Bergen Performing Arts Center Presents The Marshall Tucker Band, 3/14

Still led today by founding member and lead singer Doug Gray, the Marshall Tucker Band represents a time and place in music that will never be duplicated.

Gray is quick to credit the band's current dynamic members with carrying on the timeless essence of the Marshall Tucker Band sound. Current members include slide guitarist Stuart Swanlund who joined the band in 1989, the highly respected drummer B.B. Borden, a former member of both Mother's Finest and The Outlaws, multi instrumentalist Marcus Henderson of Macon, Georgia, plays flute, saxophone and keyboards in addition to lead and background vocals, Pat Elwood on bass guitar, and Rick Willis on lead guitar and vocals, both of Spartanburg SC, are disciples of the Caldwell Brothers. Together they present a powerful stage presence as they continue to tour the country and continue to be powerful force in the world of music.

Years of rigorous tour schedules earned the band the respect of critics and countless dedicated fans. With hit singles like "Heard It In a Love Song," "Fire On The Mountain," "Can't You See," and "Take The Highway," The Marshall Tucker Band earned seven gold and three platinum albums while they were on the Capricorn Records label. During the 90's, the MTB scored four hit singles on Billboard's country chart and one on Billboard's gospel chart. Their music has also been featured on the soundtracks of movies such as Smokey and the Bandit, The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper, Shipwrecked, Crank 2, Don't Mess with Zohan, Stop Loss, Swing Vote, Taking Chance and many others as well as many TV Shows.

"The buying public never really cared whether we were country or rock and roll" says Gray. "They called us a Southern rock band, but we have always played everything from country, jazz, blues, Rock & Roll and all things in-between. As we've become older," Gray grins, eyes twinkling, "our Southern heritage seems to come out even more. But no matter how old we get, we can still rock your socks off." Gray also notes that people have gotten "married and buried" to classic MTB songs like "Desert Skies" and "Can't You See". After 37 years, The Marshall Tucker Band continues to be played on classic rock and country radio, and they have never stopped touring.

Larry Stevens, the gregarious front man and lead singer of The Larry Stevens Band, has spent the better portion of his life on stage. A full-time musician since birth (or perhaps very shortly thereafter) Larry has entertained audiences at venues ranging from the famed Blue Bird Cafe in Nashville to the legendary Bitter End and Iridium clubs in New York, as well as numerous concerts at the Bergen Performing Arts Center, PNC Bank Arts Center, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and Giants (MetLife) Stadium. He has enjoyed sharing the stage with many national acts, including America, Kenny Loggins, The Doobie Brothers, Blood Sweat and Tears, Huey Lewis and the News, Todd Rundgren, Foreigner, and Peter Frampton. With dynamic, energetic shows featuring a mix of original music and popular covers, all performed by a group of outstanding musicians, The Larry Stevens Band has become one of the most sought-after musical groups in the region.

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