He has collaborated with world song stars like Bob Dylan or Leonard Cohen. Country singer and songwriter Charlie Daniels died on Monday at age 86. The man who also distinguished himself in rock died of a stroke, reports the New York Times.
Charlie Daniels made a name for himself at the turn of the years 1960-1970. He has notably played with Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr and Leonard Cohen. Fame comes with the Charlie Daniels Band, a rock and country group. James Brown notably participated.
In 1979, the title "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" was a great success. It ranks n ° 1 in country titles and among the top ten in pop music.
In 1977 the group, strong in its notoriety, was invited to the inauguration ceremony of the American president Jimmy Carter.
The 1980s were marked by a political shift to the right of Charlie Daniels. He sings of his wish to see the drug dealers and the sexual attackers lynched.
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In the 1990s, he defended the carrying of weapons and "liberty, the family and the flag". The following decade, he defended President Bush in his war against Iraq.