Paul T. Riddle

Co-founder/drummer and Grammy Award winner of the original Marshall Tucker Band & Toy Factory Project

Photo by Randy Bachman

From Highschool to the Stadiums

Paul T. Riddle joined the Marshall Tucker Band before his high school graduation. He was in the band from 1972-1984.

Recently Paul has formed Toy Factory Project to honor the songs he's made in the past with the legendary Toy Caldwell.

Rolling Stone

Marcus King wrapped up his two-day Family Reunion festival in his native South Carolina this weekend by paying tribute to one of the all-time great Southern rock groups: the Marshall Tucker Band.

Backed by original Marshall Tucker drummer Paul T. Riddle, King and an array of special guests delivered renditions of the Spartanburg, South Carolina, band’s songs.

Relix

Vintage album covers, a key to the city of Spartanburg, S.C. and Marshall Tucker Band paraphernalia line the walls of “The Drum Pad,” a doublewide trailer converted into a classroom on the Christ Church Episcopal School (CCES) campus in Greenville, S.C. Multiple drum kits are scattered throughout the room.

Paul T. Riddle, the original drummer for the Marshall Tucker Band, has given the place a homey feel – you don’t even realize you’re in a “portable” once inside. The sandy-haired percussive whiz turns on lights and straightens furniture, moving briskly around the studio where he teaches year-round drum lessons to elementary, middle and high school students.

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