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A sequel to the song titled "Devil Comes Back to Georgia" was done by Mark O'Connor in 1993. Johnny Cash was the lead singer and narrator, Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt sang as Johnny and the Devil, respectively, Charlie Daniels played the Devil's solo on the fiddle, and O'Connor played Johnny's solo on the violin. [33] [34]
"The Devil's Dream" is an old fiddle tune of unknown origins. Played as either a jig or a reel , it is attested to as a popular tune from at least 1834 in New England . [ 1 ] It also appears in a folk tale from central England dated to c. 1805.
"Long Black Train" is a mid-tempo song featuring acoustic guitar, fills from pedabro and fiddle, and a percussive rhythm reminiscent of a steam locomotive in motion. Using a funeral train as a metaphor, [2] the lyrics tell of resisting temptation from the Devil.
The Charlie Daniels song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" infers a Faustian bargain in the lyrics where the protagonist fiddle player Johnny is challenged by the Devil to a fiddle-playing competition, and eventually wins. His prize is a golden fiddle.
It is best known for the hit single "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". The title refers to the band having passed the million mile mark in its touring. The song "Reflections" is a tribute to Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, and Ronnie Van Zant. [2] Daniels dedicated the album to Van Zant, who was killed in the CV-240 plane crash on October 20, 1977.
Jazz was often called the Devil's music by its critics in the 1920s. [3] The Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil" (1968) features Mick Jagger speaking as the Devil. "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (1979) by the Charlie Daniels Band was the first modern popular song to feature a battle between the devil and a musician. The theme of battling ...
The Farmer's Curst Wife is a traditional English language folk song listed as Child ballad number 278 and number 160 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The lyrics of the ballad are sometimes sung to the melody of the song Lillibullero. [1] Robert Burns based his 1792 poem "Carle of Killyburn Braes" on the ballad.
The Violin Sonata in G minor, GT 2.g05; B.g5, more familiarly known as the Devil's Trill Sonata (Italian: Il trillo del diavolo), is a work for solo violin (with figured bass accompaniment) by Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770). It is the composer's best-known composition, notable for its technically difficult passages.