Marshall Tucker Band-Live from Spartansburg SC





Just releasesd May 28th 2013. My first listen to this was today.

As a fan I just had to get this live recording and what a treat it is. Along with Paul Riddle, Jerry Eubanks, Charlie Daniels you get the great guitar work of Hughie Thomasson and Chris Hicks in a show to induct the band into the South Carolina Hall of Fame where Marshall Tucker belongs. The recording is very good and the performance is high energy. It's not the same as having Toy and Tommy in the mix, and that will never happen again, but it is a really good live record to add to the many Tucker live recordings I already have. Thank you Charlie for playing with the band that night and having the late Hughie Thomasson playing with them is just so special. The landscape of my favorite southern rock bands has really changed, though not completely over with and it's nice to have something like this waiting at my door when I got home. Long live this pioneers of Souther Rock. R.I.P. Tommy and Toy, George McCorkle and Hughie Thomasson you have left us with such wonderful music and concerts that have touched our lives forever!!!!

Here is the track list, If you have the Live on Long Island CD, the set list is similar, but oesnt include Charles and Hughie and Chris

Tracklist:
1. Heard It In A Love Song
2. This Ol’ Cowboy
3. Long Hard Ride
4. Desert Skies
5. Searchin’ For A Rainbow
6. Fire On The Mountain
7. 24 Hours At A Time
8. In My Own Way
9. Ramblin’
10. Askin’ Too Much Of You
11. Can’t You See

Charlie Daniels Band-Live at Rockpalast

Live at RockPalast

Charlie Daniels' Rockpalast concert at Westfalenhalle, now released the first time on DVD and CD, opens with ""Funky Junky"", a sweeping and swinging song which wins the audience over right away. It's not the big pose that counts but ""honest"" handmade music, staged in an unspectacular way, yet performed in a spectacular manner.It is an entertaining feast for the ears and eyes to experience Charlie Daniels Band's 76 minute show which ends with a fiery nearly ten minute version of the country classic ""Orange Blossom Special."" Recorded in 1980.

Charlie Daniels Band

Charlie Daniels BAND bio

This is a bio more of the band, than the man himself,  A personal bio is also posted of Charlie Daniels too.  Here is the blogger Link to the MAN

Million MIle reflections--,The album's title was a reference to a milestone in The Charlie Daniels Band's legendary coast to coast tours. Including two drummers, twin guitars, and a flamenco dancer, the CDB often toured more than 250 days a year and by this time had logged more than a million miles on the road. On the Million Mile Reflections Tour, transported in a convoy of busses and gleaming black tractor-trailer rigs - a show that stopped traffic
all over the country - the band now included a full horn section, back-up singers, a troupe of clog dancers and sometimes a gospel choir. By 1981, the Charlie Daniels Band had twice been voted the Academy of Country Music's Touring Band of the Year.

Daniels' annual Volunteer Jam concerts, world-famous musical extravaganzas that served as a prototype for many of today's annual day-long music marathons, always featured a variety of current stars and heritage artists and are considered by historians as his most impressive contribution to Southern music. Among the artists “Jam Daddy” has hosted at 16 of these mega musical samplers are Roy Acuff, Don Henley, Tanya Tucker, Amy Grant, Leon Russell, Billy Ray Cyrus, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, James Brown, Duane Eddy, Pat Boone, The Outlaws, Dwight Yoakam, Steppenwolf, Bill Monroe, Exile, The Judds, Orleans, Willie Nelson, the Allman Brothers, Link Wray, Ted
Nugent, Billy Joel, the Marshall Tucker Band, Solomon Burke, Little Richard, B. B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eugene Fodor, Woody Herman, and Bobby Jones and the New Life Singers.

“I used to say, .I'm not an outlaw; I'm an outcast,'” says the Grammy Award winning star. “When it gets right down to the nitty gritty, I've just tried to be who I am. I've never followed trends or fads. I couldn't even if I tried. I can't be them; I can't be anybody but me.”

When you hear a classic Charlie Daniels Band performance like “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” you hear music that knows no clear genre. Is it a folk tale? A southern boogie? A country fiddle tune? An electric rock anthem? The answer is, “yes” to all of that and more. And the same goes for “In America,” “Uneasy Rider,” “The South's Gonna Do It,” “Long Haired Country Boy,” “Still in Saigon,” “The Legend of Wooley
Swamp,” and the rest of a catalog that spans 50 years of record making and represents more than 20 million in sales.

