Tuesday, 07 July 2020 06:20

Sarah Kay's Nashville News, 7/7/20

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Charlie Daniels passed away...
Luke Bryan has another #1...

Country icon, Charlie Daniels passed away yesterday at age 83 from a stroke.
The singer and fiddle player was a Grammy, CMA and Dove award winner, and was most well-known for his only number one hit “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” He once speculated that he had sung the song at least 5000 times. 
In 2008, Charlie was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry and in 2016, he became a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. 
He is survived by his wife Hazel and son Charlie Daniels Junior.

Congratulations go out to Luke Bryan. His single, "One Margarita, which is also the third single from his upcoming album, Born Here, Live Here, Die Here, tops the Mediabase country singles chart this week.