Volunteer Jam returns
Thursday, December 7, 2017 – Charlie Daniels announced a new version of the Volunteer Jam for March 2018.
"Volunteer Jam XX: A Tribute To Charlie," an all-star concert at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville will be held on March 7.
Since its inception in 1974 with a show at the Veterans War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, Charlie Daniels' Volunteer Jam has brought together a variety of bands.
This year's edition features The Charlie Daniels Band, Alison Krauss, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Blackberry Smoke, Bobby Bare, Chris Janson, Chuck Leavell of Allman Brothers fame, Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry, Jamey Johnson, Justin Moore, The Oak Ridge Boys and Ricky Skaggs with more special guests to be announced.
Storme Warren returns as host.
Tickets go on sale Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. eastern.
More news
- 07/16/21: Daniels, Worsham, Webster release new music
- 01/29/21: Volunteer Jam gets pushed back to August
- 07/09/20: Daniels memorial service coming Friday
- 07/06/20: Charlie Daniels passes away at 83
- 07/06/20: Country community reacts to Daniels passing
- 06/01/20: Charlie Daniels' Beau Weevils create video
- 10/03/18: Charlie Daniels stays on "Key"
- 08/13/15: CDB goes live in October
CD reviews
If anyone has any idea why it took Charlie Daniels so long to get mainstream respect from the country establishment, please speak now. By the time he was invited as a member of the Grand Old Opry, in 2007, he had been in the business nearly 50 years. 2016 - the year in which he turns 80 - saw Daniels finally inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Yet few country artists have managed the crossover success of a "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (way back in 1979). ...
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. ...
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