With Southern rock, in all its varieties, having a renaissance, one of the pioneers of the genre is heading back on the road. On Wednesday, the Marshall Tucker Band announced a spring tour with JJ Grey & Mofro, the swamp blues-rock band from Florida.
Dubbed “The Ramblin’ Rooster Tour,” the trek kicks off May 15 in Ashland, Kentucky, and hits cities like Cincinnati, Nashville, and Columbia, South Carolina — the home state of the Marshall Tucker Band. Led by singer Doug Gray, the MTB is known for hits like “Can’t You See,” “Fire on the Mountain,” and the ubiquitous “Heard It in a Love Song.”
“We look forward to doing these live shows with the great JJ Grey & Mofro,” Gray said in a statement. “I’m sure the MTB family will be enjoying JJ as much as we do. Let’s get this party started! Get ready to hold on!”
The other Grey — as in JJ — and his band are nearing 30 years together. Last year, he told RS at the Bear Shadow Festival in North Carolina that he was “just going to keep riding the wave.” Grey and Mofro dropped in a country cover that day: a rendition of John Anderson’s 1992 country hit “Seminole Wind.”
In a statement, Grey said he’s played many a Marshall Tucker song in his time. “After being a fan and covering many of the songs of Marshall Tucker over the years, I am humbled at the idea of being on the same stage as them,” he said.
The Ramblin’ Rooster Tour dates:
May 15 — Ashland, KY @ Paramount Arts Center
May 16 — Bristol, VA @ Hard Rock Live
May 17 — Cincinnati, OH @ Hard Rock Casino
May 18 — Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle
May 20 — Athens, GA @ The Classic Center
May 21 — Columbia, SC @ Township Auditorium
May 22 — Montgomery, AL @ Montgomery Performing Arts Center
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