A chronicle of the Upstate South Carolina music community and beyond
By DAN ARMONAITIS As a ninth grader at Byrnes High School in 1972, Spartanburg resident Michael Buffalo Smith received his introduction to the Allman Brothers Band. A fellow student “brought the ‘At Fillmore East’ album to school,” Smith recalled recently. “We had a really cool teacher who would let us Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS In 2011, the website UltimateClassicRock.com produced a list of the “Top 10 Southern Rock Songs” of all-time. At No. 1 was “Can’t You See” by the Marshall Tucker Band. The song appears as the second track on the band’s eponymous 1973 debut album, which kicked off with Read More
Still haven’t picked up a Christmas gift for that music lover in your life? What better way to say ’tis the season than with tickets to an upcoming concert. Here’s a list of five recommended shows happening within the 864 area code during the first few weeks of 2020 for Read More
The Marshall Tucker Band, which was founded in Spartanburg in 1972, is set to be profiled by veteran journalist Dan Rather on his national television show, “The Big Interview with Dan Rather.” During the hour-long program, which airs at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18 on AXS-TV, MTB frontman and co-founder Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS The first time Marshall Tucker Band co-founder Paul T. Riddle ever heard the classic Dave Brubeck Quartet recording of “Take Five,” which featured Joe Morello on drums, it was over the phone. Riddle was just a kid and his drum teacher, David Haddox, called the Riddle home Read More