Charlie Daniels suffers mild stroke
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 – Charlie Daniels suffered a mild stroke while snowmobiling in Colorado on Friday, Jan. 15. He was treated at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Col., then airlifted to Swedish Medical Center in Denver. Daniels was released on Sunday and returned to his home in Colorado, where he has been on vacation since Dec. 27.
There are no plans to cancel any concert dates. "Charlie is doing well and looking forward to beginning The Charlie Daniels Band 2010 concert dates on Feb. 27th in Ft. Pierce, Fla. and Feb. 28th in Brooksville, Fla.," his publicist said.
"Charlie and his family appreciate and are grateful for everyone's thoughts and prayers during this time," the statement said.
More news for Charlie Daniels Band
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- 10/31/11: Daniels pulls rank
- 10/14/11: Charlie Daniels Band member killed in crash
- 07/29/11: Daniels welcomes Vassar, Sawyer Brown to holiday show
- 05/06/11: CDB concert goes high def
CD reviews for Charlie Daniels Band
In November 1980, Charlie Daniels and his eponymous band were riding a wave of popularity brought on by the April 1979 release of the "Million Mile Reflections" album, which included the chart-topping hit The Devil Went Down To Georgia, and the July 1980 release of the also popular "Full Moon." Therefore, it is no surprise that the band, known for its hard-charging mix of country, bluegrass and southern rock and its high-energy live performances, was tapped by the West German ...
Charlie Daniels has recorded what he calls a bluegrass Christmas CD, although he isn't so exclusive that there are only bluegrass folks helping him out. His friends also include country singer Aaron Tippin (Christmas Time Down South) and folksinger Jewel (Blue Christmas).
Daniels also made sure everybody knows full well that this is a Southern Christmas music collection. Song titles include Christmas Time Down South, Mississippi Christmas and A Carolina Christmas Carol. ...
Charlie Daniels has his Southern rock personality (exemplified by The Devil Went Down To Georgia) and he also has his spiritual side (as he's known to join Billy Graham crusades now and again). But when the fiddler/guitarist first arrived in Nashville, he befriended folks like banjo great, Earl Scruggs, and his two sons, Gary and Randy.
These three players appear with Daniels during this mainly bluegrass set, along with Del McCoury, The Whites and Mac Wiseman. Bluegrass gospel songs make up ...
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