Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels (October 28, 1936 – July 6, 2020) was an American country singer-songwriter and musician. He played a fiddle and country rock music. His best known song was "The Devil Went Down to Georgia".
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| Birth name | Charles Edward Daniels |
| Born | October 28, 1936 Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | July 6, 2020 (aged 83) Hermitage, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1958–2020 |
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| Website | charliedaniels |
He was honored into the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame in 2002,[1] the Grand Ole Opry in 2008,[2] the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009,[3] and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016.[4]
Daniels was born in Wilmington, North Carolina.[5] Daniels was married to Hazel Daniels from 1963 until his death. They had a son, Charlie Daniels, Jr., and three grandchildren.
Daniels died from a stroke on July 6, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 83.[6]
Filmography
change- Yakety Yak, Take it Back (1991) ... Himself
Related pages
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change- ↑ "Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame Inductees". Cheyenne Frontier Days. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ↑ Owens, Jonathan (January 24, 2008). "Charlie Daniels inducted into Opry Hall of Fame". The Sanford Herald. Archived from the original on May 20, 2009.
- ↑ Gilbert, Calvin (October 13, 2009). "News: Rascal Flatts Perform With Toto During Musicians Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony". CMT.
- ↑ Watts, Cindy (March 29, 2016). "Randy Travis, Charlie Daniels, Fred Foster to be inducted to Country Music Hall of Fame". The Tennessean.
- ↑ "Biography". Charlie Daniels. CMT.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- ↑ Country Music Hall of Fame member Charlie Daniels dies at 83
Other websites
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Media related to Charlie Daniels at Wikimedia Commons
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