Larry the Cable Guy Pays Tribute to Charlie Daniels Following His Death at 83

Publish date: 2024-05-17

The world of entertainment mourns the passing of Charlie Daniels, and Larry the Cable Guy posted a tribute to the country legend.

On July 6, 2020, country music lost one of its icons. Charlie Daniels passed away at the age of 83 in Nashville's Summit Medical Center, the victim of a hemorrhagic stroke.

Daniels, who had started playing music professionally as soon as he finished high school in 1955, was a gifted singer and a musician who played the guitar, the banjo, the mandolin, and the violin

Charlie Daniels at the Kicker Country Stampede in 2018 | Source: Getty Images

A GOODBYE TO AN OLD FRIEND

Larry the Cable Guy shared a snap on Instagram that shows him standing next to Daniels who had his arm around his shoulder.

The country icon was wearing his white stetson and an elegant button-down burgundy shirt, while Larry sported his usual irreverent cap and a sleeveless T-shirt. The comedian captioned the post:

"Just heard the sad news. RIP Charlie."

PASSING OF A LEGEND

Daniels, who had started playing music professionally as soon as he finished high school in 1955, was a gifted singer and a musician who played the guitar, the banjo, the mandolin, and the violin. His greatest hit was the 1979 single, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," which became a #1 country hit and won him a Grammy Award for best country vocal performance.

CHARLIE DANIELS -- AN INSPIRATION

Daniels didn't just record his own music, he also worked with recording artists of the caliber of Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, and Ringo Starr as a sessions musician. The Country Music Hall of Fame inductee is credited by country music's hottest new stars as an inspiration.

Brad Paisley and Charlie Daniels at the 2013 CMA Music Festival in 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee | Source: Getty Images

TRIBUTES FROM THE STARS

"I’m sad for the world and for his family...but I’m smiling a little because the angel band in Heaven just got themselves one heck of a fiddle player...see you again, one day, sweet Charlie Daniels. ❤️❤️❤️"

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