Charlie Daniels

Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels in concerto al Chumash Casino Resort di Santa Ynez, California
NazionalitàStati Uniti (bandiera) Stati Uniti
GenereCountry
Southern rock
Outlaw country
Country rock
Periodo di attività musicaleanni 1950 – 2020
Strumentovoce, chitarra, violino
EtichettaVarie
Sito ufficiale

Charlie Edward Daniels (Wilmington, 28 ottobre 1936 – Nashville, 6 luglio 2020) è stato un compositore, violinista, chitarrista e cantante country e southern rock statunitense.

Biografia

Pur essendo attivo come cantante dai primi anni cinquanta ha pubblicato il primo singolo (Robot Romp), nel 1961, mentre il suo primo album, intitolato Charlie Daniels, è uscito nel 1971.
È conosciuto principalmente per la sua canzone country The Devil Went Down to Georgia, che ha raggiunto la 1ª posizione nella classifica country e la 3^ nella Top 100 di Billboard, e per altre canzoni che ha scritto e interpretato.
Tuttavia, relegare questo artista al solo genere country sarebbe un grave errore, giacché in ogni suo album sono presenti diversi stili musicali. Il brano No Place to Go, ad esempio (estratto dall'album Honey in the Rock del 1973 e, in una ancora più bella versione dal vivo, da Fire on the Mountain di due anni dopo), sembra una jam della Allman Brothers Band. Nell'album Full Moon (Epic, 1980), il brano No Potion For the Pain abbraccia il blues più viscerale, The Legend of Wooley Swamp è un pezzo di puro southern rock, El Toreador cita la cultura messicana, mentre sembra di ascoltare l'Atlanta Rhythm Section più ispirata in Lonesone Boy From Dixie o gli eleganti Steely Dan in South Sea Song. I primi due brani dell'album Million Mile Reflections, edito dalla Epic nel 1979 (Passing Lane e Blue Star), sono addirittura hard southern, ricordando cose dei Lynyrd Skynyrd più duri o dei primissimi Blackfoot e Molly Hatchet.

Ha collaborato con molti artisti. Tra questi, in particolare:

  • nel 1964 ha scritto con Joy Byers il brano "It Hurts Me", poi registrato da Elvis Presley;
  • ha suonato il basso elettrico su tre album di Bob Dylan nel periodo 1969-1970 ("Nashville Skyline", "New Morning", e "Self Portrait");
  • ha collaborato più volte con Leonard Cohen e Al Kooper;
  • ha suonato il violino su 5 album della Marshall Tucker Band ("A New Life", "Where We All Belong", "Searchin' For a Rainbow", "Long Hard Ride" and "Carolina Dreams").

Curiosità

Discografia

Discografia Charlie Daniels
Album in studio30↙
Album dal vivo8↙
Raccolte4↙
Singoli54↙
Album video21↙

Album in studio

Anno Album Classifica Certificazioni
US Country US CAN Country CAN RIAA[1] CRIA
1970 Charlie Daniels — — — — — —
1972 Te John, Grease, & Wolfman — — — — — —
1973 Honey in the Rock — 164 — — — —
1974 Way Down Yonder — — — — — —
Fire on the Mountain — 38 — 51 Platinum —
1975 Nightrider 27 57 — — — —
1976 Saddle Tramp 7 35 — 52 Gold —
High Lonesome 17 83 — — — —
Uneasy Rider (re-release of Honey in the Rock) — — — — — —
1977 Midnight Wind 42 105 — — Gold
Whiskey (re-release of Way Down Yonder) — — — — — —
1979 Million Mile Reflections 1 5 2 9 3× Multi-Platinum Platinum
1980 Full Moon 5 11 9 40 Platinum —
1982 Windows 7 26 — — Gold —
1985 Me and the Boys 27 — — — — —
1987 Powder Keg — — — — — —
1988 Homesick Heroes 16 181 — — — —
1989 Simple Man 2 82 — — Platinum —
1991 Renegade 25 139 — — — —
1993 The Devil Went Down to Georgia — — — — — —
America, I Believe in You 75 — — — — —
1994 The Door — — — — — —
1995 Same Ol' Me — — — — — —
1996 Steel Witness — — — — — —
1997 Blues Hat — — — — — —
By the Light of the Moon — — — — — —
1999 Tailgate Party — — — — — —
2000 Road Dogs — — — — — —
2002 How Sweet the Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats 40 — — — — —
Redneck Fiddlin' Man 40 — — — — —
2005 Songs From the Longleaf Pines — — — — — —
2007 Deuces 67 — — — — —
2013 Hits of the South — — — — — —
2014 Off the Grid: Doin' It Dylan — — — — — —
2016 Night Hawk — — — — — —
2017 Memories, Memoirs and Miles – Songs of a Lifetime — — — — — —

