Charles Edward Daniels was an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was known for his contributions to Southern rock, country, and bluegrass music. Daniels won the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance in 1979. He died in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 28, 2016.
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Charles Edward Daniels was an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was known for his contributions to Southern rock, country, and bluegrass music. Daniels won the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance in 1979 for \”The Devil Went Down to Georgia\”, which reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1979. A hard rockheavy metal cover version of the song is included in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock as the final guitar battle against the last boss. Daniels was inducted into the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame in 2002, the Grand Ole Opry in 2008, and the Country Music Hall of fame in 2016. In 1999, he made a guest vocal appearance on his album, The Legend of Saigon. In the late 1980s and 1990s, he participated in the country music concept album of Jesse James. He died in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 28, 2016.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, two sons, and a daughter-in-law. He had a son and two step-daughters, all of whom are currently living and working in the U.S. and have been married for more than 40 years. He also has a son, David Daniels, who is a professional golfer and has been inducted to the North Carolina Golf Hall of Famer’s Hall of Honor. He has a daughter, Sarah, who has been married to singer/songwriter/guitar player/violinist/producer/multi-instruments player/vocalist/singer-songwriter-singer/sitar-violin-banjo-mandolin-guitarist/saxophonist-saxophone-mandoline-viola-mandjo-banjos-gospel-grapefruit- mandolin-banja-banju-glee-banjon-gwenyce-greensboro-greece-soprano-genealogist-gwyneth Paltrow-saltgrass-grievance-gloria-gale-glesworth-gleyn-galese-jazz-journey-gospels-soul-gossip-golf-gueshers- gospel-jukebox-jams.
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