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My Take
What I admire most about Charlie Daniels is how he turned a fiddle into a storytelling weapon. The Devil Went Down to Georgia is not just a hit; it is a folk tale set to a blistering hoedown, and only a musician fluent in country, rock, blues, and jazz could pull that off without it sounding like a gimmick. He helped build Southern rock from the ground up yet never lost the front-porch warmth in his playing. He passed in 2020, but for me he remains the model of the unpretentious virtuoso: all grit, no gloss.
Overview
Charles Edward Daniels (October 28, 1936 – July 6, 2020) was an American singer, musician and songwriter. His music fused rock, country, blues and jazz and was a pioneering contribution to Southern rock and progressive country. He was best known for his number-one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia".
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Charlie Daniels
- Name (Japanese)
- チャーリー・ダニエルズ
- Reading
- ちゃーりー・だにえるず
- Born
- October 28, 1936 – July 6, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rat
- Origin
- Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / singer / fiddler / songwriter / singer-songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2006 "Spirit of Americana" Free Speech Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Devil Went Down to Georgia | — |
6. Links
Guitarist — see all → · Singer — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.