Country Music Legend Charlie Daniels Dead at 83

Country Music Hall-of-Famer Charlie Daniels passed away at the age of 83 at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee, on Monday morning after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke, his publicist confirmed.

Also a member of the Grand Ole Opry, Daniels is best known for his smash hit “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” while his eponymous band’s other hits included “Long Haired Country Boy” and “The Legend of Wooley Swamp.”

Daniels, who had planned to tour with The Marshall Tucker Band in 2020 before virtually all tours were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, is survived by wife Hazel and son Charlie Jr.