Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels (born Charles Edward Daniels on October 28 1936 - July 6 2… Read Full Bio ↴Charlie Daniels (born Charles Edward Daniels on October 28 1936 - July 6 2020) was an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for his contributions to Southern rock, country, and bluegrass music. He is remembered for his US number-one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". He was inducted into the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame in 2002, the Grand Ole Opry in 2008, the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009, and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016.

Daniels began writing and performing in the 1950s. In 1964, Daniels wrote a song called "It Hurts Me" which Elvis Presley recorded. He worked as a session musician, including playing on three Bob Dylan albums during 1969 and 1970. Daniels recorded his first solo album, Charlie Daniels, in 1970. His first hit, the novelty song "Uneasy Rider", came off 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 have continued ever since.

In 1975, he had a top 30 hit as leader of the Charlie Daniels Band (CDB) 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.

Charlie 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 defence of 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 acknowledged that having never served in the military himself, he did not have the right to criticize John Kerry's service record.

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", whose album has been released.

In November 2007, Daniels was invited by Martina McBride to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

In October 2016, Daniels officially became a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

On October 26, 2018, Daniels released a new side album project that was not solo or CDB, but a new band called Beau Weevils, along with CDB bass player, Charlie Hayward, producer James Stroud on drums and Billy Crain on guitar.
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Charlie Daniels Lyrics


A Few More Rednecks [Chorus] What this world needs is a few more rednecks Some p…
Abide With Me What did I clearly say Children should listen No, no, pleas…
Ain't No Ramblers This ain't no rag it's a flag And we don't wear…
Ain't No Way You have sailed the sparkling waters Of the shady sandy…
Amazing Grace Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like…
American Farmer See that man in the field over yonder With dirt on…
Awesome God When He rolls up His sleeves He ain't just putting on…
Behind Your Eyes Here you are again, and here I go Down the same…
Big Man Big Man Charlie Daniels from Honey In The Rock. Words in (…
Billy the Kid In the southern part of Texas, east and west of…
Blind Man On a cold concrete sidewalk, on the corner of fifth…
Blue Christmas Ill have a blue christmas without you Ill be so blue…
Blue Star Blue star, over my shoulder; Blue star, can't you see; Blue …



