
Known as The Beat in the U.K. and The English Beat in the U.S., the 1980s’ ska band’s legacy thrives on both continents, under both names and in a new box set.
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.