Marshall Tucker Band guitarist Stuart Swanlund died in his
sleep at his home in Chicago August 4th, The Associated Press reports. He was
54.
Swanlund, a South Carolina native, had recently taken a
hiatus from the band to deal with unspecified health issues.
The Marshall Tucker Band scored their biggest hit in 1977
with "Heard It in A Love Song."
Swanlund was the longest running member of the band besides
co-founder Doug Gray, and joined the group for its second incarnation in 1985.
Swanlund's funeral is set for Saturday, August 11th in
Boiling Springs, South Carolina.
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