The Devil Went Down to Georgia - ONE OF THE BEST THINGS IVE SEEN (Reaction feat Ali!)

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[@beegee1960]

Charlie once appeared on a TV show along with a classical violinist. In the green room prior to the show, the violinist was poking fun at fiddle players saying that anyone could play what they play, but not everyone could play classical music. Without a word, Charlie opened his case, took out his fiddle and proceeded to flawlessly play a difficult piece of classical music. The violinist conceded that perhaps he was mistaken.

[@Sinvare]

In my senior of High School I got the chance to play with Mark O' Conner as part of our Chamber Orchestra and a similar event happened. He didn't think High Schoolers from a town of 20,000 could play well enough to be enjoyable and had said he would play the first 6 of 13 movements from one of his suites as an apology for missing an event at the community college. We got the music that day in class and play the first 6 movements. After school we played all 13 movements, sight reading the last 7. He said he didn't want to stop because he was having too much fun.

[@ontxtteredwxngs]

Another thing is that not everyone can Singh country music but country singers can sing ANYTHING or almost anything

[@MrOddball63]

Was this in Georgia by any chance? THAT would have been fitting...

[@shelbynamels973]

try to fill an auditorium like the one here with classical music. Fiddlin' is where the money's at, obviously.

[@susanfranks-craun811]

Travis Tritt, Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart, and Mark O'Conner did a follow up video in the 90s I believe. The devil comes back to try to win his fiddle back. This song is, in my opinion, more about making a video than having a hit song .

[@JCourts2k23]

RIP to the legend, Charlie Daniels

[@cynthiamgrooms8195]

🙏Amen🙏🇺🇸🙏

[@ProudPatriot306]

RIP CHARLIE,JERRY REED AND GEORGE

[@billypeek9785]

🙏🙏🙏 TO I THINK IS GREATESS .... MERCH SOUNDS GREAT

[@sassymess7111]

Man...I forgot he passed.

[@JCourts2k23]

@@sassymess7111 hard to keep up, we lost so many so soon, Charlie Daniels, Charley Pride, Kenny Rogers, Joe Diffie, etc.

[@hilarymol6607]

This never gets old. I don't know how many people notice this (maybe just those who have ever played violin/fiddle at some point in their lives), but at the end of the song if you look at Charlie's bow, you'll notice the hair on it is looking pretty thin. That's about 1/4-1/3 of the amount of hair a bow should typically have. I wouldn't be surprised if Charlie had to have his bow re-strung after every concert. Actually, I *am* surprised that his bow never caught fire while playing this song because he's working it so hard and fast across the violin strings. He was incredible. I wish he was still around.

[@GeekyGirl80]

He packed extra. I watched him live. He went thru two bows after a few songs. He broke every string on one. He held it up for everyone to see.

[@hilarymol6607]

@@GeekyGirl80 I believe it!!

[@xandlidradevilsuke]

He was so amazing love, he did our tiny town in oklahoma one year and ol coot had to be sobered up lol a cousin was his handler for the event and she came out after the concert was delayed by an hour saying how he was still so drunk on moonshine. Still blew away the entire concert drunk as a skunk.

[@54raceman]

@@GeekyGirl80yep even in his later years he could still reach behind his back and grab another bow out of his pocket without even missing a note

[@heatherfoster7878]

there was an interview I watched a long time ago and they said his bow had 1 string left at the end of the show...

[@hollymartin3724]

He played close to my town in his very last concert before passing away and he was still tearing up that fiddle. Over 80 years old and played it the same as he did in this version

[@elaines5750]

Actually, as a violinist, I can tell you that the second solo, which is actually Johnny's, was a more difficult solo to pull off. Go Johnny!

[@DaveB-hg7el]

As someone without any talent in music, I do appreciate your perspective. To my ears I prefer the first solo, and have from the first time I heard it back when it was released. Would it be possible to explain why the second solo is more difficult, speaking to someone who doesn't understand the technical skills required to play? If you can take the time to respond to this comment, I thank you in advance. Peace 💚

[@elaines5750]

@@DaveB-hg7el chances are if you have no musical talent as you claim and never studied the violin, then any explanation I could give probably wouldn't help to clarify this for you. The Devil's solo was full of tremolos and glissandos whereas Johnny's excellent left hand technique coordinated with a fabulous use of his bow. What Johnny did took a lot more skill. I'm not saying the Devil's solo was bad or showed incompetence, just that Johnny's was better and showed more skill. He deserved that gold fiddle!

[@DaveB-hg7el]

@@elaines5750 Thank you for taking the time to reply. I value hearing the perspective of an expert talking about a subject I love. In the 30 years that I had to share with my wife, I learned an incredible amount about singing. She was a trained opera singer, who spent 16 seasons as a chorus member. Being around a large group of talented artists never helped me to sing or play an instrument, but I gradually started hearing the music in different ways than I had before. By asking questions to the artists that created the music I heard, my love for music grew. Because my wife passed away in 2021, I can't ask her questions about music now. Your comment gave me a chance to ask a question again. Thanks, peace. 💚🖖

[@elaines5750]

@@DaveB-hg7el I'm very sorry for your loss and I'm very happy to help. Feel free to ask me a question anytime. 😊🎶 Peace to you as well.

