Charlie Daniels Band at HH Nov. 2

By submitted, 09/28/18 2:49 PM

HOPE – The Charlie Daniels Band will be performing at Hempstead Hall in Hope, on November 2.

Multi-award winning artist and country music icon will bring his greatest hits to Hempstead Hall in Hope, on Friday, November 2.    Hempstead Hall Director Dolly Henley said, “Charlie Daniels is an icon in the country music entertainment industry.  He performed at the Hope Watermelon Festival in the early 90’s and we are excited about his return to Hope   He has many country music followers in the region.  We’re looking to pack the house in November.”   Tickets are available now at hempsteadhall.com or by calling 870.722.8565.  Hempstead Hall is a Theater and Conference Center located on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Hope, 2500 South Main Street in Hope, Arkansas.

From his Dove Award winning gospel albums to his genre-defining Southern rock anthems and his CMA Award-winning country hits, few artists have left a more indelible mark on America’s musical landscape than Charlie Daniels.  An outspoken patriot, beloved mentor to young artists and still a road warrior at age 81, Charlie has parlayed his passion for music into a multi-platinum career and a platform to support the military, underprivileged children and others in need.

Raised among the longleaf pines of North Carolina, Charlie began his career playing bluegrass music with the Misty Mountain Boys. After moving to Nashville in 1967, he began making a name for himself as a songwriter, session musician, and producer. Elvis Presley recorded a tune Charlie co-wrote titled “It Hurts Me,” which was released on the flip side of “Kissin’ Cousins.” He played on such landmark albums as Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline and tried his hand at producing on the Youngbloods’ Elephant Mountain and Ride the Wind.

His own unique voice as an artist emerged as Charlie recorded his self-titled solo album in 1970 for Capitol Records. Two years later he formed the Charlie Daniels Band and the group scored its first hit with the top ten “Uneasy Rider.” Since then the CDB has populated radio with such memorable hits as “Long Haired Country Boy,” “The South’s Gonna Do It Again,” “In America,” “The Legend of Wooley Swamp” and of course, his signature song, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” which won a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group in 1979 as well as single of the year at the Country Music Association Awards.

“I love what I do,” says Charlie of his 50-plus years in the music business.  “I look forward to entertaining people.  When show time gets here, I’m ready to go, ready to go play for them.  It’s a labor of love.  I just thank God I make a living at what I enjoy doing.”