His resume includes recording sessions with artists as diverse as Bob Dylan, Flatt & Scruggs, Pete Seeger, Mark O'Connor, Leonard Cohen and Ringo Starr. His songs have been recorded by Elvis Presley and Tammy Wynette. This touring legend has been documented by ABC Newsmagazine 20/20.

In April 1998, top stars and two former Presidents paid tribute to Daniels when he was named the recipient of the Pioneer Award at the Academy of Country Music's annual nationally televised ceremonies.

“In his time he's played everything from rock to jazz, folk to western swing, and honkytonk to award-winning gospel”, former President Jimmy Carter said. “In Charlie's own words, .Let there be harmony, let there be fun and 12 notes of music to make us all one.'.”

“Charlie's love of music is only surpassed by his love of people, especially the American people,” former President Gerald Ford said. “He's traveled this land from coast to coast singing about the things that concern the American people. The Academy of Country
Music's Pioneer Award is presented to a supremely talented compassionate and proud American, and a fair to middlin' golfer, too!”

On Saturday night, January 19th, 2008, Charlie's life long dream became a reality. He was inducted as a full-fledged member into the Grand Ole Opry. “It is an honor that I can't begin to articulate, there is no way I can express what it means to me”, says
Daniels. “And to make it special, I was joined on stage by Russell Palmer, the man who taught me my first guitar chords all those years ago.” “I pursued my dream in music and by the goodness of God have been able to have a wonderful career, which has spanned
fifty years”.

“I have been blessed with Gold, Platinum and Multiplatinum albums, I have appeared many times on network television, even in moving pictures. I have won multiple awards from The Country Music Association, The Academy of Country Music, The Gospel
Music Association and even a Grammy. I have even played on the Grand Ole Opry many times. But I was always on the outside looking in. I was always a guest, never a member.”

“Ain't God good”!!!!!!!!!!

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Charlie Daniels

Charlie Daniels

Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels (born on October 28, 1936) is an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is perhaps best known for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has written and performed. Daniels has been active as a singer since the early 1950s. He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on January 24, 2008.

Daniels was born October 28, 1936, in Wilmington, North Carolina, and raised on a musical diet that included Pentecostal gospel, local bluegrass bands and the rhythm & blues and country music from Nashville's 50,000-watt radio stations WLAC and WSM. Daniels grew up in the small town of Gulf located in Chatham County, North Carolina. His childhood home still stands in Gulf but is currently in a state of disrepair. He graduated from high school in 1955. Already skilled on guitar, fiddle, banjo, and mandolin, Daniels formed a rock 'n' roll band and hit the road.

Daniels enjoys hunting, fishing, skydiving, and other outdoor activities. He is a member of the National Rifle Association (NRA). Daniels married his wife, Hazel, in 1963. Together, they have one son, Charlie Daniels, Jr.  On January 15, 2010, Daniels was rushed to the hospital after suffering a stroke while snowmobiling in Colorado. He recovered and was released 2 days later.

Website

http//www.charliedaniels.com

Charlie Daniels Band-The Ultimate,,,,

The Ultimate CDB

Wilmington, North Carolina native and country/southern rock guitarist/singer/fiddler Charlie Daniels has been in the music business a long time. He's played on albums by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and many others. But Charlie is most famous for his extraordinary ability to play the fiddle (that's a violin to some of you). He's also written quite a few great classic southern rock songs, too, and most of those songs are right here on The Ultimate Charlie Daniels Band, a 2-disc set of his best songs. All the biggies are here, including his first hit, Uneasy Rider, the hilarious cross-country saga of a country-boy hippie, who has to out-smart several hostile rednecks to save his skin. Long Haired Country Boy, The South's Gonna Do It Again, and The Devil Went Down To Georgia are all rock classics that highlight the country/southern rock sounds of this very talented musician and his competent band. Saddle Tramp and High Lonesome show off the jazz side of the CDB with cool, sleek extended jams. There are some surprises here, too. They do a great version of Eric Clapton's Layla (no kidding). Also here is the rocking tale of a troubled Vietnam vet, Still In Saigon, that gets quite emotional. The CDB also comment on drug addiction with Funky Junky. This CD set should be mandatory for anyone who considers himself as true CDB aficionado. I came across this CD and bought it. I am glad that I did! I had forgotten just how much I loved Charlie Daniel's music. This set contains the great ones I use to listen to: "Uneasy Rider", "The South's Gonna Do It Again", "Trudy", Long Haired Country Boy", "High Lonesome" just to name a few, and several new ones (for me at least) that I love just as much if not even more: "Carolina (I Remember You)", "Still In Saigon", "American Farmer", "Midnight Train", "Talk To Me Fiddle"... just to name a few of these newer ones.
I was a real fan of CDB, Marshall Tucker Band, Pure Prairie League back in the day. Great music for the American soul!

