The Devil Went Down To Georgia- The Charlie Daniels Band

I remember being very young when I first heard "The Devil Went Down To Georgia". As a matter of fact, it was probably the first song besides children's songs that I remembered the words too. That must have been some sight, a 6 year old spitting out Charlie Daniels lyrics. Besides this one there was "Nobody" by Sylvia and "Harden My Heart" by Quarterflash that rounded out my eclectic tastes. It may have been that I was a Catholic school girl and the devil playing the fiddle was just unbelievable yet fantastic. Just imagine what my young mind visualized. Very conventional childhood, indeed.

In the early 1980's country music made it way into the popular music charts. Artists like Eddie Rabbitt, Juice Newton and Dolly Parton got plenty of air play. The movie that helped this happen- Urban Cowboy, yes another John Travolta movie. City folks were wearing cowboy hats and turquoise jewelry. "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" was one of the songs featured on the Urban Cowboy Soundtrack. This soundtrack is awesome, a lot of good music and artists. This is grown up me speaking not the 6 year old.

Charlie Daniels was born in North Carolina and has been active in music since the 1950's. In March of 2013 he had to have a pacemaker implanted to regulate his heart rate. He is 76 years old. Devil was a #1 country hit for him and made it to #3 on the Top 100. I confess, I know nothing else by the man. But this song brings back good memories so why not. It's Friday! Have a Great One!

(If you every thought, "what did he just say?" well here are some lyrics.)

Fire on the Mountain." Run, boys, run! 

The Devil's in the house of the rising sun; 

Chicken's in the bread pan picking out dough.

Granny, does your dog bite? No, child, no.