Mt. Juliet, Tenn (Top40 Charts/ Webster & Associates) Charlie Daniels, award-winning, platinum selling music icon, is proud to announce the release of rare 1979 live recordings from the fifth year of the momentous Volunteer Jam. The release of these recordings kick off a series of Volunteer Jam EP digital recordings to be released in the coming months, all executive produced by Daniels. Blue Hat Records in association with MRI/RED Distribution will release seven recordings on December 17, 2013, as a sampling of the historic concerts created by The Charlie Daniels Band.
"This collection goes right down through the middle of the CDB catalog, a good representation of where the band was at the time," said Charlie Daniels.
"I was lucky to have been there in the middle of the Southern Rock movement with Charlie and The CDB and got to experience the Volunteer Jam live, first hand, it was a special time in the history of the genre," says
David Corlew, Blue Hat Records President and Charlie Daniels Personal Manager. "Now with the wide range of online digital music outlets that exist today, we are able to share many more of these great vintage live CDB performances from the height of the Southern Rock era with both CDB fans and fans of great music as well."
Click here to purchase your own copy of these rare recordings: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/volunteer-jam-v-1979-1/id750732998?ls=1 (link goes live 12/17/2013).
Track Listing for Volunteer Jam V Sampler are :
1. Caballo Diablo
2. Funky Junky
3. Jitterbug
4. Long Haired Country Boy
5. Passing Lane
6. Reflections
7. Trudy
About Charlie Daniels :
The legendary, Charlie Daniels was born in North Carolina in 1936. During his 50+ year career, he has scored hits on rock, country, pop, and Christian charts. A skilled musician on guitar, fiddle and mandolin, Daniels formed a rock 'n' roll band early in his career and is known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is best known for his No. 1 country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," which became a platinum single, topped both country and pop charts, won a Grammy Award, earned three CMA trophies, became a cornerstone of the "Urban Cowboy" movie soundtrack and propelled Daniels' "Million Mile Reflections" album to triple-platinum sales levels. He is also known for southern rock hits "The South's Gonna Do It Again" and "Long Haired Country Boy".
He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in Jan. 2008 and has appeared in commercials for UPS and GEICO auto insurance, where he was featured playing fiddle in the television commercial. His volunteer spirit, support of American troops and down-to-earth philosophy have solidified his reputation as a true American patriot and Christian.
For more information, visit www.charliedaniels.com
