The Charlie Daniels Band was an American country and southern rock band led… Read Full Bio ↴The Charlie Daniels Band was an American country and southern rock band led by Charlie Daniels.

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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Mississippi
Charlie Daniels Band Lyrics

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Mississippi Queen, You know what I mean
Mississippi Queen, She taught me everything
Went down around Dick's place, around Louisiana way
Where lived the Cajun Lady, aboard the Mississippi Queen

You know she was a dancer. She moved better on wine
While the rest of them dudes were gettin' their kicks
Boy, I beg your pardon, I was gettin' mine

Mississippi Queen, If you know what I mean
Mississippi Queen, She taught me everything
This lady she asked me, if I would be her man
You know that I told her, I'd do what I can

To keep her lookin' pretty, buy her dresses that shine
While the rest of them dudes were makin' their friends
Boy, I beg your pardon, I was loosin' mine
You know she was a dancer. She moved better on wine

While the rest of them dudes were gettin' their kicks

Boy, I beg your pardon, I was gettin' mine
Yeah, Mississippi Queen

Overall Meaning

The Charlie Daniels Band's song "Mississippi Queen" is an ode to a woman that the singer meets on the Mississippi Queen riverboat. The song describes the woman, who is a dancer and moves well after having some wine. The lyrics also suggest that the singer is falling for the woman and he agrees to be her man. He wants to make her happy by buying her dresses and keeping her looking pretty. Throughout the song, the singer brags about stealing the woman away from other men who were also interested in her.

The lyrics of the song also suggest that the singer is enjoying himself while aboard the Mississippi Queen. While other men were getting their kicks, he was getting his. The song seems to imply that the Mississippi Queen was a wild and exciting place to be, and that the woman the singer met there was the most exciting thing of all.

Overall, "Mississippi Queen" is a fun and playful song that celebrates the joy of meeting someone new and taking a chance on love. The lyrics are full of colorful imagery and the rhythm and melody are both infectious and memorable.

Line by Line Meaning

Mississippi Queen, You know what I mean
The singer is referring to a woman who lived aboard the Mississippi Riverboat and taught him everything he knows about love and life.

Mississippi Queen, She taught me everything
The woman the singer met aboard the Mississippi Riverboat taught him everything he knows about love and life.

Went down around Dick's place, around Louisiana way
The singer went to Louisiana near Dick's place and the Mississippi River to meet the woman who would teach him everything.

Where lived the Cajun Lady, aboard the Mississippi Queen
The singer met the woman aboard the Mississippi Riverboat where she lived and worked as a dancer.

You know she was a dancer. She moved better on wine
The woman the singer met was a dancer who moved better after drinking wine.

While the rest of them dudes were gettin' their kicks Boy, I beg your pardon, I was gettin' mine
The singer was enjoying his time with the woman aboard the Mississippi Riverboat while the other men were having a good time in their own ways.

This lady she asked me, if I would be her man You know that I told her, I'd do what I can
The woman asked the singer to be her man and he agreed to do his best to make her happy.

To keep her lookin' pretty, buy her dresses that shine While the rest of them dudes were makin' their friends Boy, I beg your pardon, I was loosin' mine
The singer wanted to keep the woman happy by buying her nice things while the other men were busy socializing. He was also losing his mind over her.

Yeah, Mississippi Queen
The song is called Mississippi and the woman the singer met is referred to as the Mississippi Queen.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DAVID REA, FELIX PAPPALARDI, LAURENCE LAING, LESLIE A. WEINSTEIN

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