Boogie Woodie Fiddle Country Blues Every time I hear a fiddle and it's cookin' just…
Caballo Diablo Wild as a coastal boranca Swift as the wind blowin' free Wit…
Can't You See I'm a gonna take a freight train, down at the…
Carolina When it's Christmas time in Carolina The kinfolks gather up …
Carolina I Hear You Calling One of the memories that stays on my mind About an…
Could It Be Me I bless the day I found you And I wanna stay…
Cowboy Hat In Dallas Well there ain't no grapes in California, and there ain't…
Damn Good Cowboy He's the loosest dude I've ever been exposed to He loves…
Dance Gypsy Dance There's a harvest moon and the stars are bright (Dance gyps…
Devil Went Down To Georgia The devil went down to Georgia, he was lookin' for…
Dixie on My Mind It rained all night in Frisco and my sleeping bag…
Drinkin [Chorus] Sitting on a bar stool Acting like a dern fool That…
Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye Well, I'ma sittin' on a bar stool, actin' like a…
El Toreador He was nobly born And a Spanish bull's horn Had left one…
Fais Do Do Les le bon temps rouler Hey baby, won't you stop what…
Falling In Love For The Night Well, her name was Maria She came from [unverified] She ha…
FATHERS AND SONS My daddy had so much to tell me things he…
Fiddle Player's Got the Blues When I woke up it was raining Well, I got soaked When…
Free Bird If I'd leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me? For …
Funky Junky You can dance around if you want to But there's some…
Georgia Lamps in the windows burnin' bright, over in Santa Fe…
Good Hearted Woman A long time forgotten Are dreams that just fell by the…
GREAT BIG BUNCHES OF LOVE We've Got Great Big Bunches Of Love People What A Feeling …
Heart Of My Heart I was blinded by bright lights, lost in the darkness And…
High Lonesome Just you and me and a little white pup Sittin' here…
Homesick Guitars ring in the dead of night The scene was so…
Honky Tonk Avenue Oh, I know wanna sound weak Is lookin' old and time…
HONKY TONK LIFE Well now Bubba and the boys at the uptown bar They…
I Like Those People They like ice cold beer and smokeless tobacco And dancin' on…
In America Well the eagle's been flyin' slow And the flag's been flyin'…
Jackson We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper…
Jesus I once was lost in sin but Jesus took me…
Jesus Died For You You may be down, you may be out With nothing to…
Jesus Is the Light of the World On a clear night, many many years ago Two weary…
Jitterbug He wears a zoot suit with a reet pleat, Drives a…
Just A Closer Walk With Thee Just a closer walk with Thee, Grant it, Jesus, is my…
Just a Little Talk With Jesus I once was lost in sin but Jesus took me…
Keep Your Hands to Yourself I got a little change in my pocket goin' jing-a-ling-a-ling …
Last Fallen Hero The Oh the cowards came by morning and attacked without a…
Layla What you do when you get lonely Nobody waitin' by your…
Let Freedom Ring In the heat of the battle To the head army there…
Let Her Cry She sits alone by a lamp post Tryin' to find…
Let It Be Me I bless the day I found you And I wanna stay…
Little Boy Blue Out on the desert when the wind blows the sand…
LITTLE FOLKS Little folks are people too Very much like me and you The…
Little Joe and Big Bill They got a dance floor the size of Texas They got…
Lonesome Boy From Dixie Well there's a peach tree on a hill in northern…
Long Haired Country Boy People say I'm no good and crazy as a loon 'Cause…
Midnight Train Midnight train, roll on Midnight train, roll on Clear them …
Midnight Wind He blew in town at midnight And he didn't mean to…
Mississippi Mississippi Queen, You know what I mean Mississippi Queen, S…
Money People get all upset and they shiver And they sweat for…
Muddy Mississippi I was born in Memphis on the wrong side of…
My Baby Plays Me Just Like A Fiddle [Chorus] My baby plays me just like a fiddle She knows I…
My Christmas Love Song To You It's Christmas TIme My favorite time of the year It's so goo…
New Pharisees They go walking into church every Sunday morning They the s…
No Place To Go When A man's been mistreated When he been kicked around…
No Potion For The Pain (lickin' on a cock) You grip it then you kiss…
O Come All Ye Faithful O Come All Ye Faithful Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O…
Passing Lane Well, I was born in Carolina, way back in the…
Play Me Some Fiddle Every time I hear a fiddle and it's cookin' just…
Praying to the Wrong God you got you diamonds and your cadillac Two thousand dollar s…
Precious Lord Take My Hand When my way groweth drear, precious Lord, linger near When m…
Pride And Joy Well you've heard about love givin' sight to the blind My…
Prologue On the twelfth of April, 1861, Confederate guns opened fire…
Rainbow Ride I traced my footsteps through the sands of yesterday, Back …
Redneck Fiddlin' Man Well, down in Mississippi, there's a little bitty town And t…
Reflections I remember you back in ninteen-fifty-six You had all the mov…
RENEGADE Well, I went down to Nashville In 1973 And they won't nobody…
Rock This Joint Some people call it rock, some people call it roll Some…
Running With the Crowd Come all ye young cowboys and listen to me And don't…
Saddle Tramp Well you pass around the pipe and you all get…
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town I just came back from a lovely trip along the…
Sharp Dressed Man Clean shirt, new shoes And I don't know where I…
Simple Man I ain't nothin' but a simple man They call me a…
Somebody Loves You Lady it's just your style the way you close your…
South gonna do it again Well the train to Grinder Switch is runnin' right on…
South Sea Song Not too long ago I decided I would go Driftin' with…
South's Gonna Do It Well the train to Grinder's Switch is runnin' right on…
Southern Boy Well it's easy for a country boy to be misunderstood When…
Statesboro Blues Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low; Wake up…
Stay All Night Well the party started early, About a quarter-to-three Just…
Still In Sagion Got on a plane in 'Frisco And got off in Vietnam I…
Stroker Stroker Ace was born to race he had a mean…
Sunday Morning Sunday morning at the little church down the street I was…
Sweet Home Alabama Big wheels keep on turning Carry me home to see my…
Sweet Louisiana Well I thought I'd go out to Tulsa And ride in…
Sweetwater Texas When I was a young man in Sweetwater, Texas Just one…
TALK TO ME FIDDLE BRIDGE: Well if this old fiddle could talk If this old fiddl…
Tennessee Two Step There's a dance they do down in Tennessee It's just as…
Texas There's a place not too far away from here Out with…
The Christmas Song Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at you…
The Devil Went Down to Georgia The devil went down to Georgia, he was lookin' for…
The Legend Of Wooley Swamp If you ever go back into Wooly Swamp son you…
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Virgil Caine Is My Name And I Drove On The…
The Old Rugged Cross On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross An…
The Pope and the Dope [Foreign Content] Which means don't let the [Incomprehensib…
The South Well the train to Grinder's Switch is runnin' right on…
The South's Gonna Do It Well the train to Grinder Switch is runnin' right on…
THE TWANG FACTOR Well us people in the country like tractors We wear John…
Then Now and Until the End Do you know me? , Of course you do! , Though maybe…
This Ain't No Rag It's A Flag This ain't no rag it's a flag And we don't wear…
Trudy Call up Trudy on the telephone Send a letter in…
Two Out Of Three I've been thinking back over my life And some of the…
Uneasy Rider Me and my buddy got us a wild hare And figured…
Waco Won't somebody somewhere come up here and take me to…
Was It 26 Living hard was easy when I was young and bullet…
WHAT MY BABY SEES IN ME She tries to find a little bit of good in…
What Would You Give Brother afar from the Savior today, Risking your soul for th…
What'd I Say Hey mama, don't you treat me wrong, Come and love me…
Wichita Jail I woke up on a cement floor this mornin', My head…
WILLIE JONES Willie Jones was a man I met when I lived…
Wooley Swamp If you ever go back into Wooly Swamp son you…


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