The Charlie Daniels Band was formed in 1970, with Charlie Daniels joined by Barry Barnes (guitar), Mark Fitzgerald (bass), Fred Edwards and Gary Allen (drums), and Taz DiGregorio (keyboards). They started recording southern rock-styled albums for Kama Sutra. Although a multi-instrumentalist, Daniels was a limited vocalist, but his voice was well suited to the talking-style "Uneasy Rider", which reached the US Top 10 in 1973. He followed it with his anthem for southern rock, "The South's Gonna Do It". In 1974, Daniels had members of The Marshall Tucker Band and The Allman Brothers Band join him onstage in Nashville. It was so successful that he decided to make his so-called Volunteer Jam an annual event. It led to some unlikely combinations of artists such as James Brown performing with Roy Acuff, and the stylistic mergers have included Crystal Gayle singing the blues with the Charlie Daniels Band.
The Charlie Daniels Band underwent some personnel changes on 1975's 'Nightrider", with Tom Crain, Charlie Hayward and Don Murray replacing Barnes, Fitzgerald and Allen respectively. When Daniels moved to Epic in 1976, there was a concerted effort to turn the band into a major concert attraction, despite the fact that at 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 20 stone Daniels was no teenage idol: he hid his face under an oversized cowboy hat. The albums sold well, and in 1979, when recording his "Million Mile Reflections" album, he recalled a 20s poem, "The Mountain Whipporwill", by Stephen Vincent Benet. The band developed this into "The Devil Went Down To Georgia", in which Johnny outplays the Devil to win a gold fiddle. Daniels overdubbed his fiddle seven times to create an atmospheric recording that topped the US country charts and reached number 3 in the US pop charts. It was also a UK Top 20 success.
In 1980 the band recorded "In America" for the hostages in Iran, and then in 1982, "Still In Saigon", about Vietnam. The band were featured on the soundtrack for Urban Cowboy and also recorded the theme for the Burt Reynolds movie "Stroker Ace". The 13th Volunteer Jam was held in 1987, but financial and time constraints meant the event was put on temporary hiatus (it resumed four years later). In the late 80s Daniels appeared in the movie "Lone Star Kid" and published a book of short stories, but continued touring and playing his southern boogie to adoring audiences.
In the late 1980s and 1990s, several of Daniels' albums and singles were hits on the Country charts and the music continues to receive airplay on country stations today. Daniels also released several Gospel and Christian records.
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Blue Star
Charlie Daniels Band Lyrics
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Blue star, can't you see;
Blue star, it's a little colder;
She's gone away from me.
CHORUS
And I wish I'd never seen her, with the sunlight in her eyes,
And I wish I'd never learned the games she played.
And I wish I'd never seen her walk away.
She was everything I wanted;
She was sweet mystery.
Blue star, now the nights are haunted;
She's gone away from me.
Dark eyes, glowin' like two diamonds filled with fire;
Dark hair, blowin' in the wind of hot desire;
Red lips, pullin' me down
The lyrics of Charlie Daniels's song 'Blue Star' describe a man's heartbreak after losing the love of his life. The blue star represents the past love that has drifted away, and the singer addresses it directly in the first three lines of the song. The coldness of the blue star symbolizes the emptiness the man now feels. He then goes on to explain how deeply he regrets ever getting involved with his past love. She brought light and warmth to his life, but now he can only think of the lies she told and the games she played. He wishes he never met her, but unfortunately, he did. The chorus of the song is a repeated reflection of these thoughts, showing how difficult it is for the man to come to terms with his heartbreak.
The second verse describes the woman who has caused his heartache, with poetic descriptions of her beauty including "dark eyes, glowing like two diamonds filled with fire" and "red lips, pulling me down". Despite the loveliness he saw in her, he now feels tormented by the memories of what once was. The final line "Blue star, now the nights are haunted; she's gone away from me" brings the song's emotional depth to a close, emphasizing that the pain of heartbreak continues to haunt him.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHARLES FRED HAYWARD, CHARLIE DANIELS, FRED EDWARDS, JAMES W. MARSHALL, JOHN CRAIN, WILLIAM J. DIGREGORIO
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