# The Legacy of Marshall Tucker Band's Toy Caldwell

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Podcast: [The UCR Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ucr-podcast-7096207)
Published: 2026-02-26T16:20:35+00:00
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Former Marshall Tucker Band drummer Paul T. Riddle joins Matt to talk about his exciting new band that pays homage to the songwriting of his former MTB bandmate, the late Toy Caldwell. Riddle is joined in the lineup of Toy Factory Project by Marcus King, Blackberry Smoke's Charlie Starr, Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers Band, Dead & Company), Josh Shilling (Mountain Heart, Wynonna Judd plus Billy Contreras (Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder) on fiddle and Jimmy Rector on additional percussion. Toy Factory Project made its live debut in 2025 at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and returns to the stage starting tonight (Feb. 26) at the Capitol Theatre with additional live dates following in May as well. Paul shares stories about the birth of the project, why Toy Caldwell was such a special musician and songwriter, the TFP album they've completed featuring guests like Peter Frampton, Derek Trucks and Vince Gill, plus plenty of war stories about the early days of the Marshall Tucker Band, interactions with the Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Grateful Dead as well. It was a lot of fun to speak with Paul about his long history in music and what's ahead!

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