[@DaveB-hg7el]

@@elaines5750 Thank you for your consideration. 💚

[@GenXDaddyO]

“This is freaking sick, and I don’t know why!” Congratulations. That’s called recognizing talent, and you don’t have to love the genre to appreciate it and the effort that goes into it.

[@lisal6121]

Well said!!!! Talent is everywhere and to deny that is narrow minded and selfish.

[@driley5004]

I was yelling the same thing! Lol

[@jakemustian99]

I saw charlie daniels open for alabama 1 year before he passed away. He absolutely killed the show. It was alabamas 50th anniversary tour. It was amazing. That was my first concert.

[@cargo71]

I´m from Argentina. Never heard of Charlie Daniels or this song till (after a vacation in Florida) I started listening to a radio from Key West and they played this. It´s insane! Great great tune!

[@westridgerunner]

Melissa Etheridge once said, Charlie Daniels playing is like holding lightning in a jar; your too scared to hold it and your afraid to let it go. One of the greatest storytellers of our time.

[@NotSoFast71]

I am almost 52 years old and this was HUGELY popular when I as a little kid. Charlie is an American treasure. Changing the line to "son of a gun" is the first radio edit I remember hearing.

[@davidmc1489]

I concur...im 54

[@jonellechambers607]

Yep

[@michaelwaller7365]

yep, I'm 61 and there was no edit for years. Editing started happening with rap & parental warnings.

[@grifftech]

51 here and man I loved this as a kid and still do!!

[@wadepearce6656]

I am 68 and saw him I've in concert at Miami Jai Lai he played so hard the bow strings were coming apart and this was crossover hit from country to rock and pop for weeks

[@holyremnantgathering2509]

I live in Nashville and stood right at the stage when the CDB was playing this. It was awesome. He threw me his guitar pick afterwards.

[@gigichristine5988]

As a Tennessee born, Louisiana raised and Arkansas livin woman...that right thurr is part of every old school Southerner's Playlist. It was one of my very first albums. Everything CDB did was greatness !!!

[@karinfichtner7479]

I was lucky enough to get to see Charley perform this live. He was getting older, but he wasn't slowing down one little bit. He gave us almost 3 hours of great music and funny stories. Great reaction.

[@susieautrey6112]

I saw him at the State Fair back in the early 90s. They had a round revolving stage that they brought into the arena during the rodeo. He closed the show with this song, and jumped off the stage and ran around the arena while he did it. It was part of the rodeo queen contest package that the contestants took a group photo with the performers. He dismissed our photographer, rearranged us to suit himself, used his own photographer, and we also took individual photos with him. I fit rather neatly under his arm, cowboy hat and all. He was a very large man. It was the best performance of the seven or so that we saw that year.

[@Laniefj]

I saw him in 2015, still great. I'm glad I got to see him live!!

[@lwilson4330]

I was fortunate to see him at a 9/11 tribute concert at Great Lakes Naval Base, IL in 2003. I remember him shredding the strings on the fiddle, was trying to figure out if it was planned/regular occurrence .... or an accident :)

[@TheKyrix82]

I saw him in concert...and of all the songs, THIS was the song the mic freaking died on. Fortunately, the concert wasn't packed, so my friend and I were able to get to the front rail for a better chance at hearing it

[@kathypriest95]

Saw the band in like 75 at a festival

[@vodkarage8227]

This song is sick because even if you don't like the genre, a good song is a good song. Some songs, no matter their genre, are so well put together that you just can't help but like them. That is my theory anyway.

[@6li8storm40]

Agreed. I’m not generally a country fan, but this song is *fantastic*.

[@MetalDetroit]

I hate country music. I cannot not listen to copperhead road.

[@love68]

Well said! Beautifully expressed! 🌞🙏💛☯️🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥

[@smythharris2635]

​@@MetalDetroit then don't come to Ireland or the UK.

[@MetalDetroit]

@@smythharris2635 Why?

[@planojag595]

I saw Charlie Daniels and Travis Tritt in concert (for my first time) in Oklahoma in December of 2019. Charlie was so dope and could still shred on his fiddle. He expressed his love for the USA, its citizens, and especially its men and women in uniform protecting our freedom and there was not one dry eye in the theater. He also saw a young boy in the front row who was dancing to the music and Charlie walked right over to him in the middle of a song and gave his bow to the boy. Pretty awesome souvenir and memory for that youngster. Now that he has passed I’m deeply saddened but also thankful that I decided to buy that ticket and drive from Texas to Oklahoma to see him perform. As I sat there just a few rows back I was amazed at how spry he was for being in his 80s. It just goes to show you that life is precious, health is paramount, and every day is a gift. RIP Charlie!

[@josephcampbell2400]

Was that at frontier city? He would play their about every other year.

[@planojag595]

@@josephcampbell2400 No, it was at Choctaw in Durant, OK.

[@tonyaduvall49]

This was my fathers favorite song he would play it constantly. When he passed in July 2023 I made a video for his funeral playing this song. I told my my mom at the time is it appropriate for a funeral with a pastor present? Well call me shocked when the video was playing and the pastor was in his chair singing and jamming to the song! It was a sight to see. I played the clean version that was played on the radio where B is replaced with son of a gun. I love the true Charlie and the bars version though.

