Just a fun fact, Charlie Daniels played with everybody in country music and that’s not an exaggeration. He was in more bands and was featured with so many other country artists throughout his life. He wasn’t just good at what he did he was a good dude! RIP Charlie Daniels
Please stop calling yourself stupid. There's nothing stupid about broadening your horizons. It's difficult for anyone to find the words to describe something that impresses them, especially quickly and on-the-spot. You're doing a superb job.
A violinist (or fiddle player!) can tell you the devil was playing the tritone forbidden chord, aka "the devil's chord". Johnny brought it all out. Charlie was truly talented, may he RIP.
Yep.. it's commonly referred to as "The devils 3rd".. as I'm sure you know, it was actually BANNED in Europe for hundreds of years.. because the catholic church had declared that chord structure actually brought a demonic presence into the room.. black sabbath used it heavily on theor first album.. thats why they sounded so different from other bands
I met him in the late 80s in a high-profile restaurant where I worked as a dishwasher outside downtown Nashville TN, his sole request while there was to shake the hands of the dishwashers.
My dad was a farmer/truck driver./and coach bus driver. In 1977 (after this Saratoga springs show) my dad was called because their bus broke down near the bus shop, and dad had to drive the Charlie Daniels band to Alabama from PA, for their next show. He said, Willie Nelson's bus would be tame in comparison. This song was in our house daily in the late 70s.
I remember back in the early 70's when this first came out. There was a real big ruckus, over his use of one word. He had to replace "bitch" with "gun". Otherwise there were radio stations that refused to play it. Great musician...RIP.
I was blessed to see them perform back in '83, and it was a great show. Charlie Daniels was well liked and respected by many, and I've never seen social media light up like it did when he passed. Artists from all genres came out to share their respects for him for who he was.
A fun one is "Uneasy Rider" from 1973 by CDB. He later put out one called "Uneasy Rider 88" which is a different story. Of the two songs the best is the original 1973 "Uneasy Rider". It's also a song that tells a story and a very funny one at that.
Everyone from Tennessee talk like Charles Daniels even though he was from North Carolina he lived in Mount Juliet Tennessee for many years, his volunteer jam was a legendary anual concert, volunteer jam 13 was the first time lynyrd skynyrd reformed after the plane crash, it was at starwood ampitheater, in 87 in Nashville tn
Charlie Daniels was one of the best storytellers ever! You should check out “Midnight Train Roll On “. I’m not sure if that’s the actual name. It might just be “Midnight Train “. I had a cassette tape that had awesome Charlie Daniels music back in the 80s or early 90s that was amazing! This is one of my favorites from that album. I know nowadays there aren’t really albums. I’m old school.
It is called Midnight Train if it is the same album it was called Homesick Heros came out in 1988 and another good song on that album is Alligator Along with Uneasy Rider 88
I was lucky to see him play 17 times over the years in small venues and large and 4 of those times were with the Marshall Tucker Band i saw him a year or so before he passed in Ruidoso New Mexico
Fwiw, in the context of country music and bluegrass, it's the same instrument but it is generally referred to as a fiddle as opposed to a violin. Just like the bass of the string family, which is called a double bass in classical music but in more contemporary music it is referred to as a stand-up or an acoustic bass. The Knack is an absolutely fascinating phenomenon to me and you've probably heard their huge hit, My Sharona. It's a great song and it became so popular and played so much Weird Al Yankovic did a cover of it. It's actually a great song with a fantastic guitar solo. But I like every single song off of that Get the Knack album. 1980 I believe.
Great fiddle player and storyteller Charlie! Other stories include "Uneasy Rider', "Legend Of Wooly Swamp" and "In America". React to them sometime. Thanks.😎
A touch of Appalachia with the country and rock. Love ♥️ I was in front of him standing in line at the DQ in Carbondale, Illinois, when they played at SIU - Southern Illinois U - in the late '70's. His limo was pulled up waiting and he stood in line. It didn't register on me at the time what was happening. While I was walking away with my chocolate banana shake and saw the limo is when I realized who the really tall, big guy in the cowboy hat & sunglasses was. We had said hello to each other in line though, which yay, at least I was polite. I wish I had known who he was!
He is was Southern rocker, but was labeled country because he played the violin. He was friends with Ron Vansant, Steve Gains of Lynand Skinard and a lot of them.
I think you should absolutely check out one of his other hits, Long Haired Country Boy. Its energy is in the other direction but it is such a chill song and fun to sing along with.
