MACON, Ga. — The Macon City Auditorium is welcoming the Marshall Tucker Band and Wet Willie for a show this fall, according to a press release.
The show is on Friday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $49 plus taxes and fees.
Both bands recorded at Macon’s Capricorn Studios in the 1970s.
Marshall Tucker Band came to Macon from Spartanburg, South Carolina and the group continues to charmed generations of listeners over the decades.
The six-member band crowned themselves with the name of a blind piano tuner after they found it inscribed on a key to their original rehearsal space.
Founding member Doug Gray does not see an end to the Marshall Tucker Band and its legacy. It's being carried forward by the man himself and his current bandmates, drummer B.B. Borden (Mother’s Finest, The Outlaws), bassist/vocalist Ryan Ware, keyboardist/saxophonist/flautist/vocalist Marcus James Henderson, guitarist/vocalist Chris Hicks, and guitarist/ vocalist Rick Willis.
“You know, I think it was Toy Caldwell’s dad who said, ‘There’s more to gray hair than old bones,’ and we still have a lot of stories yet to tell,” Gray said.
He has no plans to slow down his rock and roll lifestyle despite those who question if turning 80 will get him to get off the road, the press release said.
You can listen to a few of their songs below:
Wet Willie signed with Capricorn after they moved to Macon from Alabama. Wet Willie scored a top 10 hit in 1974 with "Keep on Smilin." Their particular brand of Southern rock was funky and soulful with touches of gospel.
You can listen to their music below:
You can get tickets to the show on June 26 online at tickemaster.com