April 12, 2013 A pacemaker won't slow Charlie Daniels down. The Charlie Daniels Band frontman says his fiddling or movements on stage won't be compromised with the device implanted in his chest. He underwent the procedure last month after being hospitalized with pneumonia. He returns to the stage Friday night (April 12) in Verona, N.Y.
April 8, 2013 The last hour of voting during the finals of March Bandness was frenzied, to say the least. Thousands of fans of Alabama and the Charlie Daniels Band cast a ballot in the waning minutes. The boys from Fort Payne, Ala. were trailing until the end, when they surged ahead and took the title of Best Country Band of All Time.
In one week, the greatest country band of all time will be decided. The past three weeks have seen upsets and blowouts -- and more than a few come-from-behind wins. It's Taste of Country's March Bandness, where anything is possible. Fans and ToC readers will determine a champion from two legendary finalists: Alabama and the Charlie Daniels Band.
April 1, 2013 The Taste of Country March Bandness Finals will feature the two longest-serving bands in the competition. Alabama and the Charlie Daniels Band were playing country music before some of the 14 other groups in this bracket-style contest were born, and their longtime fans haven't forgotten. Both used social media to drum up support during semi-final matchups, and both cruised to comfortable wins.
March 28, 2013 Country legend Charlie Daniels is expected to remain hospitalized until Friday as he recovers from pneumonia and a pacemaker implant to regulate his heart rate. The singer was admitted to a Nashville area hospital on Monday (March 25). He says he hadn't been feeling well.
There are more similarities than differences between these two semi-finalists in the Taste of Country March Bandness competition. Both Zac Brown Band and the Charlie Daniels Band rely on strong musicianship to fuel a high-energy live show. Both are known in their own way for playing 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia.' Both have frontmen known for thick facial hair and iconic headwear. However, only one group can move on to the finals in this competition to decide country music's all-time best group.
March 25, 2013 Taste of Country's March Bandness competition is down to the final four. Zac Brown Band, Charlie Daniels Band, Alabama and Diamond Rio remain -- only one of these bands will be declared as the greatest country band of all time. It's up to fans and ToC readers to decide who will move on to next week's finals in this bracket style competition.
One legend and one relative newcomer square off in this March Bandness Round 2 battle to decide the best country band of all time. Lady Antebellum took down the Judds with relative ease, and Charlie Daniels Band did the same with the Dixie Chicks in Round 1. Country fans are sure to be split when deciding who is the better all-time country group in this matchup.
March 12, 2013 The final Round 1 matchup in the 2013 March Bandness competition is a spicy one. The Dixie Chicks -- arguably the greatest group of the late '90s and early '00s -- are up against a legendary group in the Charlie Daniels Band. Musically, both acts draw from bluegrass and traditional country to create their sound. That may be where the similarities end, however.
March 11, 2013 The battle for the best team in American begins today, not next week. Taste of Country's March Bandness is a fan-voted search for the best country band of all time. Sixteen groups from five decades of country music will square off two at a time in this bracket-style tournament. It's a battle of legends versus modern superstars, outlaws versus pop-country herores and trios versus quartets, quintets or more-tets.