Charlie Daniels Band/Marshall Tucker Band Christmas Albums

Merry Christmas to all & Carolina Christmas

Charlie Daniels is sure-enuff the genuine article, an artist unfraid of taking a high-minded stance and doing things his way. That said, what you'd expect from CDB's Christmas CD is delivered. And that's just fine by me.

Charlie is down-home, but don't classify him too tightly. Remember, he played on The Beatles White Album and has a list of accomplishments stretching through the decades. Nobody can pull that off without tons o' talent.

Charlie and Co. blend holiday standards and newer stuff, all with his trademark sound.

This is one of my very favorite Christmas CDs from 2002. It'll be an annual joy to slide this in the CD changer and get into the holiday mood every year.

In the liner notes Doug states that MTB had started talking about doing a Christmas CD in the early 70s... I've wanted them to do one for years too. I'm sure Tuckerhads everywhere have! Now we all get our wish... and it was certainly worth the wait. I know Christmas will have an extra special glow this year.

Doug gets the festivities rolling with White Christmas, sung in a traditional style but after the last chorus the band kinks it into jammin' overdrive. Very cool! Christmas in Carolina is a joyful celebration - just what you'd expect from Chris. His music always seems to lift your spirit and this original is no different. David Muse plays sax and horns and takes it over the top.

Doug's daughter, Gabrielle, sings vocals on I'll Be Home for Christmas. We were first introduced to her on the Gospel CD when she duetted with her Pops on His Eye Is On the Sparrow. She sounded like a songbird then and I'm glad she was given the reins on a song all to herself. She is one angelic singer! Cousin Clay Cook plays a perfectly subtle acoustic guitar. Brushes offer a sultry edge to a song that would have sounded perfectly at home on the radio in the 40's. This young lady has a voice like the classic torch singers from that era. I'm not sure what she's been doing since Gospel but she needs to release a CD of her own. Her voice is pure ear candy!

The boys give their Tucker treatment to Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. I think Tommy would be proud. For some reason this song brought him to mind... Could be that Jerry plays the sax on this one... or it could be Stuart's lead guitar, which sounds a lot like Toy... or mybe it's Paul Hornsby's keyboards. Whatever the case, it sounds like vintage Tucker, circa Together Forever era...

Clay delivers a perky rendition of Let Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Our favorite sound engineer, Keith Glenn, plays bells and does a mighty fine job! A soulful version of Silent Night is delivered full force by Chris with an equally powerful sax solo from David Muse. Chris takes lead again on Snowfall in Georgia - and once again it sounds like classic Tucker, from Paul Hornsby's piano to the nimble guitar work of Stuart and Chris. This song goes down as easy as warm cider on a cold winter's day.

Charlie Daniels Band-NightRider

Night Rider

This is undoubtedly the Charlie Daniels Band's finest hour, and in my opinion, a classic in the Southern Rock and Country Rock genres. "Nightrider" follows on the heels of CDB's commercial breakthrough "Fire on the Mountain" and raises the bar several notches. From the opening track "Texas" through the final track "Tomorrow's Gonna be Another Day," this album epitomizes everything that CDB is about. "Willie Jones" is a classic country rock story song, "Funky Junky" and "Evil" rock, and "Birmingham Blues" is a great fusion of Southern Rock and blues. Newcomer, Tom Crain contributes the amazing "Franklin Limestone," arguably his finest moment in his fifteen year career with CDB. Unlike virtually all future CDB releases, there is not a throw away song on here. The songwriting and musicianship are top notch on this album. In addition to CDB, Toy Caldwell of the Marshall Tucker Band, provides an amazing steel guitar on "Damn Good Cowboy." I would recommend this album to anybody who is even remotely into Southern Rock or Country Rock. It is an absolute must for a fan of any phase of the Charlie Daniels Band's career. It is an amazing album.

