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{{short description|American musician (1936–2020)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Charlie Daniels
| image            = Charlie Daniels in 2017.jpg
| caption          = Daniels in 2017
| birth_name       = Charles Edward Daniels
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1936|10|28}}
| birth_place      = [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], U.S.
| death_date       = {{Death date and age|2020|07|06|1936|10|28}}
| death_place      = [[Hermitage, Tennessee]], U.S.
| genre            = {{Hlist|[[Southern rock]]|[[country rock]]|[[progressive country]]|[[bluegrass music|bluegrass]]}}
| occupation       = {{flatlist|
* Musician
* singer-songwriter}}
| instrument       = {{flatlist|
* Vocals
* [[fiddle]]
* [[guitar]]<!--- If you think an instrument should be listed, a discussion to reach consensus is needed first per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#instrument--->}}
| years_active     = 1958–2020
| label            = {{flatlist|
* [[Kama Sutra Records|Kama Sutra]]
* [[Epic Records|Epic]]
* [[Liberty Records|Liberty]]
* [[Sparrow Records|Sparrow]]
* [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
* [[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
* Blue Hat}}
| past_member_of    = {{Hlist|Misty Mountain Boys|The Jaguars|Charlie Daniels Band|Beau Weevils}}
| website          = {{URL|charliedaniels.com}}
}}

'''Charles Edward Daniels''' (October 28, 1936&nbsp;– July 6, 2020) was an American singer, musician and songwriter.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20160329/ARTICLES/160329676 |title=Charlie Daniels, Wilmington native, to join Country Music Hall of Fame |newspaper=[[Star-News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=March 29, 2016}}</ref> His music fused [[rock music|rock]], [[country music|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]]". Much of his output, including all but one of his eight ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]] charting singles, was credited to the '''Charlie Daniels Band'''.

Daniels was active as a singer and musician from the 1950s until his death in 2020. He was inducted into the [[Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum|Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame]] in 2002,<ref>{{cite web |title=Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame Inductees |url=https://www.cfdrodeo.com/cfd-old-west-museum/our-story/history/cheyenne-frontier-days-hall-of-fame-inductees |website=Cheyenne Frontier Days |access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref> the [[Grand Ole Opry]] in 2008,<ref>{{cite news |last=Owens |first=Jonathan |archive-date=May 20, 2009 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520022821/http://jonbowens.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/charlie-daniels-inducted-into-opry-hall-of-fame |url=http://jonbowens.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/charlie-daniels-inducted-into-opry-hall-of-fame |title=Charlie Daniels inducted into Opry Hall of Fame |newspaper=[[The Sanford Herald]] |date=January 24, 2008}}</ref> the [[Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum]] in 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1623747/rascal-flatts-perform-with-toto-during-musicians-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017095044/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1623747/rascal-flatts-perform-with-toto-during-musicians-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 17, 2009|title=News: Rascal Flatts Perform With Toto During Musicians Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony |first=Calvin |last=Gilbert |work=[[CMT (U.S. TV channel)|CMT]] |date=October 13, 2009}}</ref> and the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Watts |first=Cindy |title=Randy Travis, Charlie Daniels, Fred Foster to be inducted to Country Music Hall of Fame |newspaper=[[The Tennessean]] |date=March 29, 2016}}</ref>

== Early life ==
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Charles Edward Daniels was born October 28, 1936, in [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], to teenage parents William and LaRue Daniel.<ref name=Betts/> The "s" in Daniels's name was added by mistake when his birth certificate was filled out.<ref name=Betts/> Two weeks after Daniels had begun to attend elementary school, his family moved to Valdosta, Georgia, commuting between Valdosta and Elizabethtown, North Carolina, before moving back to Wilmington.<ref name=Betts/> After enduring [[measles]], Daniels would require glasses to see for most of his life afterward, which led to his being bullied by other children at his school.<ref name=Betts/> Despite these challenges, Daniels found inspiration in Pentecostal gospel music, local bluegrass groups, and rhythm and blues artists he heard on the radio. Additionally, Western films sparked his imagination and creativity. These early influences motivated him to start writing and performing songs, laying the foundation for his future musical career.<ref>{{Cite web |last=kim |date=2020-07-07 |title=Remembering Charlie Daniels |url=https://islandlifenc.com/remembering-north-carolinas-own-charlie-daniels/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Island Life NC |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Daniels, Charlie {{!}} NCpedia |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/daniels-charlie |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=www.ncpedia.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Charlie Daniels Biography |url=https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/country-music/charlie-daniels-biography |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Country Music {{!}} Ken Burns {{!}} PBS |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
===Sideman career and first rock band===
Daniels began his music career as a member of the bluegrass band Misty Mountain Boys in the 1950s, already skilled on [[guitar]], [[fiddle]], [[banjo]], and [[mandolin]],<ref name=Betts/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/daniels_charlie/bio.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031226223130/http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/daniels_charlie/bio.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 26, 2003|title=Charlie Daniels Biography|work=[[CMT (U.S. TV channel)|CMT]]|access-date=March 5, 2011}}</ref> In the 1960s, Daniels was performing [[rock and roll]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.krmg.com/news/local/music-legend-charlie-daniels-his-long-history-with-tulsa/KUATJHNOQJCQRBH4BWZ5YVPSDQ/ |title=Music legend Charlie Daniels on his long history with Tulsa |last=Mills |first=Russell|date=July 6, 2020 |publisher=KRMG |access-date=2022-12-17 }}</ref> Daniels formed a band, the Rockets, who later changed its name to the Jaguars after scoring a hit single with the instrumental recording "Jaguar".<ref name=Betts/> After discovering [[jazz]], the Jaguars began performing jazz music, before reverting to rock and [[country music]] by 1964.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.examiner-enterprise.com/story/news/2015/02/01/lost-bartlesville-remembers-look-back/27368688007/ |title=Lost Bartlesville Remembers: A look back at a visit with Charlie Daniel |author=Staff |date=February 1, 2015 |publisher=Examiner-Enterprise |access-date=2022-12-17}}</ref> 

