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Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Charlie Daniels (born Charles Edward Daniels on October 28, 1936, in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American musician famous for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known pr . .
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Charlie Daniels (born Charles Edward Daniels on October 28, 1936, in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American musician famous for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his Number One country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer since the early 1950s. He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on January 24, 2008. Daniels is a singer, guitarist, and fiddler, who began writing and performing in the 1950s. In 1964, Daniels co-wrote "It Hurts Me" (a song which Elvis Presley recorded) with Joy Byers. He worked as a Nashville session musician, often for producer Bob Johnston, including playing on three Bob Dylan albums during 1969 and 1970, and recordings by Johnny Cash and Leonard Cohen. Daniels recorded his first solo album, Charlie Daniels, in 1971 (see 1971 in country music). His first hit, the novelty song "Uneasy Rider", was from his 1973 second album, Honey in the Rock, and reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Devil went down to georgia is awesome
First concert I was ever at Charlie Daniels at Nassau Coliseum,Long Island,N.Y. It was great
i love the devil went down to georgia