Charlie Daniels
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Born October 28, 1936 in North Carolina, Charlie Daniels would enjoy a decades long career as a country superstar and one of the originators of southern rock. A gifted multi-instrumentationalist before he graduated high-school, Daniels carved out a living as a working musician, eventually finding himself an in-demand session player in Nashville in the 1960s, most notably on Bob Dylanâs Nashville Skyline. He began releasing solo work in the 1970s, and his fusion of country, rock, and blues helped establish the nascent southern rock movement alongside bands like The Allman Brothers. He achieved his first chart success with the 1973 novelty song âUneasy Riderâ, which climbed to number 9 on the pop chart. 1974âs Fire on the Mountain was his first top 40 album and contained another top 40 pop hit, âThe Southâs Gonna Do Itâ. As the seventies progressed, his sound shifted more toward country than rock, and in 1979 he scored his greatest success with Million Mile Reflections. His only number 1 country album, the LP also hit number 5 on the regular album chart and it included his career defining single âThe Devil Went Down to Georgiaâ, a number 1 country hit in multiple countries that crossed over to number 3 on the US pop charts. He became an institution in the 80s, releasing five more top 30 country albums and racking up a half-dozen top 40 country singles. While his chart success began to dwindle in the 90s, he remained a perennial concert favorite, and a sharp turn towards conservative politics in the 2000s brought him a new wave of fans as well as his final top 40 country single, 2001âs âThis Ainât No Rag, Itâs a Flagâ. He toured regularly throughout the 21st century, often staging his all-star Volunteer Jam once a year. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016, and suffered a fatal stroke on July 6, 2020.
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- The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels
- Long Haired Country Boy by The Charlie Daniels Band
- Texas
- Trudy by The Charlie Daniels Band
- Uneasy Rider by The Charlie Daniels Band
- Simple Man by The Charlie Daniels Band
- Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues by Charlie Daniels
- Troubles of My Own
- America, I Believe In You
- The Girl Next Door
- The Pope and the Dope
- Sweet Little Country Girl
- I Saw the Light
- Oh Juanita
- It's Happening Now
- Awesome God
- Thirty Nine Miles from Mobile
- New Pharisees
- What You Gonna Do About Me
- Alley Cat
- Life Goes On
- Somebody Was Prayin' for Me
- I'll Fly Away
- Still In Saigon by The Charlie Daniels Band
