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Template:Infobox musical artist 2 Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels (born October 28, 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American musician famous for his contributions to Country and Southern Rockmusic.

Daniels, a talented singer, guitarist, and fiddler, began writing and performing in the 1950s. In 1964, Daniels co-wrote "It Hurts Me", a song which Elvis Presley recorded. 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 1972 second album, Honey in the Rock, and reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 1974, Daniels organized the first in a series of Volunteer Jam concerts based in or around Nashville, Tennessee. Except for a three-year gap in the late 1980s, these jams have continued ever since.

In 1975, he had a top 30 hit as leader of the Charlie Daniels Band with the Southern Rock self-identification anthem "The South's Gonna Do It Again". "Long Haired Country Boy" was also a minor hit in that year.

Daniels won the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance in 1979 for "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", which reached #3 on the charts.

Subsequent Daniels pop hits included "In America" (#11 in 1980), "The Legend of Wooley Swamp" (#31 in 1980), and "Still in Saigon" (#22 in 1982).

In the late 1980s and 1990s, several of Daniels' albums and singles were hits on the Country charts. Daniels also released several Gospel and Christian records.

Daniels has never shied away from politics. "The South's Gonna Do It" had a mild message of Southern cultural identity within the Southern rock movement. Daniels was an early supporter of Jimmy Carter's presidential bid and performed at his January 1977 inauguration.

"In America" was a reaction to the 1979-1981 Iran Hostage Crisis; it described a patriotic, united America where "we'll all stick together and you can take that to the bank / That's the cowboys and the hippies and the rebels and the yanks." In contrast, "Still in Saigon" (written by Dan Daley) was an effective portrayal of the plight of the American Vietnam veteran ten years after the war; it was part of an early 1980s wave of attention to the subject, in contrast to treatments such as Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." and "Shut Out the Light", Billy Joel's "Goodnight Saigon", and somewhat later Steve Earle's "Copperhead Road".

In 1990, Daniels' country hit "Simple Man" seemingly advocated a pseudo-Biblical form of vigilantism; lines such as "Just take them [rapists, killers, child abusers] out in the swamp / Put 'em on their knees and tie 'em to a stump / Let the rattlers and the bugs and the alligators do the rest," got Daniels considerable media attention and talk show visits.

In 2003, Daniels published an Open Letter to the Hollywood Bunch in defense of President George W. Bush's Iraq policy. His 2003 book Ain't No Rag: Freedom, Family, and the Flag contains this letter as well as many other personal statements. During the 2004 presidential campaign, Daniels said that having never served in the military himself, he did not have the right to criticize John Kerry's service record. [1]

Daniels now resides in Mount Juliet, TN, where the city has named a park after him.

Daniels is a born again Christian.

In 2005, he has made a cameo appearance along with Larry the Cable Guy, Kid Rock, and Hank Williams, Jr. in Gretchen Wilson's music video for the song "All Jacked Up".

In 2007, Daniels spoke out against the media blackout of the brutal murders of Knoxville residents Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.[1]

Discography

Charlie Daniels performed at a USO concert at Camp Victory, Iraq on April 10, 2005
  • Charlie Daniels (1971)
  • Te John, Grease and Wolfman (1971)
  • Honey in the Rock (1972) aka Uneasy Rider
  • Fire On The Mountain (1974) (Certified Platinum by the RIAA)[2]
  • Nightrider (1975)
  • Volunteer Jam (1976)
  • Saddle Tramp (1976) (Certified Gold by the RIAA)[3]
  • Pickup Truck Tramp (1976)
  • Whiskey (1977)
  • High Lonesome (1977)
  • Midnight Wind (1977) (Certified Gold by the RIAA) [4]
  • Volunteer Jam III and IV (1978)
  • Million Mile Reflections (1979) (Certified Triple Platinum by the RIAA)[5]
  • Volunteer Jam VI (1980)
  • Full Moon (1980) (Certified Platinum by the RIAA)[6]
  • Volunteer Jam VII (1981)
  • Windows (1982) (Certified Gold by the RIAA)[7]
  • A Decade of Hits (1983) (Certified Quadruple Platinum by the RIAA)[8]
  • Me and The Boys (1985)
  • Powder Keg (1987)
  • Homesick Heroes (1988)
  • Simple Man (1989) (Certified Platinum by the RIAA)[9]
  • Christmas Time Down South (1990)
  • Renegade (1991)
  • Devil Went Down To Georgia(1993)
  • America, I Believe In You (1993)
  • The Door (1994)
  • Super Hits (1994) (Certified Double Platinum by the RIAA)[10]
  • Same Ol' Me (1995)
  • Steel Witness (1996)
  • The Roots Remain (1996)
  • Blues Hat (1997)
  • By The Light Of The Moon (1997)
  • Fiddle Fire: 25 Years of the CDB (1998)
  • Tailgate Party (1999)
  • Volunteer Jam/Classic Live Performances: Volume One (1999)
  • Volunteer Jam/Classic Live Performances: Volume Two (1999)
  • Road Dogs (2000)
  • Live! (2001)
  • How Sweet The Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats (2001)
  • Redneck Fiddlin' Man (2002)
  • Ride the Reindeer(2002)
  • A Merry Christmas To All (2002)
  • Freedom and Justice for All (2003)
  • A Carolina Christmas Carol (2003)
  • Essential Super Hits (2004)
  • Songs From The Longleaf Pines (2005)
  • 16 Biggest Hits (2006) Legacy Recordings
  1. ^ Bet You Haven't Heard, Charlie Daniels - Soap Box, May 7, 2007
  2. ^ http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp
  3. ^ http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp
  4. ^ http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp
  5. ^ http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp
  6. ^ http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp
  7. ^ http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp
  8. ^ http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp
  9. ^ http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp
  10. ^ http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp
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