Charles Edward “Charlie” Daniels was born on the 28th October 1936, in Leland, North Carolina, USA, and is a rock musician – singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, who is probably best known by his No. 1 single entitled “The Devil Went Down To Georgia”. He is also recognized as the leader of his own band named The Charlie Daniels Band. He has been an active member of the music industry since the 1950s.
Have you ever wondered how rich is Charlie Daniels as of early 2016? According to sources, it is estimated that the overall size of Charlie’s net worth is equal to $20 million, with the main source of this amount of money being, of course, his career as a musician. He has also increased his net worth by collaborating with other famous musicians on the American scene.
Charlie Daniels Net Worth $20 Million
Charlie Daniels was brought up in a middle class family by his father William Carlton Daniels, and his mother LaRue Hammonds. From an early age he learnt how to play various instruments, including violin, mandolin, guitar, etc. He attended Goldston High School, where he founded the band Misty Mountain Boys with some friends, which was short-lived, as he moved to another town after graduation in 1953.
Charlie began his career in the 1950s, continuing into the 1960s and 1970s collaborating with artists such as Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, and has also worked with The Youngbloods. He became a professional musician when he joined the instrumental rock’n’roll combo named the Jaguars. With the band he wrote the single “It Hurts Me”, which was recorded by Elvis Presley in 1963 and put on his album entitled “Kissin Cousins”. As of the early 1970s, the band fell apart, thus Charlie moved to Nashville and started a solo career as a session musician.
Charlie’s solo career began with the release of the album “Charlie Daniels”, but it failed to chart. Nevertheless, he continued making music, and two years later came his first hit single entitled “Uneasy Rider”, from the album “Honey In The Rock”, released the same year. Since then, his career has gone only upwards, and so has his overall net worth. Charlie has released over 40 albums in total, including “Fire On The Mountain” (1974), “Saddle Tramp” (1976), “Midnight Wind” (1977), “Fool Moon” (1980), “Windows” (1982), “Simple Man” (1989), By The Light Of The Moon” (1997), “Road Dogs” (2000), “Deuces” (2007), ”Hits Of The South” (2013), and his last studio release “Off The Grid: Doin`It Dylan” (2014), which have been the main source of his net worth.
Several of these albums went gold and platinum and some of them reached platinum certification three or four times, such as “Million Mile Reflection” (1979), “A Decade Of Hits” (1983), and “Super Hits” (1994).
Thanks to his successful career as a musician, Charlie has earned several prestigious awards, and recognitions, including the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance for his single “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”, and induction into the Grand Ole Opry in 2008. Furthermore, Charlie was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009.
When it comes to Charlie Daniels’ personal life, he has been married to Hazel since 1963; the couple has a son. In 2001 he was diagnosed with cancer, but fortunately he survived it. His current residence is in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.
William Carlton Daniels, LaRue Hammonds, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, Long Haired Country Boy, The South's Gonna Do It, Huntsville, AL, United States, Venice, FL, United States, Jacksonville, FL, United States
Academy of Country Music Award for Vocal Event of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance, Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year, Tony Award for Best Original Score, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Broadway Musical, Academy of Country Music Award fo...
Movies
Urban Cowboy, The Charlie Daniels Band: Volunteer Jam, Preachin', Prayin', Singin' With Charlie Daniels and Friends: Live From Nashville, Thank You Billy Graham, Tom Sawyer, A Tribute to Chet Atkins, Huntsville, AL, United States, Venice, FL, United States, Jacksonville, FL, United States
TV Shows
Charlie Daniels' Talent Round Up
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Trademark
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Beard
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Fact
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Appeared in a GEICO commercial. [2010]
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Release of his book, "Growing Up Country". [2007]
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Suffered a mild stroke on January 15, 2010 while snowmobiling in Durango, Colorado, where he was treated and then flown to a Denver hospital and released on January 17, 2010.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dancing with the Stars
2011-2014
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
One Hit Wonderland
2013
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Susie's Hope
2013
performer: "Susie Q"
America's Got Talent
2009
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Marty Stuart Show
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2008 writer - 1 episode, 2008
Killshot
2008
lyrics: "It Hurts Me" - as Charles Daniels / music: "It Hurts Me" - as Charles Daniels
An American Carol
2008
writer: "America, I Believe in You"
Grand Ole Opry
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2007 writer - 1 episode, 2007
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
2007
Video Game writer: "Devil Went Down to Georgia"
The Heartbreak Kid
2007
writer: "The Devil Went Down To Georgia"
I Love the '70s: Volume 2
2006
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Kupetzky
2006
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Canadian Idol
2005
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Dukes of Hazzard
2005
writer: "The South's Gonna Do It"
One Tree Hill
2005
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Smallville
2002
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Sweet Home Alabama
2002
writer: "What This World Needs Is a Few More Rednecks"
Stickmen
2001
writer: "The Devil Went Down To Georgia"
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Coyote Ugly
2000
writer: "Devil Went Down to Georgia"
Tom Sawyer
2000
Video performer: "Can't Keep a Country Boy Down Tom's Dream Sequence"
Freaks and Geeks
2000
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Across the Line
2000
"Across the Line", "Border Blues", "When Dreamers Fall In Love"
Superstar
1999
writer: "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
Apocalypse: Caught in the Eye of the Storm
1998
Video performer: "Tribulation" / writer: "Tribulation"
The Waterboy
1998
writer: "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
Slam
1998
writer: "Thug Poetry" - as C. Daniels
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
1996
Short writer: "The Devil Went Down To Georgia"
Sioux City
1994
music: "Cry of the Wounded Eagle" / performer: "Cry of the Wounded Eagle" / publisher: "Cry of the Wounded Eagle" / writer: "Cry of the Wounded Eagle"
Rush
1991
writer: "The South's Gonna Do It Again"
Graveyard Shift
1990
"BAD BOYS", "JOANNA", "HONKY TONK DREAMS"
Murder, She Wrote
1987
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Urban Cowboy
1980
writer: "The Devil Went Down To Georgia", "Falling In Love For The Night", "Texas"