6/24/05
FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATE
CONTACT: TAMARA PETTIT
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
304-387-8335 (OFFICE) 304-479-8097 (CELL)
CHESTER, WV - The Charlie Daniels Band will appear in concert
at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort on August
18. Special guest “The Poverty Neck Hillbillies”
will be the opening act for the evening. With a quintessentially
Southern style, Daniels epitomizes the “lone cowboy”
individualism of the American West. His hits include his
Platinum single, “Devil Went Down to Georgia,”
“”The South’s Gonna Do It Again”
and “Long Haired Country Boy.”
Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, Daniels was raised
on a musical diet that included Pentecostal gospel, local
bluegrass bands, rhythm & blues and country. Upon graduation
from high school, he enlisted in the rock n’ roll
revolution ignited by Mississippian Elvis Presley. Already
skilled on guitar, fiddle and mandolin, Daniels initially
formed a rock n’ roll band and hit the road.
During the early years, Daniels worked as a session guitarist
in Nashville prior to breaking through in 1973 with “Uneasy
Rider.” His rebel anthems “Long Haired Country
Boy” and “The South’s Gonna Do It”
propelled his 1975 collection “Fire In the Mountain”
to Double Platinum status.
Daniels’ annual world famous musical extravaganza
“Volunteer Jam” concerts served as a prototype
for many of today’s annual day-long musical marathon.
They are considered by many historians as his most impressive
contribution to Southern music.
With a career that spans 40 years, Daniels’ and his
band showcase their repertoire of hits and their talent
in their legendary coast to coast tours. The group has twice
been voted the Academy of Country Music’s Touring
Band of the Year.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be located in
The Harv. Tickets are $60 – Gold, $40 – Reserved
and $20 – General Admission and are available through
all Ticketmaster locations or on site at Mountaineer at
the Downtown Speakeasy Roarin’ 20’s Club.
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