***THE CACHE IS NOT LOCATED AT THE LISTED COORDINATES***
Until we can get a new Aura loaded, we are going to give you the Final coordinates. They are:
N 34° 57.240 W 081° 56.179
This is part of an experiment with Groundspeak HQ and integration of Augmented Reality into geocaching.
This cache requires the use of a either an Android or an Iphone with the HP Reveal app installed. Links to the apps are below. The app requires you to sign up for a free account. There is no requirement for personal information. It suggested that you installing and set up the app prior to attempting the cache.
Android: CLICK HERE
iPhone: CLICK HERE
This cache is part of an experiment that allows the use of Augmented Reality (AR) apps to find the cache.
At the end of this experiment, Geocaching HQ will decide if this cache will be grandfathered or archived. Geocaching HQ reserves the right to archive this cache at any time if conditions change.
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To locate the cache:
Go to the listed coordinates.
(You should be on the sidewalk facing the left side of the door)
Start the HP Reveal app.
Search for the Aura: "Hub City Hometown Legends #1".
Select the image of the Red "Love Where You Live - Cache Local" logo.
Select "Hockeyhick's Public Auras" then select FOLLOW.
Return to the Main screen in HP Reveal.
Select the *Blue* button at the bottom of your screen.
Point your phone at the *Green* sign.
You will be treated to a little musical sample and a slide show which will reveal the coordinates to the final!
There is an unactivated Special Geo-Coin gift for the First-to-Find!
This geocache highlights one of the more popular musical groups to hail from Spartanburg, the Marshall Tucker Band.
Noted for incorporating blues, country and jazz into their eclectic sound, The Marshall Tucker Band helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s. While the band had reached the height of its commercial success by the end of the decade, it has recorded and performed continuously under various lineups for over 45 years.
The original lineup of the Marshall Tucker Band, formed in 1972, included lead guitarist, vocalist, and primary songwriter Toy Caldwell, lead vocalist Doug Gray, keyboard player, saxophone player, and flutist Jerry Eubanks, rhythm guitarist George McCorkle, drummer Paul Riddle, and bassist Tommy Caldwell.
The "Marshall Tucker" in the band's name does not refer to any particular band member, but rather a Spartanburg-area blind piano tuner. While the band was discussing possible band names one evening in an old warehouse they had rented for rehearsal space, someone noticed that the warehouse's door key had the name "Marshall Tucker" inscribed on it, and suggested they call themselves "The Marshall Tucker Band," not realizing it referred to an actual person. It later came to light that Marshall Tucker, the blind piano tuner, had rented the space before the band, and his name was inscribed on the key.
In 1972, they signed with Capricorn Records, the same label that guided The Allman Brothers Band, Wet Willie, and others to national fame. The MTB opened shows for The Allman Brothers in 1973, and the following year, they began to headline their own shows across America due to the platinum-plus sales of their debut album, the self-titled, "Marshall Tucker Band." They toured constantly playing a variety of venues, from local farm sheds, clubs, and "juke-joints" to stadiums, theaters, fairs, and festivals.
Along the way, the band has recorded twenty two studio albums, three DVDs, three live albums and many compilations. With hit singles like "Heard It In a Love Song," "Fire On The Mountain," "Can't You See," and "Take The Highway," The Marshall Tucker Band earned seven gold and three platinum albums while they were on the Capricorn Records label. During the 90's, the MTB scored four hit singles on Billboard's country chart and one on Billboard's gospel chart. Their music has also been featured on the soundtracks of movies such as Smokey and the Bandit, Blow, The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper, Shipwrecked, Crank 2, Don’t Mess with Zohan, Stop Loss, Swing Vote, Taking Chance and many others as well as several TV shows.
In 1980 Tommy Caldwell died as a result of injuries from an auto accident, and was replaced by Frank Wilkie.
In 1984 Toy Caldwell, George McCorkle, and Paul Riddle decided to retire.
Doug Gray and Jerry Eubanks, with the blessings of the other three, continued to record and perform as The Marshall Tucker Band with other musicians filling the missing spots.
In 1993 Toy Caldwell, who wrote the majority of their songs, passed away in Spartanburg, SC.
In 2007, George McCorkle passed away in his home in Nashville, Tenn.
All three of them are buried in there respective family plots at the Greenlawn Memorial Gardens in Spartanburg, SC.
Jerry Eubanks retired in 1996 and Doug Gray continues to lead the current incarnation of the band to this very day.