Daniels lent his talents to the bass guitar playing, arrangement and co-production of a single, "Love" bw "[[Black Olives (instrumental)|Black Olives]]" by [[The Bad Boys (1960s rock group)|The Bad Boys]] which was released on the [[Paula Records]] label in 1966.<ref>Chairshot to the Skull, Monday March 2, 2009 - [https://chairshotrecords.blogspot.com/2009/03/bad-boys-love-black-olives-45rpm.html The Bad Boys - Love / Black Olives 45rpm, Demetri Callas said...]</ref><ref>No Such Thing As Was, Dec 21, 2024 - [https://joebonomo.substack.com/p/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-b These are a few of my favorite B-sides - Joe Bonomo, “Black Olives,” The Bad Boys (1966)]</ref><ref>''Zero to 180'', October 31, 2024 - [https://www.zeroto180.org/shad-osheas-counterpart-music-publishing-empire-a-chronology-1965-1971/ Shad O’Shea’s Counterpart Music Publishing Empire = A Chronology (1965-1971), Other Counterpart-Related Releases 1966]</ref> It became an R&B hit, first registering on the ''[[Cash Box]]'' Top 50 in R&B Locations chart on 17 December 1966,<ref>''Cash Box'', December 17, 1966 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1966/CB-1966-12-17.pdf Page 12 Cash Box NEW CHART ADDITIONS, NEW TO TOP 50 IN R&B LOCATIONS, 48—BLACK OLIVES, <small>''Bad Boys (Paula 254)''</small>]</ref><ref>''Cash Box'', December 17, 1966 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1966/CB-1966-12-17.pdf Page 36 Cash Box TOP 50 IN R&B LOCATIONS]</ref> and still active on the ''Cash Box'' [[Looking Ahead chart|Looking Ahead]] chart 18 March 1967.<ref>''Cash Box'', March 18, 1967 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1967/CB-1967-03-18.pdf Page 8 Cash Box LOOKING AHEAD, 31 BLACK OLIVES, <small>''(SuMa, Falls City, Counterpart—BMI), Bad Boys (Paula 254)''</small>]</ref> where it peaked at no. 11.<ref>''Cash Box'', February 18, 1967 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1967/CB-1967-02-18.pdf Page 6 Cash Box LOOKING AHEAD, 12 BLACK OLIVES, <small>''(SuMa, Falls City, Counterpart—BMI), Bad Boys (Paula 254)''</small>]</ref><ref>''Cash Box'', February 25, 1967 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1967/CB-1967-02-25.pdf Page 8 Cash Box LOOKING AHEAD, 11 BLACK OLIVES, <small>''(SuMa, Falls City, Counterpart—BMI), Bad Boys (Paula 254)''</small>]</ref><ref>''Cash Box'', March 4, 1967 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1967/CB-1967-03-04.pdf Page 8 Cash Box LOOKING AHEAD, 13 BLACK OLIVES, <small>''(SuMa, Falls City, Counterpart—BMI), Bad Boys (Paula 254)''</small>]</ref> It also made the ''[[Record World]]'' national R&B chart, peaking at no. 28 on 28 January.<ref>''Record World'', January 28, 1967 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/60s/67/Record-World-1967-01-28.pdf Page 30 TOP 50 R&B, 28. Black Olives, Bad Boys-Paula 254, 32]</ref><ref>''Record World'', February 4, 1967 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/60s/67/Record-World-1967-02-04.pdf Page 37 TOP 50 R&B, 34. Black Olives, Bad Boys-Paula 254, 28]</ref>

During his career as a rock and roll [[sideman]], Daniels also wrote songs for other performers. In July 1963, [[soul music|soul]] singer Jerry Jackson recorded Daniels's song "[[It Hurts Me]]"; the following year, on January 12, 1964, [[Elvis Presley]] recorded the better-known recording of Daniels's song.<ref name=BettsElvis>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/charlie-daniels-elvis-presley-it-hurts-me-1024882/ |title=That Time Elvis Presley Recorded Charlie Daniels' Song |last=Betts |first=Stephen L. |date=July 6, 2020 |publisher=Rolling Stone |access-date=2022-12-17}}</ref> The songwriting credits list Charles E. Daniels and Joy Byers<!-- Simmons, Sylvie (2012). I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen. Random House LLC. ISBN 9780771080425. --> as the songwriters, although Byers' husband, songwriter and producer [[Bob Johnston]], was the actual co-writer with Daniels.<ref name=BettsElvis/> Johnston encouraged Daniels to move to Nashville to get work as a session player, which led to Daniels's recording with [[Bob Dylan]] on his 1969 album ''[[Nashville Skyline]]'', [[Ringo Starr]] on his 1970 album ''[[Beaucoups of Blues]]'' and [[Leonard Cohen]] on his 1971 album ''[[Songs of Love and Hate]]'', as well as further sessions with Dylan and Cohen's 1971 tour.<ref name=BettsElvis/><ref name=MediumErlewine>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|date=October 25, 2017|title=The South's Gonna Do It (Again): Charlie Daniels, the Confederacy and the Rise of the New South in the '70s.|url=https://medium.com/@sterlewine/the-souths-gonna-do-it-again-charlie-daniels-the-confederacy-and-the-rise-of-the-new-south-in-ebbce1059d51|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=[[Medium (website)|Medium]]}}</ref> Dylan and Daniels found each other creatively invigorating during their recordings together, with Dylan saying that "when Charlie was around, something good would usually come out of the sessions", and Daniels describing the recording sessions with Dylan as "loose, free and, most of all, fun".<ref name=Friskics-Warren/> Daniels also produced albums for [[the Youngbloods]], including their 1969 album ''[[Elephant Mountain]]''.<ref name=Friskics-Warren>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/arts/music/charlie-daniels-dead.html |title=Charlie Daniels, Fiddling Force in Country and Rock, Dies at 83 |last=Friskics-Warren |first=Bill |date=July 6, 2020 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2022-12-17}}</ref>

