From The Tribune staff reports
HERMITAGE, Tenn. — According to multiple reports, country music legend Charlie Daniels died Monday, July 6 in Tennessee after suffering from a hemorrhagic stroke.
Daniels, 83, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016. The singer-songwriter was known best for his 1979 hit “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.”
According to The Tennessean, “Upon its release in 1979, ‘The Devil went Down to Georgia’ didn’t just top the country chart, it became a huge pop crossover hit – climbing up to No. 3 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart behind The Knack’s ‘My Sharona’ and Earth Wind and Fire’s ‘After the Love Has Gone.’ It gained even greater ubiquity one year later, when Daniels and his band performed it in the 1980 film ‘Urban Cowboy.’”
Daniels’ career in the Music City stretched 60-plus years. He played on three Bob Dylan Albums as well as recordings for Ringo Starr and Leonard Cohen.
He is survived by his wife, Hazel, and son Charlie Daniels Jr.