BIRTHDAY
Oct 28, 1936 October 28
BIRTHPLACE
Wilmington North Carolina
DEATH DATE
Jul 6, 2025 (age 83)
BIRTH SIGN
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.
Trivia
He played bass on a few of Bob Dylan's albums.
Before Fame
He wrote "It Hurts Me," which Elvis Presley then performed.
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.