Toy Caldwell began playing guitar before his teen years with his younger brother Tommy Caldwell.
10 Facts About Toy Caldwell
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Toy Caldwell developed a unique style of playing, playing the electric guitar using his thumb rather than a pick.
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Toy Caldwell played basketball and football in high school with friends George McCorkle, Jerry Eubanks, and Doug Gray.
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Toy Caldwell decided to enlist in the United States Marine Corps.
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Toy Caldwell was discharged in 1969 and began playing music with his high school buddies.
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Younger brother Tommy Toy Caldwell joined in 1973 when Wilkie left and the band became the Marshall Tucker Band.
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Toy Caldwell was the group's lead guitarist and main songwriter.
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Toy Caldwell later formed the Toy Caldwell Band and released an eponymous CD in 1992; the record was later renamed Son of the South by Southern country rocker and Caldwell's personal friend, Charlie Daniels.
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Toy Caldwell was the father of two girls, Cassady and Geneal Caldwell.
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Toy Caldwell was found dead in bed by his wife, Abbie, on February 25,1993, at his home in Moore, South Carolina.