[@sarameyer499]

This song was used by an American gymnast in her floor routine at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, GA and the crowd absolutely exploded when it started to play.

[@ransom8554]

Dominique Moceanu

[@marge3157]

I remember watching that.

[@jakerazmataz852]

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[@bluefamily3937]

Me too!!

[@MISSV3R0N1CA]

The first solo was actually the devil with a band of "demons". The second solo was Johnny.💚🌻 love yalls reactions!

[@jordandavenport5784]

My grandpa also preferred the devils performance haha

[@indiatastic]

I always thought the devil won

[@bellyboo5353]

I like the devils version better. I'm probably in the minority

[@davidmcdonald7298]

@@jordandavenport5784 yes I always thought that every time I hear it

[@honolulublues5548]

​@@davidmcdonald7298the devil's portion was not difficult, though. Johnny's portion was more technical with outrageous finger work. Part of the devil's portion on the studio recording is played on a grand piano with a guitar pick scraping across the strings. Also, the devil cheats with "a band of demons". Plus, Charlie said when asked about it, if you listen to the devil's portion, it isn't music and hardly notes...it's noise.

[@robertcampopiano6001]

I saw Charlie Daniels live back in 1981, just after the song came out. Great show.

[@fableydra]

As a really young kid, I loved this song and so did all my friends...we used to sing our asses of to this song. Epic!

[@derickmason5506]

One of country music legend!! Charlie was crazy talent, but one of the most patriotic persons you could ever know!! He loved God, his family, and his country!! He did much to help veterans and people who served our country!! Hes also had many more big time hits....truly a country legend!!

[@jeffking4176]

And yet, very few Country stations would dare play this song , and it was “Son of a Gun”. It was the Rock stations that played this. 📻🙂

[@yaimavol]

The video of Charlie praying for Randy Travis is heart-breaking now that he is gone

[@markgreiser464]

Charlie's talent made him a pure dee crossover, in the South and Texas. His Crowds in Houston were full of Hippies and Rednecks. Truly among the greatest , ever.

[@ladylisaromance8129]

I've never known anyone who doesn't think this is fire 🔥 and Charlie Daniel's was a master player and storyteller. RIP to a legend.

[@geoffreysmommy]

You didn't even notice the keyboardist playing with one hand. One arm was in a sling. Sort if like the drummer from Def Leopard. He list an arm and still played. He modified his drums so he could use his feet.

[@courtneyshatzer7470]

Someone else already commented, but the first solo was the devil and his demons. The second solo was Johnny 🥰. This song is such a classic! 🎶

[@magnificentfailure2390]

When the CDB won the Country Music Award for best single, Charlie was suffering from a broken arm he got after falling off a tractor, so the CMA brought in *TWO* of the best fiddlers in Nashville to cover for him.

[@rowaineboyd1536]

This is always a banger, especially when folks realize it's ' spittin bars' with fiddles ;) You should look up the sequel - "Devil Comes Back to Georgia" feat. Mark O'Connor with Charlie Daniels, Johnny Cash, Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart

[@terri2494]

I had never heard of that. I just watched it. We’ve sure lost a couple of great ones. RIP Johnny and Charlie. Thanks for bringing the sequel to my attention.

[@sharlautz8965]

I first heard the whole song and when Dominque Moceanu used it for her floor routine in the 1996 Olympics. (Well worth finding and watching!) I had the privilege of seeing the band live in 2018. 81 years old and he was beyond amazing. I was somewhat familiar with a few more of his songs, but I went for Devil Went Down to Georgia. It was all thoroughly enjoyable-- predates and transends genre. They closed with Devil and it was even better live. At 81!!!!! Blew me away.

[@jimsalina9290]

Just got off from a bad day at work. This video popped up and glad it did! This was healing to my soul. Love that you have started your country music journey.

[@paigegee5921]

Dr Dre said Charlie Daniel's is one of the original OG rappers...absolute legend and one of the most humble men ever!!! Loved him his concerts were fire!!!

[@marysenini1581]

Been twice. Fun days!

[@joshreeder3205]

When I was 3, I insisted that my mom play this song on 8-track EVERY morning before pre-school. Y’all are so great!

[@vivienneclarke2421]

1979(I think)and I was 15. He had just released this song and I saw him live~it was my first concert and it was 🔥 RIP my dude......❤

[@katherinenightingale2205]

Not a country fan at all, but i saw them years ago with some other big bands who were for some reason at a very small venue with few people. It was so fun to see the iconic little black fiddle come out when they launched into this song. Loved it then, love it now!

[@jameswoodard4304]

"The House of the Rising Sun," "Chicken in the Bread Pan Picken out Dough," "Fire on the Mountan," etc., are traditional Appalachian fiddle tunes. Appalachian fiddle wasn't learned via written music but was passed down through one-on-one teaching and memorization. The song is saying that a real Southern fiddle player was such a master that even the Devil didn't have a chance. He's listing out the tunes that Johnny supposedly played to impress the Devil. I grew up with this song, but I had to look up what those lyrics in the chorus were about years back.

