Fiddle Fire: 25 Years of the Charlie Daniels Band | ||||
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Released | August 18, 1998 | |||
Genre | Bluegrass, country rock, Southern rock | |||
Length | 48:49 | |||
Label | Blue Hat | |||
Producer | Ron W. Griffin | |||
Charlie Daniels chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Fiddle Fire: 25 Years of the Charlie Daniels Band is an album by bluegrass and country rock artist Charlie Daniels consisting of re-recordings of a number of his hits. It was originally released on August 18, 1998, and was re-released on July 12, 2005.
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 52 |
The album received four out of five stars from Michael B. Smith of Allmusic. [1] He concludes that "Charlie Daniels displays his exceptional fiddle playing in this compilation of his best fiddle songs. There isn't a bad track on the disc. An excellent collection of Tennessee mountain-inspired fiddle-sawing."
John Henry Creach, better known as Papa John Creach, was an American blues violinist, who also played classical, jazz, R&B, pop and acid rock music. Early in his career, he performed as a journeyman musician with Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Stuff Smith, Charlie Christian, Big Joe Turner, T-Bone Walker, Nat King Cole and Roy Milton.
Charles Edward Daniels was an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for his contributions to Southern rock, country, and bluegrass music. He was best known for his number-one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". Much of his output, including all but one of his eight Billboard Hot 100 charting singles, was credited to the Charlie Daniels Band.
The Marshall Tucker Band is an American rock band from Spartanburg, South Carolina. Noted for incorporating blues, country, jazz, into eclectic sound, the Marshall Tucker Band helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s. While the band had reached the height of its commercial success by the end of the decade, it has recorded and performed continuously under various lineups for 45 years. Lead vocalist Doug Gray remains the only original member still active with the band.
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album Million Mile Reflections.
Fire on the Mountain is the fifth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the second as the Charlie Daniels Band, released in 1974, appearing on the record label Kama Sutra Records, then later in 1976 by Epic Records. Most of the tracks on the album are studio recordings, while the last two songs are live performances, recorded at the War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee on October 4, 1974.
Where We All Belong is the third album by The Marshall Tucker Band. It is a double album; disc one is a studio album and disc two is a live album, featuring extensive jamming by the band and guest fiddle player, Charlie Daniels, on "24 Hours at a Time". Album two was recorded live at the Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 31, 1974. A printing error in the liner notes states Toy Caldwell credited as playing lead guitar and vocals on "Can't You See." "Can't You See" was actually recorded at this show, but would be retained for release on the band's following album, Searchin' for a Rainbow, in 1975. Album one was recorded in 1974 in Macon, Georgia at Capricorn Studios.
The Storm is the tenth studio album released by country music artist Travis Tritt. It was also his only album for the Category 5 Records label. In 2013, Travis Tritt re-released the album under the new title "The Calm After" via his own Post Oak Records label. The re-release features two new songs consisting of classic covers.
Nightrider is the sixth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the third as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on November 25, 1975.
Watson Country is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1996.
Simple Man is the sixteenth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the thirteenth as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on October 17, 1989. The album's most memorable song is the titular song, "Simple Man", which is not related to the Lynyrd Skynyrd song of the same name. "It's My Life" is a shorter version of a jam song previously released on their 1976 album, Saddle Tramp.
Live! is a live album by The Charlie Daniels Band released on October 9, 2001. All of the tracks except for the last track, "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag" are live recordings.
High Lonesome is the eighth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the fifth as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on November 5, 1976. Many of the tracks pay homage to pulp Western fiction and, with permission, the album’s title was named after the 1962 Western novel by Louis L’Amour.
Homesick Heroes is the fifteenth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the twelfth as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on August 15, 1988. The album is known for the band's cover of the Jimmy Dean classic, "Big Bad John," which also includes guest harmony vocals by The Oak Ridge Boys, and for the song "Uneasy Rider '88" which is musically and thematically similar to their renowned 1973 song "Uneasy Rider" but with a story set in a Houston, Texas gay bar.
Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas is an album by the Charlie Daniels Band. It was released on October 13, 2009. There is a deluxe edition that is a CD/DVD.
Deuces is an album by the Charlie Daniels Band. All the songs are duets with other country artists. It was released on October 9, 2007. Daniels' final album before his death in July 2020.
Essential Super Hits is a CD by country rock artist Charlie Daniels. It includes a 5-song DVD video. It was released on July 27, 2004.
Redneck Fiddlin' Man is an album by bluegrass and country rock artist Charlie Daniels. It was released on July 23, 2002 and peaked at number 40 on the Top Country Albums chart.
Road Dogs is a studio album by country group, The Charlie Daniels Band. It was released on May 30, 2000 courtesy of Blue Hat Records. All but two of the songs on the album were written by Charlie Daniels.
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Te John, Grease, & Wolfman is the second studio album by country rock artist Charlie Daniels, released in 1972. The name comes from the band members' nicknames. "Grease" was keyboardist Taz DiGregorio. Charlie Daniels was just "Charlie", sometimes, "the Fat Boy". It was released in 1972, courtesy of Kama Sutra Records.