| 词条 | George McCorkle |
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|image = | name = George McCorkle | background = solo_singer | birth_name = George Freeman McCorkle | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|10|11}} |birth_place = Chester, South Carolina, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2007|6|29|1947|10|11}} |death_place = Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. | instrument = Guitar, vocals | genre = Southern rock | occupation = Songwriter, musician | years_active = 1968–2007 | label = Capricorn, Warner Bros. | associated_acts = The Toy Factory, Pax Parachute, The Marshall Tucker Band | website }}George McCorkle (October 11, 1947 – June 29, 2007) was a founding member and guitarist for the Marshall Tucker Band. He wrote "Fire on the Mountain", the band's first top 40 hit, though had hoped that Charlie Daniels would record the song. He left the band in 1984 and later worked as a songwriter.[1] He released a solo album, American Street, in 1999.[2] McCorkle was diagnosed with cancer in early June 2007 and died soon afterward, in Lebanon, Tennessee.[1] Early careerGeorge McCorkle pursued music as a career after having been drafted into the Navy and serving from 1967 to 1968. Initially he had taught himself to play his older brother's guitar as a young teenager, mimicking the blues stylings of B.B. King and other artists he heard on the radio. At the age of sixteen he purchased his own Gretsch guitar. His first stage performances were with local high school bands in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After his military discharge he formed a band, The Toy Factory, with his longtime childhood friend, Toy Caldwell. George also performed with another group, Pax Parachute, but his musical talents flourished working with Toy. "Playing guitar with Toy Caldwell wasn't just playing guitar, it was sharing a mind. With me at his side he had the freedom to do whatever came into his mind and I could instinctively interpret whatever that was and experiment with him. And Toy had a heart of gold." [3] References1. ^1 {{cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Obituaries: George McCorkle, Musician | work = | page = B6 | language = | publisher = Washington Post | date = 2007-07-02 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/01/AR2007070101135.html?nav=rss_metro/obituaries | accessdate = 2009-03-15}} 2. ^{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = George McCorkle | work = | publisher = Allmusic.com | date = | url = {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p103577/discography|pure_url=yes}} | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2009-03-16}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nucountry.com.au/articles/diary/july2007/140707_georgemccorkle_obit.htm |title=Dave's Diary at nuCountry.com |publisher=Nucountry.com.au |date= |accessdate=2011-11-08}} External links
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