Charlie Daniels has passed away.

[imanamerican63]

A great musician and fiddle player. He was 83. Story just breaking.

I saw him in concert several years ago. A genuine entertainer.

[jcgoldie]

1. I seen him too Illinois State Fair circa 1983

Fuck him.

[calguy]

2. One less trump voter

never was a fan, but may he rest in peace.

[Throck]

3. He was okay.

The world was nice before some people went political.

[imanamerican63]

4. That is way I think too!

[Celerity]

5. Charlie Daniels: Confederate flag a symbol of 'pride'

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jun/27/charlie-daniels-defends-confederate-flag-says-oppo/

[obamanut2012]

6. And also a disgusting RWNJ

Good.

[Docreed2003]

7. He was certainly a musical icon

Especially in the crossover country/rock of the late 70's...that being said his politics and views were crap

[2naSalit]

8. Only time I ever saw him in concert

was when he fronted for Willie Nelson back in the 70s. I met some of his drivers though, they started to recognize me even though I was in a different rig every time we found ourselves at the same place. They knew me as that renegade drivergirl with the legs... I wore shorts and skirts a lot in the summer and drove some fine machines back then. Those guys were funny, we had some good laughs in the few small encounters we had.

I only liked CD's one hit that was funny, he was s good player but I never cared for the guy.

[voteearlyvoteoften]

9. Politics aside Devil went down to Georgia

One of the all time greats!
After all we have most of the musicians. I was disappointed in Charlie tho.

[RGTIndy]

22. I always thought the Devil outplayed him.

But then again, I'm biased.

[Laelth]

10. .

-Laelth

[GeorgeGist]

11. Good riddance, POS.

[luvs2sing]

12. I liked a couple of his songs,

But not that dumb fiddle song. He wasn’t much of a fiddler, IMHO, more of a sawer. That said, I saw him once at a big outdoor concert that I had backstage passes for back in 1981. Good show. My lasting memory is of watching him walk back to his tour bus and tell all the groupies to “get the hell outta here! Go on, git!” 😂

[LuckyCharms]

13. I liked his music back in the day, but like a lot of people...

he turned into a huge disappointment after he opened his mouth about his political beliefs.

So after that, I disliked his music and paid him no mind about anything he had to say.

RIP anyway, Charlie Daniels.

[judeling]

14. Charlie was alright

I got to do several shows with him when I was a roadie, now this was mid 70's so he did drift, but in an understandable way at least to me.

[BusyBeingBest]

15. Talented guy. Disappointing politics. RIP.

[themaguffin]

16. Everyday he would tweet "Benghazi ain't going away" Every. Day.

[blueinredohio]

17. Fuck him.

[RT Atlanta]

18. RIP & wishing him an 'easy' transition

I certainly don't agree with the man's politics.

Here's my favorite Charlie Daniels' song: Uneasy Rider.

[RGTIndy]

19. I don't know if he was an actual right wing crank

but at the very least he played it up to make a buck. Either way, I don't have much respect for the man.

[Aristus]

20. Looks like he'll have a chance to challenge the Devil for real.

Even if the Devil loses, he'll have Charlie for an eternity of re-matches...

[shockey80]

21. I saw him a few times back in back in the 70's.

He put on a great show. We were teenagers and we loved some of his songs, like Long Haired Country Boy, Caballo Diablo, Trudy.

[Brainfodder]

23. Listening to his greatest hits CD in full in order for the 1st time in 30+ years right now.

Enjoying it, I can put aside creator's BS.



Still in Saigon and In America were why I bought it.

[shockey80]

24. Back in the seventies I saw him play at Union College along with Pure Prairie League.

We had second row seats. I was sitting on an isle seat. A friend of mine passed me a joint and I looked up, A cop was standing right next to me, staring at me. I thought I was busted. He turned and walked away. They let us party which was cool. America was a lot cooler back in those days.

[fleur-de-lisa]

25. He was an asshole. That's the nicest thing I can write.

[Drahthaardogs]

26. Ah snap

Or something