Charlie Daniels

For other people named Charlie Daniels, see Charlie Daniels (disambiguation).

Charlie Daniels
Daniels in 2017
Daniels in 2017
Background information
Birth nameCharles Edward Daniels
Born(1936-10-28)October 28, 1936
Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedJuly 6, 2020(2020-07-06) (aged 83)
Hermitage, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
Instruments
Years active1958–2020
Labels
Formerly of
  • Misty Mountain Boys
  • The Jaguars
  • Charlie Daniels Band
  • Beau Weevils
Websitecharliedaniels.com

Charles Edward Daniels (October 28, 1936 – July 6, 2020) was an American singer, musician, and songwriter.[1] His music fused rock, country, blues and jazz, and was a pioneering contribution to Southern rock. He was best known for his number-one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". Much of his output, including all but one of his eight Billboard Hot 100 charting singles, was credited to the Charlie Daniels Band.

Daniels was active as a singer and musician from the 1950s until his death. He was inducted into the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame in 2002,[2] the Grand Ole Opry in 2008,[3] the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009,[4] and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016.[5]

  1. ^ "Charlie Daniels, Wilmington native, to join Country Music Hall of Fame". Star-News. Associated Press. March 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame Inductees". Cheyenne Frontier Days. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  3. ^ Owens, Jonathan (January 24, 2008). "Charlie Daniels inducted into Opry Hall of Fame". The Sanford Herald. Archived from the original on May 20, 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Gilbert, Calvin (October 13, 2009). "News: Rascal Flatts Perform With Toto During Musicians Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony". CMT. Archived from the original on October 17, 2009.
  5. ^ Watts, Cindy (March 29, 2016). "Randy Travis, Charlie Daniels, Fred Foster to be inducted to Country Music Hall of Fame". The Tennessean.