Charlie Daniels, the longtime celebrator of warts-and-all American life, passed away today at the age of 83.
The singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist enjoyed a musical career spanning six decades, starting with a 1964 songwriting co-credit for Elvis Presley’s “It Hurts Me.”
A native of Wilmington, North Carolina, Daniels suffered a fatal stroke and died at TriStar Summit Medical Center near his current home in Hermitage, Tennessee.
