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08/13/10

Hopefully you are one of the 50,000 fans who have already taken the Opry's Country Music Video Challenge for Flood Relief and having a great time while racking up entries to win a trip to Nashville. Would you like to earn a few more entries? All you have to do is log in, click to earn extra entries, and enter the secret word to receive 5 BONUS ENTRIES! Your Secret Word is: Charlie

Opry.com has launched a new interactive game and not only is it fun, but it's also for a good cause! The Country Music Video Challenge features video clips of Opry performances - including Charlie Daniels - followed by questions about those clips and the artists featured in them. Plus, Opry Presenting Sponsor Humana® has pledged to pay $1 for each of the first 25,000 fans who play the game.

In addition to showing off your country music trivia mettle and assisting with continuing flood relief efforts, by playing the game you will also be entered to win one-of-a-kind Challenge prizes, including an autographed Gibson guitar, $500 cash, and a trip to Nashville including VIP tickets to the Opry!

Go to oprychallenge.com to check the game out for yourself. Be warned … it can be addictive!

 
   
06/21/10

The Charlie Daniels Band to Release Pair of Digital Singles July 4

    

New versions of "Iraq Blues" and "(What the World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks 2010"


(Nashville, TN - June 21, 2010) Legendary act, The Charlie Daniels Band, is releasing a pair of digital singles, "Iraq Blues" and "(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks 2010," on July 4 through Blue Hat Records/E1 Entertainment.

The two tracks are featured on the CDB's forthcoming August 10 release, a patriotic compilation titled Land That I Love. "Iraq Blues" was written during CDB tours to Iraq, and "(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks 2010" is an updated version of a Daniels classic. Both songs are newly recorded studio versions, and the 2010 update of "(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks 2010" also includes a brand new verse. The singles will be available at all major online retailers.

"I wrote 'Iraq Blues' on three separate trips to entertain the troops over there in Iraq. It's about the troops and for the troops," says Daniels. "'(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks 2010' is an updated version of a song I recorded several years ago. The new lyrics reflect life in America in the 21st century."

The Charlie Daniels Band maintains a busy tour schedule through the end of 2010. For more information and updated tour dates, visit www.CharlieDaniels.com.

   
06/17/10

CHARLIE DANIELS TO HOST
AMERICA'S OPRY WEEKEND STAR-SPANGLED SPECIAL
INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 17, 2010) American icon and Grand Ole Opry member Charlie Daniels has been tapped to host the America's Opry Weekend Star-Spangled Special over Independence Day Weekend. The show is available to country radio stations across America from Westwood One. Throughout the special, Daniels will share country music's biggest hits so far this summer, live cuts from the Opry stage, and musical salutes to the red, white and blue. Among the songs and artists included in the special are "All American Girl," Carrie Underwood; "Water," Brad Paisley; "American Honey," Lady Antebellum; "Firecracker," Josh Turner; and of course the Charlie Daniels Band's "In America" and "Devil Went Down to Georgia."

Daniels, known for his fiddle playing, has been a music icon for over 50 years. CDB music, as Daniels likes to call it, is an exhilarating mixture of rock, country, bluegrass, blues, and gospel. Daniels' boundless energy and strong support for our nation have helped shape him as one of the country's most recognized patriots. The Opry member's next CD release, the patriotic compilation LAND THAT I LOVE , (release date 8/10) will include two new cuts being released for digital download on July 4th ("Iraq Blues" and "What This World Needs is a Few More Rednecks") on Blue Hat Records/E1 Ent.

Programmers interested in the America's Opry Weekend Star-Spangled Special should contact Sue Falco at Westwood One at (212) 641-2012 or sue_falco@westwoodone.com. America's Opry Weekend presents top artists' performances from the Opry stage each week. The show is serviced by Westwood One and airs on country radio stations across the country and on the Armed Forces Radio Network.

About the Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry presents the best in country music live every week from Nashville, Tenn. Celebrating 85 years of entertainment, the Opry can be heard on 650 WSM-AM, SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio, and opry.com. The syndicated weekly program, America's Opry Weekend, airs on country radio stations across America and on the Armed Forces Radio Network. The Grand Ole Opry is owned by Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET), a Nashville-based hospitality and entertainment company that also owns and operates Gaylord Hotels. For more information, visit opry.com or www.gaylordentertainment.com

About Westwood One
Westwood One is the largest independent provider of network radio programming and the largest provider of traffic information in the U.S. Westwood One serves more than 5,000 radio and TV stations in the U.S. The Company provides over 150 news, sports, music, talk and entertainment programs, features and live events to numerous media partners. Through its Metro Networks division, Westwood provides traffic reporting and local news, sports and weather to over 2,200 radio and TV stations. The Company also provides digital and other cross platform delivery of its network and Metro content.
   
05/21/10
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04/20/10

Charlie Daniels: "Now That's How You Start A Television Show, Son!"

(Nashville, TN - April 19, 2010) Iconic Blue Hat recording artist Charlie Daniels helped kick off the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards Sunday, April 18, in Las Vegas alongside Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and John Fogerty with an electrifying version of the Creedence Clearwater Revival classic, "Travelin' Band." In a reference to his popular GEICO commercial, the legendary fiddle player concluded the award show's opening performance when he looked straight into the camera and declared, "Now that's how you start a television show, son!" The GEICO/Charlie Daniels commercial was featured prominently during the three-hour ACM awards show, as well.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Academy of Country Music/Getty Images
   
03/25/10

Free Charlie Daniels Ringtone Now Available at GEICO.com
Fans of legendary fiddler Charlie Daniels can now download a free ringtone of the music heard in Daniels' popular GEICO commercial at www.geico.com or www.charliedaniels.com. The ringtone features the electrifying fiddle solo Daniels plays in the restaurant during the commercial. The ad is one of four spots currently airing as part of GEICO's "Rhetorical Questions" campaign.

  
   
03/25/10 Charlie Daniels "Counts his blessings." an interview with The Boot.
http://www.theboot.com/2010/03/24/charlie-daniels-interview/
   
03/24/10

Charlie Daniels sits down with Country Stars Online Magazine for a one on one interview.
http://www.countrystarscentral.com/charliedanielsinterview.htm
   
03/18/10

Charlie Daniels and Lee Roy Parnell received a standing ovation when they performed an incredible tribute to Les Paul during the Gibson Guitar Les Paul Tribute Concert at the Ryman Auditorium on November 19th, 2009 which celebrated the life of the legendary guitarist & innovator, Les Paul.


Photo courtesy of Sandy Campbell/Gibson Guitar copyright 2009
   

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