Country Music Legend Charlie Daniels Dead At 83
Country music legend Charlie Daniels has sadly passed at 83. The Country Music Hall of Fame singer, who was best known for his 1979 hit song, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” died Monday morning after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke in Hermitage, Tennessee.
The singer, who was born in Wilmington, NC and lived in Wilson County, TN received numerous accolades over the course of his career, including his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Musicians Hall of Fame and more.
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Daniels’ publicist Don Murry Grubbs confirmed the singer’s passing on Monday. He’s survived by his wife, Hazel, and son, Charlie Daniels Jr.
Speaking on his passing, Kyle Young, CEO, Country Music Hall of Fame, stated, “Charlie Daniels was a reverential innovator. He was a fiddle-playing bandleader, like King of Country Music Roy Acuff. His music fused the immediacy of Southern Rock with the classic country storytelling that he heard as a child in Wilmington, North Carolina. He brought new audiences to country music, pointing people to the sources even as he explored the edges. He was also a delight to be around, always with wife Hazel at his side. Just as fiddler Johnny did in the famous song, Charlie Daniels beat the Devil”
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