===Solo career and formation of the Charlie Daniels Band===
Daniels released his [[Charlie Daniels (album)|self-titled debut album]] in 1970, which helped lay the foundations for [[Southern rock]].<ref name=Erlewine/> Two years later, Daniels formed the Charlie Daniels Band.<ref name=AMBio/> Daniels scored a Top 10 hit on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Pop [[Billboard charts|charts]] with "[[Uneasy Rider]]", a [[talking blues|talking bluegrass]] song, in 1973.<ref name=Friskics-Warren/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/charlie-daniels/chart-history/hsi/|title=Charlie Daniels Chart History – Uneasy Rider|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 6, 2020}}</ref> The following year, Daniels organized the first [[Volunteer Jam]] concert.<ref name=AMBio/> The same year, the Charlie Daniels Band released the gold selling ''[[Fire on the Mountain (album)|Fire on the Mountain]]'', followed by the even more successful ''[[Nightrider (album)|Nightrider]]'', whose success was spurred by the Top 40 hit single "Texas".<ref name=AMBio/> ''[[Saddle Tramp (album)|Saddle Tramp]]'' was also a gold seller, and was the first release by the band to reach the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Country charts.<ref name=AMBio/>

In 1975, he played fiddle on [[Hank Williams Jr.|Hank Williams Jr's]] breakthrough studio album ''[[Hank Williams Jr. and Friends]]'' on the songs "Losin You", originally by [[The Marshall Tucker Band]], and "Stoned At The Jukebox". He would also later provide a fiddle solo to the bridge of Williams Jr's song "[[Family Tradition (Hank Williams Jr. song)|Family Tradition]]" from his 1979 [[Family Tradition (album)|studio album of the same name]]. 

[[File:Charlie Daniels on stage at Gilleys, 1979.jpg|thumb|Daniels performing in 1979, the year he won a [[Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance]] for "[[The Devil Went Down to Georgia]]".]]
In 1979, the Charlie Daniels Band released their most commercially successful album, ''[[Million Mile Reflections]]'', which reached number five and was certified triple-platinum.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bomar|first=Scott B.|date=2021|title=Southbound: An Illustrated History of Southern Rock|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|page=147|isbn=9781493064700}}</ref> It featured the single "[[The Devil Went Down to Georgia]]", which reached No.&nbsp;3 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in September 1979, and won Daniels the [[Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance]].<ref name=Friskics-Warren/> The band also attracted a high-profile fan in President [[Jimmy Carter]], who used Daniels's song "[[The South's Gonna Do It Again]]" as his campaign theme, After Carter's win, the band performed at his 1977 inauguration.<ref name=MediumErlewine/><ref name=Friskics-Warren/> In 1980, Daniels played himself in the film ''[[Urban Cowboy]]'', starring [[John Travolta]], and as a result became closely identified with the revival of country music generated by the film's success.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/country-music-hall-of-famer-charlie-daniels-dies-at-83/2401521/ |title=Country Rocker and Fiddler Charlie Daniels Dies at Age 83|agency=Associated Press |date=July 6, 2020 |publisher=NBC |access-date=2022-12-17}}</ref> Subsequently, the combination of the success of the more country-oriented song and the decline in popularity of Southern rock led Daniels to shift focus in his sound from rock to country music.<ref name=AMBio/> After the platinum-certified ''[[Full Moon (Charlie Daniels album)|Full Moon]]'' (1980) and the gold-certified ''[[Windows (Charlie Daniels album)|Windows]]'' (1982), Daniels would not have another hit album until the 1989 release ''[[Simple Man (Charlie Daniels album)|Simple Man]]'', which earned Daniels another gold album,<ref name=AMBio/> although the title track sparked controversy, as it was interpreted by some as advocating [[vigilantism]],<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I3X_AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT67|title=Taylor Swift: The Rise Of The Nashville Teen|publisher=Omnibus Press|date=June 26, 2012|last=Govan|first=Chloe|isbn=9780857127839}}</ref> because of lyrics such as "Just take them rascals [rapists, killers, child abusers] out in the swamp/Put 'em on their knees and tie 'em to a stump/Let the rattlers and the bugs and the alligators do the rest", which garnered Daniels considerable media attention and talk show visits.<ref>{{cite news|title=Crime on his Mind|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-11-26-8903130172-story.html|first=Jack|last=Hurst|date=November 26, 1989|access-date=July 6, 2020|newspaper=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>

