Vince Gill is one of the numerous artists speaking out about the sudden death of Charlie Daniels. Vince offered a touching tribute to the country music legend, with whom he enjoyed a friendship that lasted since the beginning of Vince’s career. “I first met Charlie Daniels in 1976, and then when I was touring as part of Pure Prairie…
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has issued a statement on the tragic death of Charlie Daniels, who passed away on Monday, July 6, after suffering a stroke. Charlie was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016, along with Randy Travis and producer Fred Foster. “Charlie Daniels was a reverential innovator. He was a fiddle-playing bandleader,…
Charlie Daniels passed away on Monday, July 6, at 83 years of age, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. The singer and songwriter was a member was a member of both the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame, and left an indelible mark on country music. Numerous artists, including Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw and Travis Tritt,…
Charlie Daniels has passed away. The country music icon was 83 years old when he died on Monday, July 6, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke at a hospital near his home. Charlie rose to prominence with “Uneasy Rider,” which landed in the Top 10 on the charts in 1973. The song, from his third studio album, Honey in the…
Trace Adkins celebrated Independence Day by performing a patriotic classic, as part of the star-studded PBS special, 2020 A Capitol Fourth. The Louisiana native performed “America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee)” for the TV special, which also included performances by Lauren Alaina, Brantley Gilbert, John Fogerty, Patti LaBelle, John Stamos and more. “This next song is dedicated to this…
Granger Smith headlined a July 4th concert at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas over the weekend, later praising both fans and organizers for the overwhelming success of the show. Granger posted a photo on social media, showing cars parked with space between them, hinting that the type of show he just performed might be the way all shows…
Brantley Gilbert has been sober for nine years, but at one time he didn’t know if he would even make it a week. The 35-year-old is back at radio with a new song, “Hard Days,” which begins with the lines “You would’ve never learned the words to ‘Amazing Grace’ / Never felt the chill of a pew when you…
Rascal Flatts planned on being on their farewell Life is a Highway Tour this year, which was canceled because of COVID-19. The group, made up of Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney, was going to disband at the end of the tour, but without the ability to be on the road this year, they admit they have…
Randy Travis and his wife, Mary, rely daily on their Christian faith, as he continues to heal following his stroke in 2013. The couple, who wed in 2015, claim that it is their faith that has sustained them more than anything else. “There’s no way we could have gotten through what we got through without our faith,” Mary told…
When Lee Greenwood wrote “God Bless the U.S.A.” in the early ’80s, he could have never imagined that, more than three decades later, the song would still be just as relevant, and maybe even more. Lee first released the song in 1984, on his own You’ve Got a Good Love Comin’ album. Throughout the years since then, from various…