[@anastasiabeaverhausen2647]

Thank you! I have wondered this forever!!!

[@jodiehayes2102]

Omg. Thank you for saying that! It's been so frustrating yelling at the videos! Lol

[@mysticnj]

HELL YEAH this song is fyah!!!! They played this on the top 100 radio stations back in the day 5 times a day and you NEVER got tired of hearing it! Even today this song still is bad ass!!! RIP Charlie Daniels.

[@latachia_2981]

I was lucky enough to get to go to a Charlie Daniels concert at the fair one year I had a front row seat,.... It was an awesome experiance. Also, when this song was popular, it was played on both country AND rock stations on the radio.

[@shpp1]

My son grew up listening to old outlaw country & southern rock because of his father and me... Before he was even old enough to go to school he would go on road trips with his father in his father's semi otr and his father would play Charlie over and over... When my husband died my son surprised me & took me to see CDB at a very smal, intimatel venue near our house.. same venue his father took me to see Charlie years before... We drank and laughed and cried all night, it was friggin fantastic. . I love watching your videos, seeing you experience for the first time and loving the same music we listened to all our lives. . the first five videos I watched of yours were basically the soundtrack of my life...lol. . I'm truly hooked on your videos.. keep them coming!

[@kevinfarrell3121]

One of the coolest nicest guys in the entertainment industry’s! Met him tons of times at my job and he always treated everybody he met the same! The best kind of human being they ever made! RIP Mr. Daniels

[@Pokeysaurus]

When a headliner at the MN State Fair dropped out a month before the date, Daniels put on a FREE concert for the slot.

[@williethebeerman]

@@Pokeysaurus I was there. It was the day of the the show. Skynyrd was headlining but Lacy Van Zant( Ronnie, Donnie and Johnny's father) passed away. Charlie was amazing.

[@slipknot6789]

Absolutely! He was a class act. Met him many times. My dad and him were good friends. I never really understood just how big and popular he was when I was a kid. RIP to both Dad and Charlie! Now maybe you'll take Charlie up on that golf outing Dad.

[@RoGueNavy]

As great as this one is, Charlie did a sequel in the 90's called "The Devil Came Back to Georgia". Johnny Cash, Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart played parts in the lyrics. But the star was fiddler Mark O'Connor, who played Johnny's fiddle solo...but played THREE notes for every one note Charlie played in the original. If Charlie's playing was volcanic, Mark's playing is a supernova!

[@wellstrung2]

Charlie Daniels was badass. Many great classic songs

[@sbarnes3710]

I'm from Texas and this was played in the "clubs" every night. I danced to it many times. Charlie was the best fiddler I've ever heard and I'm old as dirt.

[@Charlene-br1ek]

I have actually seen Charlie Daniels 8 times in concert he is even better when you were there in person!!! Great reaction!!

[@williamthomas7509]

Absolutely one of the best live performers of all time. From his earliest days until near the end he just delivered rocking, driving, shows that left you wanting more even though his shows were almost always 90 minutes or more.

[@michellehubbard7865]

Seen him 3 times

[@Thegoat152]

My father was a popular local musician where I grew up and owing to that ended up being friends with a friend of Charlie’s tour manager. On several occasions he got to attend Charlie’s show and then hang out with him after. Despite all his success and his incredible musical talent, Charlie remained an incredibly gracious man. Always treated a virtual stranger like my father as part of the family. I’m glad to see people still enjoying his work.

[@geebrewer8186]

before he passed, he was on Twitter, and he did seem like a genuinely nice man.

[@_S.D._]

He was a genuinely humble, kind man. I got to meet him at a concert years ago. My daughter was 2 and going home with my stepdad, who was working on setup backstage. Of course, as soon as we got there, my stepdad scooped her up and ran off with her. I found out later when we met Charlie that he had already met my daughter earlier, lol. She loved him, and he let her teeth on his hat 💗. It was really adorable seeing him being all grandfatherly with my daughter.

[@paulahill3294]

I saw Charlie at a outdoors festival in Tupelo, MS in 2002 it was fantastic . The devil went down to Georgia was written and prefiormed bin 1979 .

[@segreen1046]

Urban Cowboy days. I'd just moved to this country and kinda freaked out on the cowboy stuff till I realized it was a fashion phase (kinda of). Yes, I've been to Gilly's, yes I saw the dirty mattresses they had around the bull, yes the whole place smelled like stale beer and cigarettes, yes I've known two former coworkers that skipped work to be extras in the film. It was a strange and weird time. Oil was big, expense accounts were big, and topless bars performers were bigger. It was an odd time to be a youngster.

[@martinkenealy2306]

She said "I don't remember that part." Aside from the radio version, that's all anybody remembers. Great song. I also really like Legend of Wooley Swamp. Great tune. RIP Charlie.

[@josephstrollo1413]

I’ve been following your channel for about a month and I really enjoy it. There’s one other channel that I really love after watching it I came upon yours and I really had fun so thank you for what you’re giving to people in the world. It’s a great gift!

[@kyungsoosings2362]

A classic. You need to play it in the car, LOUD. It will get you going bro, and you won't realize how much this song can make you hyped! 💙🌺

[@michelledorning9404]

Got me my fricking one and only speeding ticket!!! LOL!!!