===Later career===
In the 1990s, Daniels's albums failed to chart, although he continued to draw audiences as a concert performer well into the 21st century.<ref name=AMBio/> In 1995, Daniels released the first of three Christian albums for [[Sparrow Records]], ''[[The Door (Charlie Daniels album)|The Door]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/daniels-making-sweet-music-on-sparrow-77472/ |title=Daniels Making 'Sweet' Music On Sparrow |author=Staff|date=December 11, 2001 |publisher=Billboard|access-date=2022-12-24 }}</ref> In 1999, Daniels was inducted into the [[North Carolina Music Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1999 Inductees|url=http://northcarolinamusichalloffame.org/category/inductees/1999-inductees|work=[[North Carolina Music Hall of Fame]] |access-date=September 10, 2012}}</ref>

The 21st century saw Daniels, who had previously recorded for major labels, predominantly recording for independent record labels.<ref name=AMBio/> In 2001, Daniels received considerable attention for his song "[[This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag]]", released in November, 2001, which was written in response to the [[September 11 attacks]]. Daniels then followed with a book entitled ''Ain't No Rag''.<ref name=AMBio/> ''[[Songs from the Longleaf Pines]]'' (2005) marked Daniels's first fully bluegrass and gospel album,<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r730498|title=''Songs from the Longleaf Pines'' review|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|accessdate=November 23, 2011}}</ref> and began an association with [[Koch Records]], which began releasing a series of Daniels's albums which included holiday albums, live albums and theme compilations.<ref name=AMBio/> 

On October 18, 2005, Daniels was honored as a [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] Icon at the 53rd annual BMI Country Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/534313 |title=Charlie Daniels Named BMI Icon at 53rd Annual Country Awards |work=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]] |date=October 18, 2005}}</ref> The following year, Daniels played in the backup band for [[Hank Williams Jr.]]'s opening sequence to ''[[Monday Night Football]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2006-06-09-williams-mnf_x.htm|title=USATODAY.com - Hank Williams Jr. to continue 'Monday Night Football' anthem on ESPN|website=Usatoday30.usatoday.com|access-date=May 11, 2021}}</ref> In November 2007, Daniels was invited to become a member of the [[Grand Ole Opry]].<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602021522/http://www.opry.com/OpryNews/PressRelease.aspx?id=5714 |archive-date=June 2, 2009 |url-status=unfit |url=http://www.opry.com/OpryNews/PressRelease.aspx?id=5714 |title=Charlie Daniels Invited to Become the Newest Member of the Grand Ole Opry |work=[[Grand Ole Opry]] |date=November 19, 2007}}</ref> He was inducted during the January 19, 2008, edition of the Opry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opry.com/OpryNews/PressRelease.aspx?id=5875 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520014507/http://www.opry.com/OpryNews/PressRelease.aspx?id=5875 |archive-date=May 20, 2009 |url-status=unfit |title=The Grand Ole Opry inducts Charlie Daniels as newest member|work=[[Grand Ole Opry]] |date=January 20, 2008}}</ref> In 2009, Daniels was featured playing fiddle in a commercial for [[GEICO]].<ref name=geico>{{cite journal|title=Charlie Daniels Fiddles for GEICO |journal=[[Country Weekly]] |date=December 29, 2009 |issn=1074-3235 |url=http://www.countryweekly.com/charlie_daniels/news/4393 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426004804/http://www.countryweekly.com/charlie_daniels/news/4393 |archive-date=April 26, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2016, Daniels released ''Night Hawks'', an album of [[Western swing]] music.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/charlie-daniels-readies-new-album-of-cowboy-songs-night-hawk-252481/ |title= Charlie Daniels Readies New Album of Cowboy Songs 'Night Hawk' |last=Betts |first=Stephen L. |date=August 11, 2016 |publisher=Rolling Stone |access-date=2022-12-17}}</ref> In October of that year, Daniels became a member of [[Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum|the Country Music Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://countrymusichalloffame.org/contentpages/charlie-daniels|title=Charlie Daniels|website=Country Music Hall of Fame|access-date=July 20, 2017}}</ref> In March 2017, [[HarperCollins]] announced that Daniels's memoir, ''Never Look at the Empty Seats'', would be released on October 24, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.charliedaniels.com/news?n_id=1541|title=News {{!}} The Charlie Daniels Band|last=LTD.|first=BubbleUp|website=Charliedaniels.com|language=en|access-date=July 21, 2017}}</ref> In the late 2010s, Daniels, drummer James Stroud, guitarist Billy Crain and bassist Charlie Hayward formed a new band, Beau Weevils, which debuted on the 2018 album ''Songs in the Key of E'', which Daniels described as being in a "down-home, [[swamp rock|swampy rock]] meets [[funk]] with a little taste of [[Delta blues|Delta]]-type of style."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theboot.com/charlie-daniels-beau-weevils-songs-in-the-key-of-e/ |title=Charlie Daniels Assembles Ace Lineup for New Album, 'Beau Weevils — Songs in the Key of E' |last=Stecker |first=Liv |date=October 4, 2018 |publisher=The Boot |access-date=2022-12-17 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/10/31/charlie-daniels-talks-new-band-surprise-show/1833031002/|title=Charlie Daniels calls new band Beau Weevils a 'dream come true'|work=The Tennessean|access-date=November 2, 2018|language=en}}</ref> On September 28, 2018, Daniels was awarded the MMP Music Award and inducted into the MMP Global Entertainment Hall of Fame in Biloxi, MS.<ref>{{Cite web |title=News Page 4 |url=https://www.mmpglobalentertainment.com/newspage4.html |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=www.mmpglobalentertainment.com}}</ref> On November 6, 2018, Daniels released a book of daily inspirational quotes and stories titled ''Let's All Make the Day Count: The Everyday Wisdom of Charlie Daniels'' through HarperCollins's [[Thomas Nelson (publisher)|Thomas Nelson]] imprint.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thomasnelson.com/p/never-look-at-the-empty-seats/#ordergift|title=Charlie Daniels Release New Book 'Let's All Make the Day Count'|website=Thomasnelson.com|language=en|access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref>

