Charlie Daniels
PMP Network Presents
Charlie Daniels, the legendary country and Southern rock musician, reflects on his iconic career. He shares insights into the creation of his most famous songs and his experiences collaborating with other music legends.
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Charlie Daniels
About Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels was a country and Southern rock musician who blended fiddle virtuosity with rock energy. He worked as a session musician on Bob Dylan's Nashville albums before launching a solo career. His 1979 hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" won a Grammy and became his signature song. He founded the annual Volunteer Jam concerts in 1974 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016.
In this interview
- Performs "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" with its iconic fiddle duel narrative
- Discusses early seventies hits like "Uneasy Rider" and "The South's Gonna Do It"
- Recalls writing "It Hurts Me" for Elvis Presley forty-one years earlier
- Mentions changing record labels and working with a partnership arrangement
“I ain't asking nobody for nothing, if I can't get it all my own.”— Charlie Daniels, in this interview
Since this interview
Charlie Daniels continued performing and recording into his eighties, releasing his memoir "Never Look at the Empty Seats" in 2017 and forming the band Beau Weevils in 2018. He died on July 6, 2020, at age 83 in Hermitage, Tennessee.
