
Known as the strong-voiced frontman for ’70s southern rockers The Marshall Tucker Band, Doug Gray finally has a solo record: “Soul of the South,” which was recorded in 1981 and shelved for 30 years.
Matters of the heart have always mattered to The Marshall Tucker Band. Even if the Southern-rock cowboys from Spartanburg, S.C., seemed too tough and independent to get all hung up on women — being known more for lyrics about whiskey-drinking, freewheelin’, rambling souls — they’ve always had a way with a love song.