==Musical style==
[[File:Charlie Daniels at NavSta Great Lakes.jpg|thumb|upright|Daniels performing at the U.S. Naval Station Great Lakes, September 11, 2003.]]
[[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] said that Charlie Daniels's [[Charlie Daniels (album)|self-titled debut album]], released in 1970, was a pivotal recording in the development of the [[Southern rock]] genre, "because it points the way to how the genre could and would sound, and how [[country music]] could retain its [[hillbilly]] spirit and rock like a mother."<ref name=Erlewine>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/charlie-daniels-mw0000002609 |title=Charlie Daniels |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2022-12-16}}</ref> Erlewine described Daniels as "a [[redneck]] rebel, not fitting into either the country or the [[rock and roll|rock & roll]] [...] but, in retrospect, he sounds like a visionary, pointing the way to the future when southern rockers saw no dividing lines between rock, country, and [[blues]], and only saw it all as sons of the South."<ref name=Erlewine/> The Charlie Daniels Band fused rock, country, blues, and [[jazz]]; Erlewine described the band's sound as "a distinctly Southern blend" which emphasized improvisation in their instrumentation,<ref name=AMBio/> which was aided by the band following the [[Allman Brothers Band]]'s seminal use of two lead guitarists and two drummers.<ref name=Friskics-Warren/> ''[[The New York Times]]'' said that Daniels's music incorporated elements of country, blues, [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]], rock, and [[Western swing]].<ref name=Friskics-Warren/>

