy electric on the music video. Unfortunately, the music video for "Midnight Promise's" never came to fruition. Toy passed not long after the video was in the editing stages.
Poor guy never really recovered from the loss of his brothers Tommy and Tim, both within a month of each other. It was literally the end of the Marshall Tucker Band...............and Toy's slow burn to oblivion. Toy was a fine man. What Doug Gray has done with the MTB name is nothing short of disgraceful.
A tragic end to a Band that was amazing in the mid 70's ...very short run, drugs did them in and after Tommy and Tim it was over and Toy was never the same...this lounge act thing was so far from the greatness witnessed in the mid 70's... sad
Sounds like an over commercialized version, love the original but anytime I can get to see & hear Toy play - it's a gift. MTB was the bomb . Classic southern rock at its finest
First and foremost, Toy was a nice man. His use of picking with his thump is second to none. All down strokes with speed and accuracy. He cut out way too early, but that's the way it is when one trips the light fandango.
The bassist Tony Heatherly played in a band called The Variations back in the1970's. Their guitarist was Mickey Fowler. Miss these guys. Remember hearing them play many times. Sometimes Toy would come sit in on a set.
seen him over eight or nine times. WOW is all I can say. What a shame he and brother are gone. Looking for new friends. you are the only person I have met. Hope we can be. Thanks man rock on
timothy loudrock55- I am a Metal music collector at heart...but I'm a Texas boy born and raised, so Southern Rock like MTB, Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Outlaws, Blackfoot, etc. are part of my collection, too. Toy & Tommy Caldwell and the MTB are always in constant play when I am in my 4x4 pickup truck. God bless Texas and all the Southern States and boys who fought those damn Yankees.
I was in the Toy Caldwell Band when we did this show, the band played the Ace of Clubs the night after. The club gig was a showcase for labels and management, we met Phil Walden. Only Tony was allowed to play with the house band, you had to be in the Union so me, Mark Burrell and Pic Pickens had to sit out.
Fantastic version.. only problem a song like this has is that there is so much going on, so many moving parts and players... the tv only gets 1/10th of it.
I personally think his vocals on this live performance is better (a lot) than on the original 1973 album recording. Listened to them back to back numerous times & his voice is much better on this performance. I wish I could take this voice & put it over the original recording's band track.
@@rockinredneck57 I would think Toy had heart problems. Another place I read he was really sick the last (at least 6 mnths). Nobody near him and sitting in a chair. But, they said he could still picl and sing. At least his talent never let him down. Still love Toy and Tommy, George.
Man "the mighty thumb" that was Toy Caldwell was a great guitar player fantastic musician and Vietnam War MARINE CORPS veteran. His brother Tommy played bass using his thumb like Toy. When MTB released their first album I became an instant Tucker fan. Toy left us way to early a few of the Tucker boys did.
REALLY!! I never heard of Ralph until I got cable in late 70's early 80's in ny suburbs... and once nashville network aired i was astonished at how fukd up this ralph emery was so many nights and how many interviews he had no clue about. The Andy Griffith show reunion was a trainwreck.
@@bishlapHe could be a real asshole if he didn't like the performers... just ask Gram Parsons and The Byrds. Their song 'Drugstore Truck Driving Man' was about their negative experience being on his show.
@@bobbybobberson9349 I've read about it since someone mentioned it on here about -at least 5 years ago. Ralph, apparently, was a real shit kicker in his day... trucker cap and all.
Marine RIP Semper Fi! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Great song by a great artist and a great group. Probably my favorite Caldwell/Marshall Tucker song ever and that’s saying a lot. Never heard anyone say or write a bad word about Mr. Toy J. Caldwell and that speaks volumes! RIP Toy!
They are the greatest band ever. I will always love their music and I will miss the brothers deeply. Such gentleman. I’ll be listening to them as long as I live!🥰🥰🥰🌹🙏🙏😭😭😭💋💋💋💃💃💃
So good, Toy is one of the most underrated guitarists in the world. The Marshall Tucker Bank should be in the RHF NOW!
www.gopetition.com/petitions/marshall-tucker-band-induction-to-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame.html
That is a shame.
