# R.I.P. Charlie Daniels **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [July 6, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-charlie-daniels/914503 "2020-07-06T17:01:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-charlie-daniels/914503/1 "2020-07-06T17:01:27Z")
šŸ˜„ ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-charlie-daniels/914503/2 "2020-07-06T17:05:42Z")
He was a bigoted, right-wing asshole, but man did he produce some great music. Sorry to see him go. Time to dive into his back catalog, because there is some righteous shit in there. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-charlie-daniels/914503/3 "2020-07-06T17:16:54Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > He was a bigoted, right-wing asshole Itā€™s a pity that the man who wrote and performed, ā€œUneasy Riderā€ became that, but he did. Loud and proud. I liked [Marshall Tucker Bandā€™s, ā€œ24 Hours at a Timeā€](https://youtu.be/eTNL9ya_grw) (the live version), and he contributed on that, but I keep coming back to the quote above. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-charlie-daniels/914503/4 "2020-07-06T17:23:50Z")
Orange Blossom Special. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/u8M-acAjdAA/maxresdefault.jpg "Orange Blossom Special") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8M-acAjdAA) Too bad he became such a right-wing A-hole because damn that guy could fiddle. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-charlie-daniels/914503/5 "2020-07-06T17:33:25Z")
He probably stroked out from seeing all of his beloved symbols being torn down. But, Iā€™m sure they covered him with a white sheet and now he gets to give the Devil his fiddle back in person. ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-charlie-daniels/914503/6 "2020-07-07T18:26:24Z")
If someone asked me six months ago about famous singers in my area I would have come up with two. Little Richard lived in the same general area I live in. And I passed right by Charlie Daniels house on the way to and from work - well, a mile or two from his house but I think his property goes to the road. I saw him at a county fair a few years ago. The highlight was a local high school girl got to play fiddle with him on The Devil Went Down to Georgia. One was Johnny and one was the devil. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-charlie-daniels/914503/7 "2020-07-07T18:35:03Z")
Yeah, he had someā€¦ problematic opinions. But boy, what a talent. I saw CDB perform live many times back in the '80s and '90s. Always a kick-ass show. I hope heā€™s found peace. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-charlie-daniels/914503/8 "2020-07-07T18:39:49Z")
> [@Author\_Balk](#): > > I saw him at a county fair a few years ago. The highlight was a local high school girl got to play fiddle with him on The Devil Went Down to Georgia. One was Johnny and one was the devil. Which was which? Personally, I always liked the Devilā€™s song better than Johnnyā€™s. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-charlie-daniels/914503/9 "2020-07-08T18:31:40Z")
Yeah, Johnny really lost that duel. Itā€™s called ā€œhubris,ā€ you little Georgia pissant! Look it up (if you can read.) You called up the Devil with a boast your cracker ass couldnā€™t back up, no matter what the songwriter says. ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-charlie-daniels/914503/10 "2020-07-08T20:44:39Z")
Wellā€¦ I worded my post that way on purpose. I canā€™t remember which one played the devil. I think the girl played the devil, but I could be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-charlie-daniels/914503/11 "2020-07-09T14:40:20Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > He was a bigoted, right-wing asshole, but man did he produce some great music. Sorry to see him go. Yeah, he had a pile of faults. _But_, when a friend of mine at his label asked him to meet/greet me and my kids, he was the most gracious guy you could imagine. He took us onto his tour bus, served us soft drinks, and chatted. My kids were preteen/early teen and he really treated them well. He then took us backstage and got someone to set some seats up for us.