After the success of "[[The Devil Went Down to Georgia]]", a single which Erlewine described as a "a roaring country-[[disco]] fusion",<ref name=AMBio/> Daniels shifted his sound from rock toward country music. In both Daniels's rock and country recordings, Daniels "helped shape the sound of [[country rock|country-rock]]".<ref name=AMBio>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/charlie-daniels-mn0000806247 |title=Charlie Daniels Biography |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2022-12-16}}</ref> In 1977, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' identified the Charlie Daniels Band as major performers of [[progressive country]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=p00EAAAAMBAJ&dq=marshall+tucker+band+%22progressive+country%22&pg=PT92 |title=Traditional Country + Modern Sound |last=Cech |first=Tom |date= October 15, 1977|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=2023-07-24}}</ref> In 2010, the [[Rapping|rapper]] [[Cowboy Troy]] said that Charlie Daniels and [[Jerry Reed]]'s vocal delivery "was called recitations at that time, but if you listened to it now, you'd probably call it a rap".<ref>{{cite journal |last= |first= |date=November 10, 2010 |title=Cowboy Troy's Hick-Hop |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ol_qCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA47 |journal=Southern Cultures |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |pages=47, 49 |isbn=9780807899755}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" as one of the earliest examples of [[country rap]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country-lists/charlie-daniels-songs-devil-georgia-1024691/ |title=Charlie Daniels: 10 Essential Songs |last1=Cantwell |first1=David |last2=Freeman |first2=Jon |last3=Hudak |first3=Joseph |date=July 6, 2020 |publisher=Rolling Stone |access-date=2022-12-28 |quote=Charlie Daniels may be synonymous with "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", arguably one of the earliest examples of country-rap}}</ref> Regarding his musical style, Daniels said "I never claimed to be country"; Daniels described his style instead as "American music", saying that the Charlie Daniels Band played "some of all the music that's come across in America", particularly country, bluegrass, rock, gospel and jazz.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.countrythangdaily.com/charlie-daniels-not-a-fan/ |title=Charlie Daniels is 'not a fan' of New Country Music |author=Staff |date=June 24, 2022 |publisher=Country Thang Daily |access-date=2022-12-17}}</ref> Daniels also said "I refuse to be categorized because I think that puts blinders on you."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theboot.com/charlie-daniels-music-genre/ |title=Charlie Daniels Never Claimed to Be 'Country' |last=Stromblad |first=Cory |date=June 29, 2011 |publisher=The Boot |access-date=2022-12-17}}</ref> Daniels's guitar playing was defined as having a "thick, buttery sound" which he achieved by stringing his Les Paul guitars with .10 gauge Gibson strings and amplifying them through a Marshall cabinet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/Southern-Rock-Legend-Charlie-Daniels-On-His-Career.aspx |title=Southern Rock Legend Charlie Daniels on His Career |first=Ted |last=Drozdowski |work=[[Gibson Guitar Corporation]] |date=May 6, 2014 |access-date=March 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315101335/http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/Southern-Rock-Legend-Charlie-Daniels-On-His-Career.aspx |archive-date=March 15, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Views==
[[File:Daniels, Charlie (USNavy 1).jpg|thumb|Daniels being presented with the [[Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service]] during a visit to [[the Pentagon]] in 2007]]
Daniels did not endorse any political candidates, and refused to express political views in his concerts.<ref name=MorningCall2018>{{cite web |url=https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/lehigh-valley-music/mc-ent-charlie-daniels-trump-confederate-monuments-20200706-clubsu6lvnhpflkbyq7qkru37a-story.html |title=What Charlie Daniels had to say about Donald Trump, Confederate statues and political correctness in 2018 interview |author=Staff |date=July 6, 2020 |publisher=The Morning Call |access-date=2022-12-17 }}</ref><ref name=Freeman/> Regarding his views, Daniels said, "I do not consider myself political. I can understand why people would say what I write is political. It's not. It's just my feelings. It's common sense to me as an American citizen, which is not only our right, but our duty, really, to express our opinion, if no other way than at least in the voting booth. I don't do that on stage. I don't pay good money to go hear somebody talk about their political beliefs. It's just not part of my show. That is confined to the private part of my life, which I consider my writings on [[Twitter]] and [interviews]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/blogs/soundcheck/2017/11/27/charlie-daniels-talks-aging-gregg-allman-and-why-hell-never-talk-politics-on-stage/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127133734/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/soundcheck/2017/11/27/charlie-daniels-talks-aging-gregg-allman-and-why-hell-never-talk-politics-on-stage/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 27, 2017 |title=Charlie Daniels talks aging, Gregg Allman and why he'll never talk politics on stage |last=Cridlin |first=Jay |date=November 27, 2017 |publisher=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=2022-12-17}}</ref> However, in 1976, Daniels performed at campaign fundraisers for [[Jimmy Carter]]'s [[President of the United States|presidential]] bid, and at his inauguration in January the following year; Daniels also initially supported the legalization of [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]].<ref name=Betts>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/charlie-daniels-dead-obituary-629237/ |title= Charlie Daniels, Southern Rock Pioneer and Fiddle Great, Dead at 83 |last=Betts |first=Stephen L. |date=July 6, 2020 |publisher=Rolling Stone |access-date=2022-12-16}}</ref><ref name="Strong">{{cite book |last1=Strong |first1=M.C. |title=The Great Rock Discography |date=1996 |publisher=Canongate Publishing |location=Edinburgh |isbn=0862416043 |page=198}}</ref> In the following decade, however, Daniels expressed views that many considered to be [[right-wing politics|right-wing]] and [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]].<ref name=Betts/><ref name=Friskics-Warren/><ref name=AMBio/> According to ''[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]]'' writer Seth Cohen, Daniels "frequently captured the pent-up frustrations of many Americans who felt that a 'coastal elite' cadre of politicians and activists were moving the country farther away from some of its core values".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sethcohen/2020/07/07/charlie-daniels-understood-something-about-maga-that-democrats-still-dont/?sh=3484dc2f2fdb |title=Charlie Daniels Understood Something About MAGA That Democrats Still Don't |last=Cohen |first=Seth |date=July 7, 2020 |work=Forbes |access-date=2022-12-17}}</ref> According to ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Daniels had "plenty in common with [[Political moderate|moderates]] and [[Liberalism in the United States|liberals]] who supported [[Bernie Sanders]], expressing disgust at Washington gridlock and a fervent belief in term limits for people in Congress so that fresh ideas keep coming." Daniels also supported "the idea that someone can criticize the president's decision making and not be called anti-American."<ref name=Freeman>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/hank-williams-jr-and-charlie-daniels-inside-their-defiant-politics-198585/ |title= Hank Williams Jr. and Charlie Daniels: Inside Their Defiant Politics|last=Freeman |first=Jon |date=June 23, 2017 |publisher=Rolling Stone |access-date=2022-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416163334/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/hank-williams-jr-and-charlie-daniels-inside-their-defiant-politics-198585 |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Daniels was an outspoken [[Christianity|Christian]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/charlie-daniels-final-interview/ |title=Charlie Daniels Stressed His Faith, Family, Country and Music in One of His Final Interviews [Watch] |last=Whitaker |first=Sterling |date=July 10, 2020 |publisher=Taste of Country|access-date=2022-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711015615/https://tasteofcountry.com/charlie-daniels-final-interview/|archive-date=July 11, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, Daniels supported the invasion of Iraq.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/03/19/country-musics-wired-community-keeps-flap-alive/|title=Country music's wired community keeps flap alive|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=March 19, 2003|access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> Regarding the [[removal of Confederate monuments and memorials]], Daniels said, "If tearing them down did any good, I'd be all for it. But I don't see where it does any good."<ref name=MorningCall2018/> Daniels also said that "when we pay attention to [[political correctness]] and things that don't really mean anything, we're wasting time, energy and political capital by not getting something meaningful done. We spend time chasing rainbows."<ref name=MorningCall2018/> In 2013, following chemical weapons attacks by [[Bashar al-Assad]], and United States military response, Daniels wrote, "These and other questions need to be answered before any kind of action, bilateral or unilateral is taken. Otherwise, we will be right back in the same old Middle Eastern boiling pot again and I think everybody, doves and hawks alike, have had enough of that."<ref name=Freeman/> In 2016, he appeared in an ad for the NRA that was directed at the government of Iran.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/05/24/nra-threatens-iran-with-video-about-men-who-wrestle-alligators/|title=NRA threatens Iran with video about men who wrestle alligators|newspaper=Washington Post|date=May 24, 2016|access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> After President [[Donald Trump]]'s April 7, 2017, military strike against targets in Syria in retaliation for additional chemical weapon deployment, Daniels tweeted: "The world changed yesterday, America will no longer be viewed as a cowering toothless tiger."<ref name=Freeman/> In 2019, Daniels lambasted New York Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] for signing the [[Reproductive Health Act]], which legalized abortion until birth under some circumstances, tweeting "Watch the wrinkles on Cuomo's face lengthen as the ramifications of the thousands of murders he has sanctioned come to bear on him. The [[New York State Legislature|NY legislature]] has created a new [[Auschwitz]] dedicated to the execution of a whole segment of defenseless citizens. [[Satan]] is smiling."<ref>{{cite news |author1=Louis Casiano |title=Music legend Charlie Daniels blasts NY's Dem governor over new abortion law: 'Satan is smiling' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/country-music-legend-charlie-daniels-blasts-new-york-gov-for-new-abortion-law |access-date=11 September 2023 |work=Fox News |date=January 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127120052/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/country-music-legend-charlie-daniels-blasts-new-york-gov-for-new-abortion-law |archive-date=January 27, 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
Daniels married Hazel Juanita Alexander on September 20, 1964. They had one child, a son, Charles Edward Daniels Jr.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charliedaniels.com/bio|title=Charlie Daniels Biography|work=The Charlie Daniels Band|access-date=June 15, 2016}}{{Failed verification|date=September 2023|reason=Bio (bizarrely!) makes no mention of family, just career}}</ref> An avid [[Tennessee Volunteers|University of Tennessee sports]] fan,<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Sun Herald]] |date=October 14, 2016 |title=Music legend Charlie Daniels talks Alabama-Tennessee game before Biloxi show |url=https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/by-the-way/article108025612.html |access-date=June 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018090200/https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/by-the-way/article108025612.html |archive-date=October 18, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Daniels enjoyed hunting, fishing, [[snowmobiling]], and other outdoor activities. He was a member of the [[National Rifle Association of America]] (NRA) and performed in their videos.<ref>{{cite news |title=Charlie Daniels: Country and southern rock legend dies at age 83 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53315098 |access-date=11 September 2023 |work=BBC News |date=6 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706210216/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53315098 |archive-date=6 July 2020 |language=en |quote=Daniels was a vocal advocate of veterans' causes and an ardent supporter of the National Rifle Association (NRA)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2016 |title=Freedom's Safest Place {{!}} You Haven't Met America |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAHgGsrdXyM |access-date=18 June 2022 |website=YouTube}}</ref>

