Charlie Daniels, "Devil Went Down to Georgia" Singer and Country Music Hall of Famer, Dies at 83
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hollywoodreporter.comCountry music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels, who had a hit with "Devil Went Down to Georgia," has died at age 83. A statement from his publicist said the Country Music Hall of Famer died Monday at a hospital in Hermitage, Tennessee, after doctors said he had a stroke.
He had suffered what was described as a mild stroke in January 2010 and had a heart pacemaker implanted in 2013 but continued to perform.
Daniels, a singer, guitarist and fiddler, started out as a session musician, even playing on Bob Dylan's “Nashville Skyline” sessions.
Beginning in the early 1970s, his five-piece band toured endlessly, sometimes doing 250 shows a year. His edgy, early music raised eyebrows in Nashville, with “Long Haired Country Boy” celebrating.
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