Hello again so happy to see you are continuing to hear all kinds of music, Here's another one that gets pushed back into the ages one of my first concerts in 68 Ian Anderson's "Jethro Tull" "Aqualung" song Locomotive Breath which came out in the 68 it's a story. his first album was Benefit
Yes they are outside. The venue was Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs NY. Its not a stadium, just a big stage in a big country field. Now the venue has open air covered seating for about 40 rows then the rest is still just land
I love being able to relive my childhood experiences through reaction videos. I felt exactly like you the first time I heard this song, though I was only 12 at the time. I hope you have some Rush and Alice in Chains in your reactions
Check Charlie Daniel’s song “uneasy rider”. Or “legend of woolly swamp”. Both these tell a story. Charlie is known as one of Americas best story tellers.
This was on the rock radio for decades! IF YOU LIKE CONVERSATION TYPE STORIES... YOU'LL LOVE THE SONG "TEDDY BEAR" BY RED SOVINE I really recommend it!!!❤
I also like songs that tell a story. Here are a few that do just that. The Highwaymen -The Highwaymen, Steve Earle - Copperhead Road, Waylon Jennings and Hank Williams Jr. - The Conversation.
Seen him perform in 1980. Major hit. Played on country and rock stations. And back then they didn't censor. Today you'll never hear him say son of a bitch on the radio. America went backwards not forwards. And Charlie as much said so many times during his Fireside Chats on RU-vid before his death. My he RIP 🤠🏞️🐂
Fyi there is a great follow up to this song in the 90s called THE DEVIL GOES BACK TO GEORGIA. with several other artists helping out for the video. Very well done
If you like this kind of fiddling, I recommend listening to Allison Krauss and Union Station. There's a live performance. She's the main singer, and the fiddler. This time Dan Tyminsky became the singer and she did the fiddling. The song is The Boy Who Won't Hoe Corn.
This was in Saratoga Springs, NY it is an amphitheater, a covered stage and lower section but otherwise is open with a huge grass embankment behind the structure where you can sit on grass outdoors but still see the stage. Been there a few times, cool place to see a show
There are a lot of live videos of this song, this has to be the best quality, probably professionally produced. This arena is in Saratoga Springs, New York, near my home town. Outside the amphitheater, the lawn continues at the same angle to add thousands who can see concerts but not covered. I have been to dozens of concerts there. Other Charlie Daniels hits I can think up quick: Legend of the Wooly Swamp Uneasy Rider
Do not put yourself down it is a known fact that the first names in a conversation are the easiest to forget, so always repeat the names over to help with the memory.
That something else is called Bluegrass, also known as mountain music ie " Hillbilly Music ". The violin is played differently therefore it's called fiddle playing. Fiddles were the hallmark of the bluegrass music genre . Old music brought to Appalachia by the Scot's/Irish who immigrated to that area
Fun fact.. Charlie was a REAL cowboy.. didnt pretend to be one just because he played a lot of country.. and he's actual missing most of one finger because he was roping a calf.. and his hand got caught between the rope and saddle buckle.. pulling his finger off at the second knuckle..
If you're interested there's a second part to this song called The Devil Comes Back To Georgia with Charlie Daniels, Johnny Cash, Travis Tritt, Marty Stuart, and Mark O'Connor
This is his best known song but there's not a single bad song on his decade of hits greatest hits album, I see a lot of reactors loving uneasy rider, legend of wooly swamp, and longhaired country boy
Enjoyed your reaction!! Although the Charlie Daniels Band was great no matter what they did, this was certainly the cream of the crop of the band's career. We miss you, Charlie, but I guess Heaven's band (which seems to be growing way too quickly 😢) needed a fiddle player. The jams must be out of this world up there! 🎻 ❤ 🎻
Man, I saw this live and I will never forget it. It just makes you smile. I jig when I'm cooking on my grill in the summer, drinking something cool and hearing my happy tunes.
Charlie Daniels was one of the best story telling musicians ever. If you like this one, react to The Legend of Wooley Swamp. My opinion, his best story telling seeing and it's amazing. Like a short movie for your brain
Since I first watched one of your reaction videos, I scroll thru random ones to see how fast you pause to find out "Where you heard this before." lolol. Thanks, I enjoy your reactions, and I love how you do deep dives on meaning and lyrics on them. Hardly anyone does the work. Really cool.
This was a classic story about a young fiddle player that was good enough to beat the Devil at his own game 😊 Other must listen songs by CDB : Legend of Wooley Swamp, Simple Man, & Still in Saigon
I think if that is what you enjoy, then you will love much more Charlie Daniels. He has a lot of songs where it is more conversational. Wooly Swamp, Uneasy Rider, Stroker Ace, Long Haired Country Boy, Still in Saigon, and Simple Man.
scat, in the early 40s, became Rap, or street poetry in the late 80s, until what ever it is today. But several artists , blues , jazz, country artists, used it in late 50's , 60's.and 70s. They were story tellers..with rhyme.