How is Marshall Tucker Band not in the hall?
Embarrassed for the hall.
Toy,u were the greatest songwriter! A real wordsmith! J B
My buddy has a story of getting stuck with his brother on railroad tracks and a van stopped just ahead -- a bunch of boys jumped out to push him and his brother off the tracks. Thanks fellas! My buddy says to his brother: "that was nice of those boys to help us, did you know them?" "Yep, and you have their records...! Huh? Those boys were the Marshall Tucker Band!" This all happened somewhere in the Carolinas in the early 70s -- MTB epitomize the term: Good Ol' Boys!
R.I.P, Toy, Farewell and God Speed!
That’s absolutely awesome
Hello today's generation!
This is something we used to listen to in our day. It's called MUSIC!
a little dolled for TNN but this is toy solo
Amen!!! This was,and still IS a favorite part of my youth., I am 60 years old,but MTB, PPL,,Skynnyrd, all my faces,and still listen to them!
Damn right it is, I’m 21 and really just got into MTB and can’t stop listening
That’s some great music!!!🦅🇺🇸
Great band and a great song!
Very lucky to have this footage, as well. Toy Caldwell, a national treasure !
you bet
And no picks! Blows my mind.
@@shiboof both him and Tommy also.
He was a gentleman and a down to earth person. 😢. Sorry to see him pass.
Sweet the Marshall Tucker band needs to be in the hall of fame
I don't know what's wrong with the Rock 'n' Roll H.O.F. when great bands like Marshall Tucker and Deep Purple are not in it as of 2014.
JeffGR4 Lost all respect for the H.O.F.,,,,,,M.T.B.still haunts my 70's memories,,,,great group for the ages.
Damn right....Toy was such a great singer and guitar player...still give all his music catalog plenty of spin.
That’s not the band you can tell that’s just “” Toy “” the band has a much more richer sound and Doug Gray is the one plays flute
@@BryanETribble .Jerry Eubanks played the flute in the band
Thank you so much for posting this recording..... We did this in late 1988 with Bertie Higgins and Canyon. This show was done the day after an unforgettable night with Lynyrd Skynyrd at Starwood Amphitheater for the last show of their first reunion after the plane crash when they would put the spotlight on Ronnie's mike stand and the audience would sing the song. It was very moving. Toy was an incredible musician and writer and this was possibly the most memorable night of my playing career...... I still have this on VHS and never got to digitize it. This is the first time I have seen it in over twenty years..... This also featured Tony 'Smoke' Heatherly on bass. Tony ended his playing career with The Marshall Tucker band. Thanks so much......
Great Tony. Enjoyed it very much..
great to see old stuff miss the old band a lot Doug is doing a good job not the same.Thank you Tony
I'm sure Tony, that Momma Liz & Daddy Russell, was grinning from ear to ear with Pride with this performance. You sure was tickling them ivories. Hugs & Kisses
it was nice to see you on Keys Tony, where was Herman?
You still got it after all these years, good to see this!
Such a great tune. A genre-buster for sure.
Toy is great. Bless that piano player still rocking the 70s in '88..
Great song writer and guitarist.
This old southern rock cowboy busted out the jazz riffs
That's what you call some fun music . Lotsa jazz influence. Toy was such a musical genius.
beautiful picking and singing by Toy... way past his prime here and he was never the same after Tommy's death. RIP.
That's correct..He wasn't.
The one and only TOY CALDWELL...and I am from Popular Songs SC...I love it
MTB is still one of my all time favorites and Toy Caldwell could play circles around some of the accepted greats, one of the best to ever pick up a guitar .
you are correct
Ol how I miss that ol cowboy. GOD Bless you always TOY!!!
Thank you GOD for TOY in our life's.
Saw them every time they came to Dallas in the 70s. Ahh the 70s, when a $100 could get you on the road again!
I loved watching this performance. The "mini orchestra" was right at home. But this brings a touch of sadness with it.
TOY was a monster player so underrated a cryin ass shame
First time I every heard this song was about 2 weeks ago. This is music genius... Beautiful music and great message!
Everybody! That's Toy Caldwell!
My all time favorite guitarist.
No problem. Only Greatness !!!