Charlie Daniels Band-Million Mile Reflections

Million Mile Reflections

If you are one of those people who only have Charlie Daniels Greatest Hits you are missing some of his best work. Albums like Million Mile Reflections and Fire on the Mountain are solid from beginning to end. When you get past the many hits you will find some good Jams. And "Jams", is what they are. You can't call it Country or Country Rock or Jazz, although atributes of those genres are mixed in, it's just a jam. This album contains CDB's biggest hit, Devil Went Down to Georgia which may have caused other tracks on this album to be passed over. Reflections is a haunting ballad worthy of more attention. Blue Star is an outstanding song. You owe it to yourself to check out these CDB albums from the 70's and getting to know the classic talent that is Charlie Daniels Band. As is likely with other buyers of Million Mile Reflections, I was attracted to it by The Devil Went Down To Georgia.That song sounds as good as ever, however to my suprise the remainder of the album majors more on Southern Rock, with some Jazz Rock, rather than Country Rock. After a second play I have found more songs that take my interest, they are Passing Lane, Behind Your Eyes and the poignant Blind Man.
In 1969 Charlie played on Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline, so if he is good enough for Bob, he's certainly worth getting to know.

Charlie Daniels Band-Full Moon

Full Moon

 This is not one of Charlie's best efforts. Apart from The Legend of Wooley Swamp, which is a CDB classic, it's hardly representative of his best work. South Sea Song has to be about the worst song he's ever recorded. It sounds like a warmed-over Jimmy Buffett track, although I doubt Jimmy would touch it. Lonesome Boy From Dixie isn't bad, but kind of cliched, as is the inferior El Toreador. No Potion For the Pain is kind of bland, and Dance Gypsy Dance is ruined by female backing harmonies that sound like Olivia Newton John. Carolina is a heartfelt track, and Money isn't bad, but In America is an example of one of Charlie's worst traits - his penchant for jingoism.  Looking back this album came out during the heyday of southern rock. It fit the bill very well sliding right in with Lynyrd Skynrd, Molly Hatchet and the rest. "Lonesome Boy From Dixie" is a very good poster child song of the era. It's a good song but also describes the times. "In America" was written in response to President Carter's ineptitude but it is still a good song. "Legend Of Wooley Swamp" is the hit on this album and it's good and worth th price if you're wondering.

Charlie Daniels Band- High Lonesome

High Lonesome

No filler, no weak tracks - a classic that bridges that gap between country and southern rock. While all of Charlie's albums contain at least one or two great songs, he hasn't yet managed to match this album's depth. The two slow songs ("High Lonesome" and "Slow Song") are very evocative, and Roll Mississippi is rollicking. This is the album that turned me on to the CDB and I have to admit I was disappointed the other albums didn't sound this good. That's not a comment on the quality of his other work, though; it's high praise for High Lonesome. If you're a fan of Skynyrd, the Allmans or the Outlaws, you need this in your collection. This album isn extremely underated. This album is chocked full of great southern/country rock songs with some fine picking. If you enjoy southern rock guitar playing do not hesitate to pick up this album. In addition you might want to pick up other CDB classics such as Fire on the Mountain, Nightrider, and Saddle tramp, which came before the band went commercial. 

Charlie Daniels Band- Simple Man

Simple Man

"Simple Man", is a good old Southern country rocking song from Charlie, as is the toe-tapping song "Oh Atlanta", where Charlie showcases some of his fine fiddle work. The bluesy concluding number "It's My Life" is also a strong song. Furthermore, Charlie is a strong ballad singer. "Was It 26", "Midnight Wind", "Saturday Night Down South", "Old Rock 'N Roller", and "Mr. DJ" are all great ballads by Charlie and his CDB bandmates. If there's a weak link on Simple Man, I think it's "Play Me Some Fiddle". "Play Me Some Fiddle" is an OK song, but I don't think it's as good as Charlie's other fiddle anthems--"Texas", "The South's Gonna Do It", "Ragin' Cajun" and the aforementioned "The Devil Went Down To Georgia". "Play Me Some Fiddle" is too long(almost five minutes) and the story line--a bar patron gets into a fight which the cops break up--has literally been done to death in other songs. Even "Oh Atlanta", this record's other fiddle tune, is better than "Play Me Some Fiddle", at least in my opinion. Still, I think Charlie put together one solid album in Simple Man. I like this record, and I think anybody who likes the Charlie Daniels Band should have Simple Man in his collection. Not as good as Charlie's southern rock cd's but still a great album. Simple Man(a classic) and Oh Atlanta are my favorite songs. A Few More Rednecks, Was it 26, Saturday Night down South, Old Rock N Roller, and Mr. DJ are also good songs. Play me some Fiddle was the weakest song on the album. It would normally be considered good, but it is not on Par with Charlie's other fiddle songs.

