The Marshall Tucker Band Makes Opry Debut

Posted by Melanie Agee on 11/15/2011
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 This Saturday night, Nov. 19, the Grand Ole Opry will invite The Marshall Tucker Band to the stage for the first time. The band has played thousands of live shows from Madison Square Garden to the White House, but in its 40-year career, they have never performed at the Grand Ole Opry.

 
“This is a really cool thing for The Marshall Tucker Band," says lead singer and founding member, Doug Gray. “In 40 years, we’ve never played the Grand Ole Opry. This has been such a great year for us, and jamming on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium puts the icing on the cake.”
 
The MTB will perform on the 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. editions of the Grand Ole Opry’s shows on Saturday night. Both shows will be broadcast live on Nashville’s 650 AM WSM and Sirius-XM channel 56, Willie’s Roadhouse.
 
On Friday at 9 a.m., Doug Gray will join 650 AM WSM’s “Coffee, Country & Cody” radio show in anticipation of their show.
 
On Nov. 22, the MTB will release The Marshall Tucker Band: Greatest Hits in vinyl form. In December, they will join ZZ Top, John Kay and Steppenwolf, George Thorogood and the Destroyers and others on the inaugural Rock Legends Cruise to the Bahamas. The Royal Caribbean vessel departs Ft. Lauderdale, FL for the four-day cruise on December 1 with proceeds benefiting the Native American Heritage Association.
 
For additional information on The Marshall Tucker Band, visit www.marshalltucker.com.