Album dal vivo

Year Album Chart positions Certifications
US Country US RIAA[1]
1976 Volunteer Jam — — —
1978 Volunteer Jam III and IV — — —
1980 Volunteer Jam VI — 104 —
1981 Volunteer Jam VII — — —
1983 A Decade of Hits 25 84 4× Multi-Platinum
1994 Super Hits 35 — 2× Multi-Platinum
1996 The Roots Remain — — —
1998 Fiddle Fire: 25 Years of the CDB 52 — —
1999 Volunteer Jam/Classic Live Performances: Volume One — — —
Volunteer Jam/Classic Live Performances: Volume two — — —
2001 Live! 38 — —
2003 Freedom and Justice for All 55 — —
2004 Essential Super Hits 66 — —
2006 16 Biggest Hits 68 — —
2007 Live from Iraq 72 — —
2010 Land That I Love 68 — —

Album di natale

Year Album
1990 Christmas Time Down South
2002 A Merry Christmas to All
2009 Joy To The World: A Bluegrass Christmas

Singoli

Anni 1960 e 1970

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Country US US AC CAN Country CAN
1961 "Robot Romp" — — — — — Single only
1966 "Middle of a Heartache" — — — — —
1972 "Great Big Bunches of Love" — — — — — Te John, Grease and Wolfman
1973 "Uneasy Rider"[A] 67 9 37 69 18 Honey in the Rock
1974 "Whiskey" — — — — — Way Down Yonder
"Way Down Yonder" — — — — —
"Land of Opportunity" — — — — —
1975 "The South's Gonna Do It" — 29 — — 68 Fire on the Mountain
"Long Haired Country Boy" — 56 — — 100
"Birmingham Blues" — 101 — — — Nightrider
"Texas" 36 91 — 44 —
1976 "Wichita Jail" 22 — — 13 — Saddle Tramp
"Sweet Louisiana" — — — — —
"Billy the Kid" 75 — — — — High Lonesome
1977 "Good Ole Boy" — — — — — Midnight Wind
"Heaven Can Be Anywhere" 85 — — — —
1978 "Sugar Hill Saturday Night" — — — — —
"Trudy" — — — — — Volunteer Jam III and IV
1979 "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" 1 3 30 1 5 Million Mile Reflections
"Mississippi" 19 — — 3 —
"Behind Your Eyes" 87 — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Anni 1980

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Country US US Main CAN Country
1980 "Long Haired Country Boy" (re-release) 27 — — 16 Fire on the Mountain
"In America" 13 11 — 62 Full Moon
"The Legend of Wooley Swamp" 80 31 — 57
"Carolina (I Remember You)" 44 — — 20
1981 "Sweet Home Alabama" 94 110 52 — Volunteer Jam VII
1982 "Still in Saigon" — 22 2 — Windows
"Ragin' Cajun" 76 109 — —
"We Had It All One Time" 69 — — —
1983 "Stroker's Theme" (from Stroker Ace) 65 — — — A Decade of Hits
1985 "American Farmer" 54 — — — Me and the Boys
"Still Hurtin' Me" 33 — — 29
1986 "Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye" 8 — — 21
1987 "Bogged Down in Love with You" — — 22 — Powder Keg
"Powder Keg" — — — —
1988 "Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues" 10 — — * Homesick Heroes
"Uneasy Rider '88" — — — —
1989 "Cowboy Hat in Dallas" 36 — — —
"Midnight Train" 43 — — —
"Simple Man" 12 — — 15 Simple Man
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
  • denotes unknown peak positions

