Charlie Daniels

Country Singer

Birthday October 28, 1936

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Wilmington, NC

DEATH DATE Jul 6, 2020 (83)

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About

Country singer, fiddler, and songwriter who performed "The Devil Went Down to Georgia." In 2008, he was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, and in 2016, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. 

Before Fame

He wrote "It Hurts Me," which Elvis Presley then performed.

Trivia

He played bass on a few of Bob Dylan's albums.

Family Life

He married his wife Hazel in 1963 and they had one son named Charlie Daniels, Jr.

Associated With

Martina McBride invited him to be a part of the Grand Ole Opry.