George McCorkle

George McCorkle (born 1947; died June 29, 2007) was a founding member and guitarist for the Marshall Tucker Band. He wrote "Fire on the Mountain" which was the band's first top 40 hit in the United States in 1975. He quit the band in 1984 and later worked as a songwriter. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/01/AR2007070101135.html?nav=rss_metro/obituaries AP via "Washington Post" George McCorkle obituary July 2, 2008] ] as well as issuing a solo album "American Street" in 1999. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0ifuxqwgldae~T2 Allmusic.com "George McCorkle"] ] McCorkle was diagnosed with cancer in early June 2007, and was not given long to live. He died in Lebanon, Tennessee. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/01/AR2007070101135.html?nav=rss_metro/obituaries AP via "Washington Post" George McCorkle obituary July 2, 2008] ]

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* [http://www.georgemccorkle.com/home.htm George McCorkle home page]