The STAR of the Show!!!
OL TOY Ridding off in the sun set like the western Heroes do.
saw them about 2 years ago at dousey doeys houston, was on my bucket list.
American treasure - Toy Caldwell...
Recognize people!!!!!
This such a great track. Damn near perfect.
I love that song!
Marshall Tucker, Toy, Tommy phew, the 1970's Southern Rockers were rockin!'
I limoed for 38 Special in 1991- they all talked about some of those times!
Music is subjective. Someone loves a certain song, while another person dislikes that same song. No problem. We understand that. For me, this song (This Old Cowboy) that Toy wrote is awesome. It is special. He crafted this song so well. I find it hard to believe anyone would not like it, but of course some do. Also, the studio musicians here are the best of the best!
Great song, amazing guitar player!
Toy came to muscle shoals Alabama in 77 and helped a young bocephus! When I met them at my dad's friends recording studio dad said boy if u only knew how big they will be!
Yep. I grew up in Popular Springs, went to church their as well...makes me smile so big ....and this is just beautiful....he is the simple and beautiful and that is why we all love and miss this man . This is a angel in heaven today
...Yes the best of Country Rock..
Thanx for this View of Toy... The Master of the Marshall Tucker Band.
I grew up in California (with California bands) in the 70’s and 80’s, but really appreciate old (and newer) Marshall Tucker Band music now. Saw Doug and the rest of the group at The Canyon Club in Agoura, CA, a few years ago and loved them so much, that I added every Southern Rock song I could find, to my Pandora playlist!
Got to work with Toy Caldwell on his song "Midnight Promise's." I was the best boy electric on the music video. Unfortunately, the music video for "Midnight Promise's" never came to fruition. Toy passed not long after the video was in the editing stages.
One of my favorite bands! Great band, great tunes!
Toy was one of the best. Great memories of the original MTB .
The Marshall Tucker Band is one of my favorite groups. Thanks for putting this version here for us all to see.
The fastest thumb in country rock
Now he knew how to do great WESTERN Country Rock music, Toy the best.
He's such a joyous man. I wish I was like him.
or at least play those quick hammerons like he does...geesh
What a great song
I saw him in Augusta, Ga. at a small club in late 80's. Getting to see him in that atmosphere was a wonderful experience.
What a lovely song.
Love. Toy rip
You shows and looks so great! Greatness!
Poor guy never really recovered from the loss of his brothers Tommy and Tim, both within a month of each other. It was literally the end of the Marshall Tucker Band...............and Toy's slow burn to oblivion. Toy was a fine man. What Doug Gray has done with the MTB name is nothing short of disgraceful.
A tragic end to a Band that was amazing in the mid 70's ...very short run, drugs did them in and after Tommy and Tim it was over and Toy was never the same...this lounge act thing was so far from the greatness witnessed in the mid 70's... sad
Toy never got the credit he was due
very true
Sounds like an over commercialized version, love the original but anytime I can get to see & hear Toy play - it's a gift. MTB was the bomb . Classic southern rock at its finest
Wow great "live" version of a great song! Just re-discovered this song from long ago!
First and foremost, Toy was a nice man. His use of picking with his thump is second to none. All down strokes with speed and accuracy. He cut out way too early, but that's the way it is when one trips the light fandango.
Not all downstrokes. Watch his lead playing closely, especially his speed runs.
The bassist Tony Heatherly played in a band called The Variations back in the1970's. Their guitarist was Mickey Fowler. Miss these guys. Remember hearing them play many times. Sometimes Toy would come sit in on a set.
That THUMB. MASTER. R I P
Yep....no guitar pick. Toy...man what a great talent.
seen him over eight or nine times. WOW is all I can say. What a shame he and brother are gone. Looking for new friends. you are the only person I have met. Hope we can be. Thanks man rock on
timothy loudrock55- I am a Metal music collector at heart...but I'm a Texas boy born and raised, so Southern Rock like MTB, Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Outlaws, Blackfoot, etc. are part of my collection, too. Toy & Tommy Caldwell and the MTB are always in constant play
when I am in my 4x4 pickup truck. God bless Texas and all the Southern States and boys who fought those damn Yankees.
