CHARLIE DANIELS.
A talented and showy fiddler, Charlie Daniels and his band fuse hardcore country with a hard-edged Southern rock boogie and blues. The group -- which has had a rotating cast of musicians over the years -- has always been known for their instrumental dexterity, but they were also notorious for their down-home, good-old-boy attitude; in the early '80s, they became a virtual symbol of conservative country values.
SIMPLE MAN 1989 is one of the best of Charlie Daniels' success albums it is a classic Southern rock from a veteran in the field. From the opening statement of purpose, "What This World Needs is a Few More Rednecks," on, SIMPLE MAN ... "Saturday Night Down South" and the essential fiddle showcase "Play Me Some Fiddle" are hot rockers, while "Old Rock and Roller" , "Mister D.J." and "It's my life" are as direct as anything Daniels has ever done.
The celebratory "Oh Atlanta" and "Was it 26" are also gems, while the band is led by Daniels' longtime keyboardist Joel "Taz" DiGregorio.
This album is as good as Southern rock gets.
1989 SIMPLE MAN
Track Listing
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1. Few More Rednecks, A (What This World Needs) - 2. Was It 26 - 3. Oh Atlanta - 4. Midnight Wind - 5. Saturday Night Down South - 6. Play Me Some Fiddle - 7. Simple Man - 8. Old Rock 'N Roller - 9. Mister D. J. - 10. It's My Life -
Charlie Daniels Band:
Charlie Daniels (vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle) - Bruce Brown (vocals, guitar) - Taz DiGregorio (keyboards) - Charlie Hayward (bass) - Jack Gavin (percussion).
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