[@staciemoisa4884]

I saw Charlie perform this live many times. He would play this as the encore song, and would go so hard on this song he would shred that bow! Loved him and his music. RIP, Charlie!

[@robinwaits5828]

I smiled the whole way through this reaction!😂😂

[@randolph7214]

Omg idk how I ended up on your channel but I loved watching your reaction. As a native "Kentuckyian" and hearing it my whole life, it was fun watching you two. Lol. 👊🏻

[@TanyaQueen182]

Not a country fan, but LOVEEEE this song. Rest in Peace Mr. Charlie Daniels. This song is basically a rap battle between Johnny and the Devil.

[@MultiAsh93]

I’m the same! I’m from the UK and my dad got me to listen to this song and loved it ever since

[@richardsimpson9039]

They used to play this song on album-oriented rock radio stations back in the day. The Charlie Daniels Band transcends genres.

[@kennythompson9682]

Same for _Because I Got High_ by Afroman. Great music knows no boundaries.

[@sallyknopp]

Charlie was a friend of my dad and he hired my dad's sound company to go on tour. Truly a nice man.

[@kevinm4022]

i know im a little late but one violinist you need to hear is Robby Steinhardt. He was the violinist for a band called Kansas and the best song to hear him is Dust in the Wind

[@starryspicytacgogh4331]

The "Faustian Deal" has been a popular theme in music, literature and movies for a long time now. Not to take anything away from this song. It's AWESOME!

[@little1942]

This is one of the best takes of the Faustian deal I’ve ever heard. The line “I told you once you son of a b*tch, I’m the best there’s ever been!” is iconic in it’s delivery. And I’m not real big into country music, but I can always listen to this one.

[@starryspicytacgogh4331]

@@little1942 Exactly! I'm not big on country either, but this song gets me every time. And, yes, that line is the knock-out punch of the song. No sympathy for the devil in this one. Jonny is one bad M0F0.

[@TheSkim424]

@@starryspicytacgogh4331 My interpretation of this song is that Ol' Johnny lost the deal though. He fails because of his pride. The Devil just basically traded a fiddle of gold for a soul. The line "I told you once you son of a b*tch, I'm the best there's ever been!" is a dead give away. I used to not think that way in my younger years, but I heard it one night driving and it hit me. If you believe the Christian Mythos, Pride is a big no no.

[@k_tess]

​@@TheSkim424He wouldn't have given him the fiddle. The Devil is petty. Johnny even admits it's a sin. And it can be seen that in a way by verbally acknowledging this Johnny has also counts as atonement by many Christian sects.

[@TheSkim424]

@k_tess I get what you're saying, but Johnny wasn't acknowledging his pride. He says in the song that accepting the bet might be a sin. I was just pointing out he will probably go to hell for his pride.

[@dgpatter]

There were two studio versions. The one played on most radio stations back in the day said “Son of a gun”.

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

Radio edit.

[@kah10161]

That version was played on the Muppets, too.

[@davidrhyne1036]

The reason for the change was Charlie himself. He became more religious and changed the lyric himself because he no longer cursed. This wasn’t a radio edit.

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

@@davidrhyne1036 Straight from Wikipedia entry for the song. Johnny's final boast, from the album version of the song, goes, "I done told you once, you son of a bitch, I'm the best that's ever been". But to accommodate radio airplay for Country and Top 40 formats, Daniels changed the lyric for the single release to, "'Cause I told you once, you son of a gun", though AOR stations continued to use the unaltered version. Yes, it was SPECIFICALLY, a radio edit. LMFAO.

[@carasparks608]

As a person native to the state of Georgia who grew up hearing this song at Stone Mountain every summer on the fourth of July; this song is iconic for me and holds so many memories. I dont know if there are clips of the Stone Mountain laser light show with it in it but if there are you should watch them.

[@bluefamily3937]

Don't you remember the ladder show on Stone Mountain too?! It was awesome!!

[@pamelahaddock1618]

Charlies Daniels band was the best! Thank you for playing this particular song. I have always loved it.

[@phildicks4721]

Charlie was more than just country. Some of his music was Southern Rock like the bands Molly Hatchett, The Allman Brothers, and .38 Special played. When he was younger he was a studio session player in Nashville, and was one of Bob Dylan's favorite session players.

[@bigcountrydoug7023]

I saw him many times and he was older the last time I saw him and he was just as good as when he was younger. He had to have gone through 5 bows in his concert with how much he saws on the fiddle. RIP TO AN AMAZING LEGEND MR CHARLIE DANIELS. MUCH LOVE

[@ezraburgess895]

My wife and I had the opportunity to see him live at our local fairgrounds and wase amazed to watch him completely shred his fiddle bow by the end of his performance. What an incredible talent. He was certainly the best there ever was. RIP Charlie.

[@MikaSL53]

Ya'lls reaction was priceless! Loved it. I can understand why you were having issues following the lyrics too. The vocals seemed somewhat muffled, but I could sing this song backwards I know it so well. They actually performed this song in the movie & for the soundtrack of the John Travolta movie, Urban Cowboy in the 80's.