Charlie Daniels Band-Te John and the Wolfamn

Te John and the Wolfman

This is Charlie Daniels at his lean and basic best. It's not a bad album to listen to, considering that his previous debut album took off barely. This is the album that got his career off to a small start. It would take 2 more releases before he hit the stratosphere. For the serious CDB fan. This album is a mix of blues and country. Great Big Bunches of love, starts off the CD.  This is a rare CDB album if you can find it.  Te John, Grease, & Wolfman is a studio album by Country rock artist Charlie Daniels. The name comes from the Charlie Daniels Band members' nicknames. "Grease" was keyboardist Joel DiGregorio. Charlie Daniels was just "Charlie", sometimes, "the Fat Boy". It was released in 1972, courtesy of Kama Sutra Records.Te John, Grease, & Wolfman received three and a half stars out of five from Michael B. Smith of Allmusic.[2] Smith concludes that "Daniels rocks with the intensity of a downbound train on "Great Big Bunches of Love," and on his cover of the Jerry Lee Lewis chestnut "Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee." A true Southern poet, Charlie Daniels is seen here in the infancy of his artistic development, but even at this early stage, the poet is alive and well.".[2]

Charlie Daniels Band- Saddle Tramp

Saddle Tramp

If you are going to have only one CDB recording in your collection, this is the one to buy. The title cut is a soulful ballad, morphing into a classic southern rock jam, featuring the jazz influences of Taz on the keyboards, along with Tommy Crain's incredible six-string abilities. "It's My Life" shows off Charlie's unique blues vocal talent. "Dixie On My Mind" is a definitive fiddle rocker that showcases the CDB sound that was a result of the cross-breeding of early 70's rock and country. A style that swept the nation in the mid to late 70's and introduced a whole new genre of music to the mainstream. If you love southern rock, don't miss this one.

Charlie Daniels Band-Fire on the mountain

Fire On the Mountain

Released in 1974, this is the fourth album from the Charlie Daniels Band, and the fifth from Charlie Daniels overall. It is also the first (oldest) Daniels album that is available on CD. It is 42 minutes long and the sound quality is fairly good, but not perfect.

This was the major break through for Charlie Daniels. His previous albums hardly got any airplay, until his third album, Honey In The Rock, with Uneasy Rider. Also, the FM radio stations would play No Place To Go. I remember the first few times I heard it, and tried to figure out who the band was (Allman Brothers? Marshall Tucker? Quicksilver?).

With Fire on the Mountain, Daniels hit it big with The South's Going To Do it Again. Sort of Daniels' and southern rock's answer to Peter, Paul and Mary's, I Dig Rock and Roll Music.

Long Haired Country Boy was also a mild hit. It has one of my favorite lines: "the early morning sun shines/through the bubbles in my beer". Also getting airplay was Caballo Diablo, a rocking country song.

Fire on the Mountian also included live versions of Orange Blossom Special and No Place to Go (at 11 minutes) for the Southern Boogie fans.

Like many of his later albums, Fire On the Mountain would be a regurgitation of earlier works. Trudy and Georgia were also on Daniels first album (called Charlie Daniels). No Place to Go was on Honey in the Rock and Orange Blossom Special was a concert standard for Daniels and was on other live compilations featuring Daniels and other southern rock bands.

For many this is the first Daniels album because the first four have been forgotten (almost lost). In the late seventies, they were re-issued, but with different covers and titles. Honey in the Rock was re-issued as Uneasy Rider and Way Down Yonder was re-issued as Whiskey. None of these are available on CD.

Daniel's first hit, Uneasy Rider, was a spoken word number about a long haired hippy type getting a flat tire in front of a redneck bar, and how he had to fight his way out once the rednecks realized he had long hair. In a nasty turn, he made a remake of Uneasy Rider, called Uneasy Rider 88 on Homesick Heroes. In this updated version, Daniels accidently winds up in a gay bar, and he brags about how he beat up the fags.

Charlie Daniels was in his thirties before he formed his first band. Prior to this he tried writing for others (Elvis did one of his songs), was a studio musician (played on some of Dylan's records) and was a producer (Youngbloods). With the Charlie Daniels Band, he did southern rock for nearly a decade before going more country. He has a "museum" in Nashville, which is the back part of a store in the downtown area, a few doors down from Hooters.