Daniels suffered a major arm injury on January 30, 1980, while digging fence post holes on his farm near Mount Juliet. He suffered three complete breaks in his right arm and two broken fingers when his shirtsleeve caught on a spinning power auger. The injury required surgery, and he was sidelined for four months.<ref name="Charlie injury 1">{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[Ocala Star-Banner]] |date=January 30, 1980 |title=Country-Rock Singer Charlie Daniels Hurt In Farm Accident |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pp5PAAAAIBAJ&pg=2784%2C5419318 |access-date=June 15, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Charlie injury 2">{{cite web|title=Charlie Daniels on his medical recovery: 'Doctors treat and God heals'|url=http://www.today.com/health/charlie-daniels-his-medical-recovery-doctors-treat-god-heals-2D79468130 |work=[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]] |date=April 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402040043/http://www.today.com/health/charlie-daniels-his-medical-recovery-doctors-treat-god-heals-2D79468130 |archive-date=April 2, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Daniels was successfully treated for [[prostate cancer]] in 2001.<ref name="Charlie injury 2"/> On January 15, 2010, Daniels was rushed to the hospital after suffering a stroke while snowmobiling in Colorado. He was released two days later.<ref name="Charlie injury 2"/> During a doctor visit on March 25, 2013, Daniels was diagnosed with a mild case of [[pneumonia]] and admitted to a Nashville hospital for a series of routine tests. The tests revealed that a [[pacemaker]] was needed to regulate his heart rate. One was put in on March 28, and Daniels was released within days.<ref>{{cite news |title=Charlie Daniels gets a pacemaker |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/03/28/charlie-daniels-has-successful-pacemaker-surgery/2028961 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=March 28, 2013}}</ref>

