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"Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues" is a song written and recorded by American music group Charlie Daniels Band. It was released in August 1988 as the first single from the album Homesick Heroes . The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
The story is told ten years after the protagonist faced being drafted into the Vietnam War. Though he could have avoided being sent (either by escaping to Canada as a war protester, or choosing to stay in school under a student deferment), believing he was "brought up differently/I couldn't break the rules" elected to go ahead and serve.
The song begins as a disappointed Devil arrives in Georgia, apparently "way behind" on stealing souls, when he comes upon a young man named Johnny who is playing a fiddle, and quite well. Out of desperation, the Devil, who claims to also be a fiddle player, wagers a fiddle of gold against Johnny's soul to see who is the better fiddler.
Boogie-woogie continued in country music through the end of the 20th century. The Charlie Daniels Band (whose earlier tune "The South's Gonna Do It Again" uses boogie-woogie influences) released "Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues" in 1988, and three years later in 1991 Brooks & Dunn had a huge hit with "Boot Scootin' Boogie". [28]
"Long Haired Country Boy" (1975) " The South's Gonna Do It (Again) ", is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1974 album Fire on the Mountain .
His music fused rock, country, blues and jazz, and was a pioneering contribution to Southern rock and outlaw country. He was best known for his number-one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". Much of his output, including all but one of his eight Billboard Hot 100 charting singles, was credited to the Charlie Daniels Band.
Fiddle Fire: 25 Years of the Charlie Daniels Band is a compilation album by American musician Charlie Daniels. Released on August 18, 1998, the album consists of re-recordings of a number of his hits.
Million Mile Reflections is the tenth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the seventh as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on April 20, 1979.It is best known for the hit single "The Devil Went Down to Georgia".