[@robertgilmore9119]

Crossroads was based on the story of Robert Johnson, the legendary blues musician, who was supposed to have sold his soul to the devil for the ability to play the guitar so well at the crossroads in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Charlie Daniels was a phenomenal musician in his own right and got air time on radio stations with all types of formats.

[@lexidecimal9941]

Also, rumours of Jimmy Page also sold his... great stories.

[@robertgilmore9119]

I heard rumors that Page actually wore a vile of dirt from the crossroads in Clarksdale around his neck. Great stories indeed .

[@debibailey2968]

Been to Clarksdale MS many times. Always loved this story! ❤

[@christypriest30]

I saw him perform this live a while back in South Georgia and it’s never lost any of its greatness. He was a helluva performer

[@abidababida7096]

I remember when this song came out. I was a little kid learning how to play the drums. I was into rock but i heard this and had to play it. I played it so many times that i still remember it word for word today!

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

I was about 12 when this song came out, and I remember being enthralled every time it was on the radio. I always figured the devil lost because he needed a band to back him up, whereas Johnny was just playing the fiddle alone.

[@trucklover389]

I loved this song growing up. If you didn't know Charlie Daniels was a very very devout christian through and through. I always loved one of his patriotic songs called "In America"

[@cherrylattimore99]

To one of the FIRST rap stars out there. And the greatest fiddler that heaven graced us with. RIP Mr Daniels. In the 90s when country first started to head mainstream a bunch of big names in country music (including the original Man in Black Johnny Cash!) did a sequel to this called "the Devil went back to Georgia". It's not this good but it's definately catchy and the fiddling is top tier. (ps - loving the channel, been a fan since damn near the beginning and just love the vibe you put out there; Happy early Father's Day)

[@ArcherBowman]

I'm so glad you guys enjoyed that. That's what we had back in my day, living in the country.

[@grandy2875]

G'day Seb and Ali, I've got a mate who is an entertainer, and he does this number as part of a 3 song play-off, at the end of his first set, but instead of a fiddle he plays a harmonica and has changed the lyric to "golden mouth piece" and follows it with Copper Head Road and Dueling Banjos, all on guitar,,, it's always a crowd favourite... it's one of those songs that, no matter what music you're into, it almost always hits the mark!! Happy you are enjoying your trip down the country music rabbit hole, there is some awesome stuff down there, and not just seppos either, you should take a peep into some of the aussie country artists like the late Slim Dusty, Lee Kernaghan, Jasmine Rae, Casey Barnes, John Williamson, Graham Connors, Beccy Cole, Felicity Urquhart, Gina Jeffries, Adam Brand, Adam Harvey,,, it's not just K.U...the list is almost endless...we have a thriving country music scene down here, you'd be surprised to see just how good they all are... 😁😉 🙃🐨🇦🇺

[@haydendegrow945]

I remember challenging a few of my friends to a dancing contest at a club years back, and I chose this song. I BEAT my friends and quoted Johnny from the song, which made them bow down to me. I love this song, man! Thanks!

[@daniellesmith6853]

This is the first song that made me fall in love with the fiddle in country music. When the Chicks released March March I was waiting for the fiddle to come in and omg it did NOT disappoint. Garth Brooks fiddler player is always AMAZING

[@angrak141]

Love your idea for the merch! Also, glad that you loved a classic from my youth!

[@PoubelleKansas]

Great reaction! I saw Charlie play this at a concert in LA in the early 1980s and he rocked the dump. Such a talented musician and iconic Southern rebel. For a slightly mellower, but no less powerful Daniels, check out his eulogy and performance at the memorial service for the incomparable George Jones at The Grand Ole Opry in 2013.

[@butterflymama0838]

My husband and I saw him in concert about 10 years ago. He is such a LEGEND!!!

[@christophermckinney3924]

This song came out in 1979 as I recall, I was a kid. It was a sensation on rock and country radio.

[@stephentaylor6617]

This song peaked at #3 on the pop chart in August of 1979 during the peak of disco. It was a number one country hit as well.

[@wunderbex8755]

YES! Crossroads with Steve Vai and Ralph Macchio has one of THE best music battles EVER. That last 15 minutes of the movie is so, SO sick! The theme of selling your soul to the devil for talent or fame dates back to the turn of the 20th century and is rather specific to the black folk culture of the time- a deal with the devil at the crossroads. This story harkens back to that a bit, for sure. Someone looked it up and this came out right before the Sugar Hill Gang started what we know as modern rap. He was, indeed, spittin' bars. Great reaction!

[@Sashanyl_Lunavaris]

I was born and raised in Georgia, in the 80's. I recently spent a few years in Wyoming and the people there got a kick out of the way I talk. I grew up listening to Charlie Daniel's and I really enjoyed your reaction.