Daniels died on July 6, 2020, at the age of 83 of a [[hemorrhagic stroke]] at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bogard |first1=Catlin |title=Country music and southern rock legend Charlie Daniels dies at 83 |url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/country-music-and-southern-rock-legend-charlie-daniels-dies-at-83 |website=WTVF |access-date=July 6, 2020 |language=en |date=July 6, 2020}}; {{cite web|publisher=Associated Press|title=Country rocker and fiddler Charlie Daniels dies at age 83|date=July 6, 2020|access-date=July 6, 2020|first= Kristin M.|last= Hall|language=en|url=https://apnews.com/aaaecdb9fbedf226121d25c09f25d0a7}}</ref> He is buried in a grave at [[Mount Juliet, Tennessee]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/gravesite-of-charlie-daniels-vandalized/|title=Gravesite of Charlie Daniels vandalized|website=WKRN|date=June 30, 2022|access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
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* ''[[Heartworn Highways]]'' (1976) ... Himself<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/>
* ''[[The Midnight Special (TV series)]]'' (1979)... Himself (Musical Guest)
* ''Murder in Music City aka The County Western Murders'' (1979) ... Himself<ref name="TCM Filmography" />
* ''[[Urban Cowboy]]'' (1980) ... Himself<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/charlie_daniels|title=Charlie Daniels|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=July 6, 2020}}</ref>
* ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (1982) ... Himself (Musical Guest)<ref>{{cite web|title=SNL Season 7 Episode 18 – Robert Culp, The Charlie Daniels Band|url=https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-7/episode/18-robert-culp-with-the-charlie-daniels-band-65446|date=April 24, 1982|access-date=July 6, 2020|publisher=NBC}}</ref>
* ''[[The Fall Guy]]'' (1983) ... Himself<ref>{{cite news|title=Pirates of Nashville: The Fall Guy|url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/article/13025584/pirates-of-nashville-the-fall-guy|first=Steve|last=Haruch|date=October 7, 2008|access-date=July 6, 2020|newspaper=Nashville Scene}}</ref>
* ''The Lone Star Kid'' (1985) ... Vernon Matthews<ref name="TCM Filmography" />
* ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' (1987) ... Stoney Carmichael<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/>
* ''Charlie Daniels' Talent Roundup'' (1994) ... Himself (Host)<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Mullins|first1=Jesse|date=October 1994|title=Sentiments of a Simple Man|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4eoCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA53|magazine=American Cowboy|publisher=Active Interest Media, Inc.|volume=1|issue=3|page=53|issn=1079-3690}}</ref>
* ''[[King of the Hill]]'' (2000) ... Himself (2 Episodes)<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/>
* ''18 Wheels of Justice'' (2000) ... Frank Schooler<ref>{{cite news|title=Top speed Southern Rock Charlie Daniels Band races into the fairgrounds|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/2713627/top-speed-southern-rock-charlie-daniels-band-races-into-the-fairgrounds|first=Gene|last=Triplett|date=September 29, 2000|access-date=July 6, 2020|newspaper=The Oklahoman}}</ref>
* ''The Legend Lives On: A Tribute to Bill Monroe'' (2003) ... Himself<ref>{{cite web|title=Various – The Legend Lives On: A Tribute To Bill Monroe|url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Legend-Lives-On-A-Tribute-To-Bill-Monroe/release/1898697|access-date=July 6, 2020|publisher=Discogs}}</ref>
* ''[[Fox NFL Sunday]]'' (2005) ''- [[Super Bowl XXXIX]] Pregame Show'' ... Himself<ref>{{cite news|title=Charlie Daniels, country music star, dies at 83|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/7/6/21314813/charlie-daniels-dies-country-music-star-83-devil-went-down-to-georgia|first1=Miriam|last1=Di Nunzio|first2=Kristin M.|last2=Hall|date=July 6, 2020|access-date=July 6, 2020|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times}}</ref>
* ''[[Veggietales]]'' (2005) ... Himself (Musical Guest) ("Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush")<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush|url=https://www.veggietales.com/minnesota-cuke-and-the-search-for-samson-s-hairbrush-veggietales-dvd.html|access-date=July 6, 2020|publisher=VeggieTales}}</ref>
* ''[[Dinner: Impossible]]'' (2008) ... Himself<ref>{{cite news|title=James Otto and Charlie Daniels Show Off Their Culinary Skills|url=https://theboot.com/james-otto-and-charlie-daniels-show-off-their-culinary-skills/|first=Beville|last=Darden|date=August 11, 2008|access-date=July 6, 2020|publisher=The Boot}}</ref>
* [[PoliWood|''Poliwood'']] (2009) ... Himself<ref name="TCM Filmography">{{cite web |title=Filmography for Charlie Daniels |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/851439%7c0/charlie-daniels#filmography |website=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=July 6, 2020}}</ref>
* ''A Twin Pines Christmas'' (2009) ... Himself<ref>{{cite news|title=Charlie Daniels makes a musical merry Christmas|url=https://www.wilsonpost.com/community/charlie-daniels-makes-a-musical-merry-christmas/article_6c3281a8-34d2-52bf-9058-e032747ca381.html|first=Ken|last=Beck|date=October 14, 2009|access-date=July 6, 2020|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times}}</ref>
* ''Sweet Home Alabama: The Southern Rock Saga'' (2012) ... Himself<ref>{{cite web|title=Sweet Home Alabama: The Southern Rock Saga – Everyone Wants to be Redneck|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00r0wxk|access-date=July 6, 2020|work=BBC Four|date=April 11, 2012 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>
* ''Behold a Pale Horse: America's Last Chance'' (2012) ... Himself<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2363093/ |title=Behold a Pale Horse: America's Last Chance |website=IMDb |publisher=[[IMDb.com, Inc.]] |access-date=June 26, 2025}}</ref>
* ''Iron Will: Veterans Battle With PTSD'' (2016) ... Himself<ref>{{cite news|title=Country Music stars speak out about PTSD Awareness for "Iron Will"; A Movie Narrated by Billy Bob Thornton|url=https://musicmattersmagazine.com/2016/02/01/country-music-stars-speak-out-about-ptsd-awareness-for-iron-will-a-movie-narrated-by-billy-bob-thornton/|date=February 1, 2016|access-date=July 6, 2020|magazine=Music Matters Magazine}}</ref>
* ''Floating Horses: The Life of Casey Tibbs'' (2017) ... Himself<ref>{{cite news|title=Casey Tibbs: Lassoing a legend of pro rodeo|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2015/07/25/casey-tibbs-lassoing-a-legend-of-pro-rodeo/|first=Terry|last=Frei|date=July 25, 2015|access-date=July 6, 2020|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Country Music (miniseries)|Country Music]]'' (2019) ... Himself<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9708550/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm |title=Country Music |website=IMDb |publisher=[[IMDb.com, Inc.]] |access-date=April 3, 2022}}</ref>
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==Discography==
{{main|Charlie Daniels discography}}

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Wikiquote}}
* {{Official website|http://www.charliedaniels.com/}}
* {{Discogs artist|Charlie Daniels}}
* [http://awaitingtheflood.com/charlie-daniels-real-america/ Charlie Daniels interview at AwaitingTheFlood.com]
* [http://countrymusicpride.com/charlie-daniels-interview/ Charlie Daniels interview at CountryMusicPride.com]
* [http://www.bmi.com/affiliate/C246/ Charlie Daniels] at [[Broadcast Music, Inc.]]
* {{IMDb name|199863}}
* {{Find a Grave|212452541}}


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