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Charlie Daniels 1936 - 2020

Charlie Daniels was born on October 28, 1936 in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina United States. He was married to Hazel Daniels on September 20, 1964, and they were together until Charlie's death on July 6, 2020. Charlie Daniels had a child Charlie Daniels Jr..

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October 28, 1936
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States
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    From Wikipedia: Charles Edward Daniels was an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for his contributions to Southern rock, country, and bluegrass music. He was best known for his number-one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". Daniels was active as a singer and musician since the 1950s. 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.
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    1936

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    October 28, 1936
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    Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina United States
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  • Professional Career

    Country singer and musician

  • Personal Life & Family

    He was a member of the National Rifle Association (NRA)
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    July 6, 2020
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    hemorrhagic stroke
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    Summit Medical Center in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee United States
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07/13/2020
Country music singer and musician Charlie Daniels died today at the age of 83. Best remembered for his 1979 “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” - do you have a favorite song of his?
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07/06/2020
Southern rock not country
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07/07/2020
Carlie Daniels passed this July 2020
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The New York Post - Page 6 Obituary
Charlie Daniels, a country legend who topped the charts with his hit song “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” died Monday at age 83, his rep said.

Daniels, who was a Country Music Hall of Famer who collaborated with musical greats including Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Leonard Cohen and Bootsy Collins, died at a hospital in Hermitage, Tennessee, after he suffered a stroke, doctors said. He’s survived by his wife, Hazel, and son Charles Jr.

He previously experienced a mild stroke in January 2010, then had a heart pacemaker implanted in 2013. Daniels, a singer, guitarist and expert fiddler, continued to perform even with his health in decline in recent years, more recently with his side project, Beau Weevils.

“Music plays a part in my daily life, and it’s just the way I chose to make a living for 61 years now. It’s a blessing to walk onstage. I never take it for granted,” he told The Oklahoman last year.

The road warrior, born in North Carolina, got his start in the ’50s and ’60s as a session musician, producer and songwriter for bluegrass, folk and eventually Southern rock songs. He co-wrote the song “It Hurts Me,” which was made famous by Presley in 1964. After moving to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1967, he was employed as a session player on three Dylan albums — “Nashville Skyline,” “Self Portrait” and “New Morning.” He also sometimes played the fiddle behind Cohen.

In 1970, he set out on his own, releasing his first solo album, a self-titled country record. Two years later, he formed the Charlie Daniels Band, which went on to deliver chart-topping hits including “Long Haired Country Boy,” “In America” and the Grammy-winning “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” which became part of the soundtrack to the film “Urban Cowboy,” with John Travolta and Debra Winger.

Over the years, he became a legend in the country and folk community, officially joining the Grand Ole Opry in 2008, and getting inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016.

Country historian Bill C. Malone put it this way in his book, “Country USA”: “This big, gruff, tobacco-chewing, outspoken musician embodied Southern good-old-boy traits almost to the point of caricature. He was nationalistic, hedonistic, macho … and lovable. He also made compelling music.”

In 2016, he controversially said college students should “spend a year picking cotton,” which many interpreted as racist. Daniels denied any racial undertones, and later told Vice that he “could not care less” about the backlash.

“Anyone that wanted to could understand what I was talking about,” he said. “These people don’t bother me because I know what I mean. Everyone else can just shove it.”

Although his music reflected more of his gospel tastes in the ’90s and early aughts, he never grew tired of performing his folk tale, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.”

“It gets better every time,” he told Vice. “I haven’t played it perfect yet.”
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Daniels, Bebe (Jan 14, 1901 - Mar 16, 1971) Daniels, Waino (Jun 10, 1901 - May 1975) Daniels, Katherine (Aug 20, 1893 - May 3, 1988) Daniels, Rudolph (Apr 8, 1906 - Oct 1968) Daniels, Rowena (Feb 24, 1914 - Oct 26, 1994) Daniels, Henry (Aug 27, 1912 - Dec 31, 1992) Daniels, Frederick (Jun 7, 1907 - Aug 1976) Daniels, Maurice (Sep 19, 1904 - Jul 1971) Daniels, Ruth (Jul 15, 1903 - Jan 1976) Daniels, George (Apr 21, 1915 - Feb 1976)
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