[@GrandmasGotGraceLW]

I have loved this song since it came out in 1979. When my mom (a first-class concert violinist) first heard it, she started getting hooked on bluegrass, and she played the song even better than Charlie Daniels. 😀 Due to this song, some amazing things happened in her life. In 1990, she moved back over here to South Dakota (after several other moves since 1976). Shortly thereafter, she heard about Shoji Tobuchi, and began writing to him and comparing both of their pretty much lifetimes of violin playing (she started at age 5, and he at age 7). By the time she started sending e-mails to him and then they began sending back and forth recordings of their music, to share with each other (so very, very similar in style), she was totally hooked on bluegrass, rather than anything else, though she could still play anything that anyone "threw at her." A couple of years later, she and a small group of her church friends chartered a small bus and went to Shoji's big Christmas event at his Branson theater. Their seats were all "paid for" by Shoji. When they arrived, they were greeted by a special team of ushers, who took them to their balcony loge seats, which looked down at the stage really nicely. At the intermission, those ushers came ROLLER SKATING in front of them! Each one was carrying a single red rose. Mom had shared with Shoji, several weeks before, that my dad had always bought her a single red rose for their anniversary (in October). He passed away just a few weeks after their anniversary, in early November, 1973, which was while we still all lived in Alaska. The Christmas concert was just a couple of weeks of those annual dates that were so important to Mom. As the skaters got to Mom, they each dropped their roses in her lap, as everyone in the whole theater gave her a standing ovation, because Shoji had introduced her and told about their collaborations online and through the mail. Then the ushers escorted her to the stage where they got to meet for the first time, in person. After the concert, she was also escorted to the merch tables and told to take at least one of anything she wanted--free of charge. In her typical thrifty manner, she chose her favorite two cassette tapes. In later years, she bought several CDs, as well. I now possess all of them, and love them. When I listen to any of them, I hear my mom. Their playing styles were nearly identical. During the next couple of years, Mom wrote a complete Christmas cantata, that her church presented that year. I have all of the hand-written and notated music for that, along with the cassettes she recorded for it. Since she passed away in 2014, my youngest daughter Judi and I have talked about putting it together and getting it published for her, but we've still not done it. In 2007 (at age 74) Mom played her final "live concert." She had promised to play at Judi's wedding that March, but just a couple of weeks previously, she fell, broke her right thumb, and totally dislocated her left shoulder. She couldn't play at the wedding, but a few weeks later, she combined her promise to play her fiddle at the church we were attending at the time, over in Aberdeen, WA, with her promise to play for Judi and Harry's wedding. She never played in public again. My sister recorded the event, and on January 15, 2019, I posted that video on my gaming channel (Grandma's Gone Gaming). Before she started playing, she told the amazing story about the violin she's holding (one of the many she owned over the years). When she started playing, she was a little stiff, but within a few phrases, she got her stride, and it ended up wonderfully. In the description, I put the time-link for when she actually starts playing, so that listeners can go straight to that part, if they prefer. My sister now owns that wonderful violin (fiddle). It's been nine years, and she has just started talking about getting the necessary repairs made to it, and getting it a new bow, because it's time to pass on that part of Mom's legacy to another person who will treasure that particular violin with its amazing history, since nobody else in our family plays violin. Judi used to play viola at one time, back in high school, but never kept up with it. The rest of us all play multiple instruments, but none of us ever took up the fiddle. In 2021 I bought myself a brand new silver trumpet. I used to play cornet until my ex-husband pawned my beautiful instrument and it was sold almost immediately (grrr). The new trumpet has helped me get back a lot of my singing voice after rheumatoid arthritis stole most of my range for over 15 years. All I ever wanted to do was sing, and used to have nearly the same range (literally) as Tim Foust. I never lost my bass range. The trumpet helped me get back up into the low soprano range, and watching Dan Vasc for the last couple of months has helped me remember postures and breathing techniques I hadn't practiced in a LONG time, and recently I can actually get back up ALMOST to the top of my range, and have finally defeated the two register changes involved in all of that, and I am totally STOKED! Anyway...I thought you might like to see the video, since you've reacted to this particular one (NOT for a reaction to Mom's video, but just because I thought you might really like it). She played, "One Day At a Time." Most of the time she used to make her own instrumental tracks (she played organ, piano, electronic keys, accordion, ukelele, guitar, recorder, and autoharp, and sang beautifully, as well). In this case, she hadn't been able to do that, but she had a wonderful "canned" track that I got started for her. If you'd like to watch the video, you can search for, "Phyl and Her Fiddle--September 2007--Her Final Public Performance," and it will pop right up in the results. The cover has pictures of her and her fiddle from over the years.

[@dogsoldiertoo1099]

"Crossroads" originally "Cross Road Blues" was written and performed by Blues artist Robert Johnson in 1936. Some say it was a true story about him.

[@mimikiryuu]

As soon as you said Steve Vai, I knew you were gunna talk about Crossroads.😂 It's funny to see him "screw up" so abysmally when you just KNOW he's too good for such a basic mistake. WAY too good.

[@Mermaid_Dear]

I'm a Dimash fan, here to watch this reaction. I have spent many hours on solo road trips, playing and replaying this song to memorize all the words!!!😂 Great fun to sing along!

[@sherribrock2726]

This played on both the pop and country stations! When Harriet became a Christian he started to say son of a gun. He felt he needed to set an example!!