I was in the Toy Caldwell Band when we did this show, the band played the Ace of Clubs the night after. The club gig was a showcase for labels and management, we met Phil Walden. Only Tony was allowed to play with the house band, you had to be in the Union so me, Mark Burrell and Pic Pickens had to sit out.
You’re pretty darn good yourself!
Fantastic version.. only problem a song like this has is that there is so much going on, so many moving parts and players... the tv only gets 1/10th of it.
Beautiful song beautiful person rip toy
Fred Newell is just loving it, awesome performance
Saw MTB last year at Pozo CA Memorial Day Boogie and this was their opening song.
Love Toy C. and all the Marshall Tucker band to this day and I'm 64. I don't care much for Ralph Emery though .
awesome guitar player
Always loved his thumb picking!!!
Great guitar player Sounds like western swing
My friend and one hellava musician Tony Cooper on Piano!!
Love TC! He's such a sweetheart
Thanks for sharing that. I wondered who he was. Fine musician.
wish good ole song version was on spotify !
RIP .....Toy Caldwell
Rest in peace all 3 Caldwell brothers 🙏
This was a great TV show !
fantastic.
ya its been one of those days the kind only Toy can make better!!!
I personally think his vocals on this live performance is better (a lot) than on the original 1973 album recording. Listened to them back to back numerous times & his voice is much better on this performance. I wish I could take this voice & put it over the original recording's band track.
Looks and sounds live!
He is wheezing really bad during the interview.
***** he was probably having heart problems even then.
@@rockinredneck57 I would think Toy had heart problems. Another place I read he was really sick the last (at least 6 mnths). Nobody near him and sitting in a chair. But, they said he could still picl and sing. At least his talent never let him down. Still love Toy and Tommy, George.
High as a kite on blow here sad
THESES BOYS COULD , DO IT ALL , EVEN BEACH MUSIC TOO !!!! THEY WELL ALLWAYS BE REMBERED BY EVERYONE ******
Toy was one ofthebey
I saw him at the pump house greenville sc .
Man "the mighty thumb" that was Toy Caldwell was a great guitar player fantastic musician and Vietnam War MARINE CORPS veteran. His brother Tommy played bass using his thumb like Toy. When MTB released their first album I became an instant Tucker fan. Toy left us way to early a few of the Tucker boys did.
SMOOOOOTH!
Great band thrilling
The show would have been a lot better with a semi-lucid host. Toy Caldwell was one of the very best!
REALLY!! I never heard of Ralph until I got cable in late 70's early 80's in ny suburbs... and once nashville network aired i was astonished at how fukd up this ralph emery was so many nights and how many interviews he had no clue about. The Andy Griffith show reunion was a trainwreck.
@@bishlapHe could be a real asshole if he didn't like the performers... just ask Gram Parsons and The Byrds. Their song 'Drugstore Truck Driving Man' was about their negative experience being on his show.
@@bobbybobberson9349 I've read about it since someone mentioned it on here about -at least 5 years ago. Ralph, apparently, was a real shit kicker in his day... trucker cap and all.
I was a young cowboy
yeah it would be great if there was a dvd available on toy
The only problem is! is that Toy always steals the show!!!
and I think that is why he calls it the TOY Caldwell band
Zowie, cool version of this song.
5:04 'Yeah Really ! Quite possibly one of the greatest songs ever written. Toy is really nervous here
Nervous...you mean jacked up out of his mind
Poplar springs! Riedville! Moore! Spartanburg! South carolina !
👍👍 could be a family member
sadly this was his brother Tommy's song who co-wrote it and left way too early not to be at this performance
What amplifier is Toy playing threw? It looks like a peavey!
I have to say, I like this better than the original album version.
What
❤️🤠🌈
Toy Caldwell was so fantastic but that is a rather lame interview by Ralph Emery. He clearly knew very little about Toy or his legacy.
So reminiscent of Terry Kath, imvho. He looked pretty tired by now. It'll do that to you. I know.
They talked about LS should have talked more about MTB
"Let me see that thumb"
One my Favs from a great band but I'm sure Toy wasn't down with all this production way too much.