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Country rocker and fiddler Charlie Daniels dies at age 83

by AP Entertainment Writer
| July 9, 2020 12:03 AM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Charlie Daniels, who went from being an in-demand session musician to a staple of Southern rock with his hit “Devil Went Down to Georgia,” has died at 83.

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