Name: The Epic Trilogy Vol 4 - The Charlie Daniels Band
Brand: The Charlie Daniels Band
SKU: 0805772630628
Price: 8.57 EUR
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. VOL.4

Artist

The Charlie Daniels Band was formed in 1970, with Charlie Daniels joined by Barry Barnes (guitar), Mark Fitzgerald (bass), Fred Edwards and Gary Allen (drums), and Taz DiGregorio (keyboards). They started recording southern rock-styled albums for Kama Sutra. Although a multi-instrumentalist, Daniels was a limited vocalist, but his voice was well suited to the talking-style "Uneasy Rider", which reached the US Top 10 in 1973. He followed it with his anthem for southern rock, "The South's Gonna Do It". In 1974, Daniels had members of The Marshall Tucker Band and The Allman Brothers Band join him onstage in Nashville. It was so successful that he decided to make his so-called Volunteer Jam an annual event. It led to some unlikely combinations of artists such as James Brown performing with Roy Acuff, and the stylistic mergers have included Crystal Gayle singing the blues with the Charlie Daniels Band.

The Charlie Daniels Band underwent some personnel changes on 1975's Nightrider, with Tom Crain, Charlie Hayward and Don Murray (3) replacing Barnes, Fitzgerald and Allen respectively. When Daniels moved to Epic in 1976, there was a concerted effort to turn the band into a major concert attraction, despite the fact that at 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 20 stone Daniels was no teenage idol: he hid his face under an oversized cowboy hat. The albums sold well, and in 1979, when recording his Million Mile Reflections album, he recalled a 20s poem, "The Mountain Whipporwill", by Stephen Vincent Benet. The band developed this into "The Devil Went Down To Georgia", in which Johnny outplays the Devil to win a gold fiddle. Daniels overdubbed his fiddle seven times to create an atmospheric recording that topped the US country charts and reached number 3 in the US pop charts. It was also a UK Top 20 success.

In 1980 the band recorded "In America" for the hostages in Iran, and then in 1982, "Still In Saigon" , about Vietnam. The band were featured on the soundtrack for Urban Cowboy and also recorded the theme for the Burt Reynolds movie Stroker Ace. The 13th Volunteer Jam was held in 1987, but financial and time constraints meant the event was put on temporary hiatus (it resumed four years later). In the late 80s Daniels appeared in the movie Lone Star Kid and published a book of short stories, but continued touring and playing his southern boogie to adoring audiences.

During the 90s Daniels updated "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" with Johnny Cash and continued in his politically incorrect way - in simple language, he advocates both lynching and red-baiting; not a man to stand next to at the bar. He signed a new recording contract with Liberty in 1993, but also targeted the white gospel market through a deal with Sparrow Records. The albums The Door and Steel Witness earned Daniels several awards from the Christian recording community. In 1997 Daniels inaugurated his own Blue Hat Records and also released his first children's album, By The Light Of The Moon: Campfire Songs & Cowboy Tunes, on the Sony Wonder label. Two years later he took his Volunteer Jam event on the road for the first time.

Tracks

1-1 Great Big Bunches Of Love 03:44

1-2 I'll Try Again Tomorrow 05:17

1-3 Parchmont Farm 02:13

1-4 Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day 02:30

1-5 Black Autumn 05:15

1-6 In The City 03:50

1-7 King Size Rosewood Bed 04:19

1-8 Evil 02:33

1-9 Billy Joe Young 03:19

1-10 Drinkin' Wine Spodie Odie 05:03

1-11 I've Been Down 03:36

1-12 Give This Fool Another Try 08:04

1-13 Low Down Lady 04:09

1-14 Land Of Opportunity 03:01

2-1 Way Down Yonder 03:34

2-2 Whiskey 05:39

2-3 I'll Always Remember That Song 04:22

2-4 Looking For Mary Jane 04:28

2-5 Still In Saigon 03:51

2-6 Ain't No Ramblers Anymore 03:55

2-7 The Lady In Red 03:32

2-8 We Had It All One Time 04:38

2-9 Partyin' Gal 03:30

2-10 Ragin' Cajun 04:10

2-11 Makes You Want To Go Home 04:30

2-12 Blowing Along With The Wind 04:52

2-13 Nashville Moon 03:30

2-14 The Universal Hand 03:48

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Members

Bob Wilson,Charlie Daniels,Charlie Hayward,~~Jack Gavin~~,Taz DiGregorio,~~Bruce Ray Brown~~,Chris Wormer,~~Fred Edwards~~,~~Tom Crain~~,~~Don Murray (3)~~,Pat McDonald,~~Gary Allen~~,~~Mark Fitzgerald~~,~~Barry Barnes~~,~~James W. Marshall~~,~~Mark Matejka~~