Songs Written by George McCorkleTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

George McCorkle (October 11, 1946 – June 29, 2007) was a founding member and guitarist for the Marshall Tucker Band. He wrote "Fire on the Mountain", the band's first top 40 hit, though had hoped that Charlie Daniels would record the song. He left the band in 1984 and later worked as a songwriter. He released a solo album, American Street, in 1999. McCorkle was diagnosed with cancer in early June 2007 and died soon afterward, in Lebanon, Tennessee. ==... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, George McCorkle first charted in 1975 with Fire on the Mountain.The artist placed 3 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.