Anni 1990

Year Single Peak chart
positions 		Album
US Country CAN Country
1990 "Mister DJ" 34 45 Simple Man
"(What This World Needs Is)
A Few More Rednecks" 		56 78
"Oh Atlanta" — —
1991 "Honky Tonk Life" 65 — Renegade
"Twang Factor" — —
"Little Folks" 47 69
1993 "America I Believe in You" 73 — America I Believe in You
1994 "Two Out of Three" — — The Door
1997 "Long Haired Country Boy" (re-release) — — Blues Hat
1998 "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (re-release) 60 — Super Hits
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Anni 2000

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
2000 "Road Dogs" — Road Dogs
2001 "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag" 33 The Live Record
2003 "Southern Boy" (w/ Travis Tritt) 51 Redneck Fiddlin' Man
"My Beautiful America" 58 Freedom and Justice for All
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Anni 2010

Year Single Album
2011 "Let 'Em Win or Bring 'Em Home" Single only

Altri singoli

Guest singles
Year Single Artist Peak chart
positions 		Album
US Country US
1980 "Willie Jones" Bobby Bare 19 — Drunk & Crazy
1993 "The Devil Comes Back to Georgia" Mark O'Connor (with Johnny Cash,
Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt) 		54 — Heroes
2000 "All Night Long" Montgomery Gentry 31 — Tattoos & Scars
2010 "Country Boy" Aaron Lewis (with George Jones) 50 87 Town Line (EP)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Album video

Videoclip

Year Title Director
1979 "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" Corlew & Grimes
1983 "Stroker's Theme"
1987 "Bottom Line" (Live)
1988 "Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues" James Arledge
1989 "Midnight Train" Larry Boothby
"What This World Needs is a Few More Rednecks"
"Simple Man" Larry Boothby
"It's My Life" (Live)
1991 "Honky Tonk Life" Marc Ball
"Little Folks" Peter Lippman
1993 "America, I Believe in You"
"Can't Beat the Damned Ol' Machine"
"The Devil Comes Back to Georgia" (w/ Mark O'Connor,
Travis Tritt, Marty Stuart & Johnny Cash) 		Gustavo Garzon
1994 "Two Out of Three" Tom Bevins
1996 "Somebody Was Prayin' for Me" Stan Strickland
1997 "Long Haired Country Boy" (w/ John Berry & Hal Ketchum) Ken Carpenter
1998 "Texas" (w/ Ray Benson & Lee Roy Parnell) Peter Zavadil
1999 "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (Live)
"How Big 'a Boy Are Ya?" (w/ Roy D. Mercer)[2] Peter Zavadil
2000 "Road Dogs"
"All Night Long" (w/ Montgomery Gentry) Tom Forrest
2001 "In America" (Live)
2002 "The Last Fallen Hero"
"Southern Boy" (w/ Travis Tritt) Peter Zavadil
2010 "Country Boy" (w/ Aaron Lewis, George Jones & Chris Young) Alex Castino

Note

  1. ^ a b Copia archiviata, su riaa.com. URL consultato il 30 aprile 2019 (archiviato dall'url originale l'8 giugno 2007).
  2. ^ CMT : Videos : Roy D. Mercer : How Big'a Boy Are Ya, su cmt.com, Country Music Television. URL consultato il 18 novembre 2011.

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