Daniels pulls rank
Monday, October 31, 2011 – That's Brigadier Gen. Charlie Daniels to you.
Charlie Daniels celebrated his 75th birthday at the Opry this past weekend. During the show, Tennessee National Guard Major General Max Haston promoted Daniels to the Guard's rank of brigadier general.
The Opry returns to its most famous former home, the Ryman Auditorium, for a three-month winter run beginning Nov. 1 with appearances by Rascal Flatts, Rodney Atkins and more. Others scheduled to appear in November and December include Dierks Bentley, Emmylou Harris, Civil Wars, Marshall Tucker Band, Charley Pride, Darius Rucker, Josh Turner, Keith Urban and Daniels.
More news for Charlie Daniels Band
- 01/29/21: Volunteer Jam gets pushed back to August
- 12/07/17: Volunteer Jam returns
- 08/13/15: CDB goes live in October
- 03/28/13: Daniels receives pacemaker
- 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
- 01/14/11: Ex-CDB guitarist dies
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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