Charlie Daniels

Charlie Daniels is an American musician, singer and songwriter known for his contributions to country, bluegrass, and Southern rock music. He is perhaps best known for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has written and performed. Daniels has been active as a singer since the early 1950s. He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum.

Daniels has released 30 studio albums, eight live albums, four compilation albums, 54 singles and 21 music videos. He recorded his first solo album, Charlie Daniels, in 1971 and his first hit, the novelty song "Uneasy Rider", was from his 1973 third album, Honey in the Rock.

In 1975, he had a top 30 hit as leader of the Charlie Daniels Band with "The South's Gonna Do It Again". Also, he played fiddle on Hank Williams, Jr.'s 1975 album Hank Williams, Jr. and Friends.

Daniels won the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance in 1979 for "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", which reached No. 3 on the Hot 100 in 1979. The following year, "Devil" became a major crossover success on rock radio stations after its inclusion on the soundtrack for the movie Urban Cowboy, in which he made an onscreen appearance.

His other pop hits included"In America", "The Legend of Wooley Swamp", and "Still in Saigon". In 1980, Daniels participated in the country music concept album, The Legend of Jesse James. In 1999 he made a guest vocal appearance on his song "All Night Long" with Montgomery Gentry for their debut album, "Tattoos and Scars".

In 2005, he made a cameo appearance along with Larry the Cable Guy, Kid Rock, and Hank Williams, Jr. in Gretchen Wilson's music video for the song "All Jacked Up". In 2006, he appeared with Little Richard, Bootsy Collins, and other musicians as the backup band for Williams' opening sequence to Monday Night Football.

Throughout his career, Daniels' songwriting has garnered 6 BMI Country Awards; the first award was won in 1976 for "The South's Gonna Do It Again".