Charlie Daniels / Charlie Daniels Band
The Charlie Daniels Band was an American country and southern rock band that was founded by Charlie Daniels in 1970. The band gained widespread recognition with their hit single "Uneasy Rider" in 1973, and continued to produce a string of popular songs throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Charlie Daniels himself was a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who played guitar, fiddle, and mandolin. He was known for his distinctive, gravelly voice and his ability to blend different musical styles, including country, rock, blues, and bluegrass.
Other members of the Charlie Daniels Band included guitarist Tom Crain, drummer Fred Edwards, bassist Charlie Hayward, and keyboardist Taz DiGregorio, among others. The band's lineup changed over the years, but Charlie Daniels remained the constant force behind the group's success.
Some of the band's most popular songs include "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," "Long Haired Country Boy," "In America," and "The South's Gonna Do It Again." The band also collaborated with other artists, including Hank Williams Jr., Travis Tritt, and the Marshall Tucker Band.
The Charlie Daniels Band was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2008, and Charlie Daniels himself was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016. Sadly, Daniels passed away in July 2020, but his legacy as a pioneer of country and southern rock music lives on.
Charlie Daniels (1970 - 1971)
- Charlie Daniels - guitar/fiddle/banjo/mandolin/vocals -
b. Charles E. Daniels, October 28, 1936, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA -
formerly with The Misty Mountain Boys, The Rockets, The Jaguars,
and The Jesters.
Album:
- "Charlie
Daniels" (1970)
Charlie Daniels Band I (1971 - 1973)
- Charlie Daniels - guitar/fiddle/banjo/mandolin/vocals
- Earl Grigsby - bass/vocals
- Joel "Taz" DiGregorio - keyboards/vocals
- Jeff Myer - drums
Albums:
- "Te John, Grease and The Wolfman" (1972)
- "Honey In The Rock" (1973) - Single: "Uneasy
Rider"
Charlie Daniels Band II (1973 - 1974)
- Charlie Daniels - guitar/fiddle/banjo/mandolin/vocals
- Joel "Taz" DiGregorio - keyboards/vocals
- Barry Barnes - guitar/vocals
- Mark Fitzgerald - bass/vocals
- Fred Edwards - percussion/drums
Albums:
- "Way Down Yonder" (1974)
- "Fire
On The Mountain" (1974) - Singles: "The South's Gonna Do
It Again", "Long Haired Country Boy"
Charlie Daniels Band III (1974 - 1978)
- Charlie Daniels - guitar/fiddle/banjo/mandolin/vocals
- Joel "Taz" DiGregorio - keyboards/vocals
- Fred Edwards - percussion/drums
- Tom Crain - guitar/vocals
- Charlie Hayward - bass
Albums:
- "Nightrider"
(1975) - Single: "Texas"
- "Saddle
Tramp" (1976)
- "Whiskey" (1977)
- "High
Lonesome" (1977)
- "Midnight Wind" (1977)
Charlie Daniels Band IV (1978 - 1983)
- Charlie Daniels - guitar/fiddle/banjo/mandolin/vocals
- Joel "Taz" DiGregorio - keyboards/vocals
- Fred Edwards - percussion/drums
- Tom Crain - guitar/vocals
- Charlie Hayward - bass
- James Marshall - drums
Albums:
- "Million
Mile Reflections" (1979) - Singles: "The Devil Went Down
To Georgia", "Mississippi"
- "Full
Moon" (1980) - Single: "In America"
- "Windows"
(1982) - Single: "Still In Saigon"
Charlie Daniels Band V (1983 - 1986)
- Charlie Daniels - guitar/fiddle/banjo/mandolin/vocals
- Joel "Taz" DiGregorio - keyboards/vocals
- Fred Edwards - percussion/drums
- Tom Crain - guitar/vocals
- Charlie Hayward - bass
Albums:
- "Me
And The Boys" (1985) - Singles: "American Farmer", "Drinkin'
My Baby Good-bye"
Charlie Daniels Band VI (1986 - 1987)
- Charlie Daniels - guitar/fiddle/banjo/mandolin/vocals
- Joel "Taz" DiGregorio - keyboards/vocals
- Tom Crain - guitar/vocals
- Charlie Hayward - bass
Albums:
- "Powder
Keg" (1987)
Charlie Daniels Band VII (1987 - 1989)
- Charlie Daniels - guitar/fiddle/banjo/mandolin/vocals
- Joel "Taz" DiGregorio - keyboards/vocals
- Tom Crain - guitar/vocals
- Charlie Hayward - bass
- Jack Gavin - percussion/drums
Albums:
- "Homesick
Heroes" (1988) - Single: "Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues"
Charlie Daniels Band VIII (1989 - 1996)
- Charlie Daniels - guitar/fiddle/banjo/mandolin/vocals
- Joel "Taz" DiGregorio - keyboards/vocals
- Charlie Hayward - bass
- Jack Gavin - percussion/drums
- Bruce Ray Brown - guitar/vocals
Albums:
- "Simple
Man" (1989) - Single: "Simple Man"
- "Christmas
Time Down South" (1990)
- "Renegade"
(1991) - Single: "Little Folks"
- "America,
I Believe In You" (1993)
- "The
Door" (1994)
- "Same
Ol' Me" (1995)
- "Steel
Witness" (1996)
Charlie Daniels Band IX (1996 - ? )
- Charlie Daniels - guitar/fiddle/banjo/mandolin/vocals
- Joel "Taz" DiGregorio - keyboards/vocals
- Charlie Hayward - bass
- Jack Gavin - percussion/drums
- Chris Wormer - guitar
Albums:
- "By
The Light Of The Moon: Campfire Songs & Cowboy Tunes" (1997)
- "Blues
Hat" (1997)
- "Tailgate
Party" (1999)
- "Road
Dogs" (2000)
- "LIVE!"
(2001)
- "How
Sweet The Sound - 25 Favorite Hymns And Gospel Greats" (2-CDs)
(2001)
- "Redneck
Fiddlin' Man" (2002)
- "A
Merry Christmas To All" (2002)
Compilations:
- "Volunteer Jam" (live) (1976)
- "Volunteer Jam III and IV" (live) (1978)
- "Volunteer Jam VI" (live) (1980)
- "Volunteer
Jam VII" (live) (1981)
- "A
Decade Of Hits" (1983)
- "Listen
Up" (1992)
- "All-Time
Greatest Hits" (1993)
- "Super
Hits" (1994)
- "The
Roots Remain" (3-CD box set) (1996)
- "Fire
On The Mountain / Million Mile Reflections / Full Moon" (3-CD
box set) (1997) - reissue box set of three classic CDB albums.
- "Fiddle
Fire: 25 Years Of The Charlie Daniels Band" (1998)
- "Volunteer
Jam: Classic Live Performances - Volume One" (live) (1999)
- "Volunteer
Jam: Classic Live Performances - Volume Two" (live) (1999)
- "The
Ultimate Charlie Daniels Band" (2-CDs) (2002)
- "Essential
Charlie Daniels" (2003)
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