[@jeffking4176]

When this was released, few Country stations would dare play it. It was the Rock stations that were playing it in my area [ St.Louis]. And all were playing “… son of a gun.” In fact, there was only 1 station bold and crazy enough to play the “son of a B” version. KSHE-95 - the Hard Rock / Album Rock station. It actually took a little while , but eventually, the Country stations did begin playing the ‘sanitized’ version. 📻🙂

[@dard4642]

This song came out when I was 8 and it was HUGE. When. It came on and the verse started, all the conversation would stop and everyone would just listen, not kids, but adults. You'd listen to the whole song just for the last line and it would make you laugh no matter how many times you'd already heard it. Several months later, Rapper's Delight was released and even though I was a kid, I knew that this new rap music would always be around because I saw in this song how captivating someone telling a story in rhyme over music is.

[@astralnomad]

- the song has been used in many movies over the years. - the difference between a violin and a fiddle is 1) the price tag, 2) voilins have strings, fiddles have strangs. ;) - he doesnt normally swear .. in his regular song he says "i dun told you once you son-of-a-gun" because of broadcast censors.. but that show was aired live and he went for it which is another reason why the fans went crazy lol

[@todderickson2435]

You probably don't remember "that part" because radio stations usually played the version with "son of a gun" instead. Banger of a song!! 🔥

[@anjoleeeickhoff6800]

Everytime I went to a Charlie Daniels Concert, his bow/fiddle would have broken strings hanging from it by the time he was finished, he played that fiddle hard and he was a talented man and a very nice man who loved our Country and our Vets.❤

[@gistechrep3816]

One of Charlie's first hits is "Uneasy Rider". React to that and "Long Haired Country Boy", a must see~

[@kenhayhurst374]

I will up-vote "Un-easy Rider". One of my faves. I haven't seen a reaction to it yet.

[@bryanreed1556]

I seen this band live in 1985 and seeing it live was insanely good.

[@randyjohnston7749]

This is perfect and the cartoon parody of selling the best pot is hilarious

[@tavistindal3814]

I honestly love what you are doing. You are broadening your range, but you are being so accepting. Please keep this going. And yes, this song is a legend amongst county. Saw him live, he broke 4 fiddle bows playing.

[@christinegreen3974]

Great reaction! I saw Charlie at a fair years ago and he shredded several bows. There was someone below the stage that would hand him new ones. He had to have been in his 70s. It was an amazing concert!

[@twylanaythias]

As the old saying goes, "A violin has strings - a fiddle has *strangs*!" When Country music 'originated' around 110 years ago in the Appalachian region, it drew heavily from the ballads and folk songs of the Scottish and Irish settlers - primarily as "poetic tales set to music". That narrative focus remains a hallmark of Country music and persists to this day. Rap, curiously enough, began in the Vinyl Era (1970s) when DJs would hype the audience over the outro of one song and intro of the next - filling the space with entertainment as they switched records. (Curiously enough, this is also how 'scratching' came into vogue - perhaps accidentally.) If you want a really fun landmark in Fusion Rap, look into the version of "Walk This Way" featuring Aerosmith and Run DMC. Darryl McDaniels interview : kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5rOe6WqrbeirKs The Legendary Collaboration : kzbin.info/www/bejne/anPChoyPhcdgfc0

[@davidray4437]

So funny under 30"s think it's all new !!! Been there done it got the T shirt. Give me Amps Mics Guitar Leads and MOSH PITS xxx Heads still in the game Body not so much lol xx

[@jefferyraines2239]

This is one of the best reactions I have seen on KZbin love it guys

[@LokeLanirose91]

As the granddaughter of a professional fiddle player here in Texas, this was a favorite song in the family when I was growing up!

[@jonathandevoe70]

The reason a lot of people dont remember him swearing is because after he became a christian, he re-recorded this song and used the line " you son of a gun." And would not let the original be used any longer

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

It's actually because the radio version never said son of a bitch, it always said son of a gun.

[@ontxtteredwxngs]

It’s bc country radio doesn’t allow swearing

[@alanbrown3963]

Your "Crossroads" movie reference is interesting. That movie is loosely based on the legend that blues guitarist Robert Johnson met the devil at the "Devil's crossroads" and sold his soul to gain the skills he had on the guitar playing blues music. The fiddle showdown in this song is a parallel to the cuttin' heads scene with Steven Vai that you mentioned. So glad you enjoyed this one. If you want another really entertaining Charlie Daniels Band song check out "Uneasy Rider", a great, hilarious story that reflects an intersection of cultures in the mixed up world of the 70's. I really enjoy your reactions and your positivity.

[@adiarainfoster]

Talking to music was extremely common in western country music in my father's time (he was born in 1927). so i always found it hilarious that he couldn't stand rap but he listened to essentially what could still be called rap way way back when LOL

[@susandavis8505]

How can you not LOVE this song?!?! Great reaction guys!! RIP to the great, amazing legend Charlie Daniels!!!!

[@arcky508]

I got to see him 3 times in my late teens and early 20's at an outdoor venue called Indian Ranch. It was amazing. To this day, in my forties, I still remember how incredible it was.

[@lkayh]

I’m not a Country Music fan but this is just so crazy good. Glad you guys reacted!

[@davidray4437]

So GLAD your getting this awesome track. Been shouting for months xx