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Charlie Daniels Band Headlines Ziegfest 2010

Published on June 16, 2010 under Texas League (TL1)
Corpus Christi Hooks News Release


Grammy Award-winning musician Charlie Daniels and his band headline Ziegfest 2010 at Whataburger Field on Saturday, October 2.

In addition, The Toadies, Jack Ingram, Bob Schneider and The Reverend Horton Heat have been confirmed for the event, which runs from 3-11:45 p.m. The show is presented by Ryan-Sanders Entertainment, the Corpus Christi Hooks, L&F Distributors, ZiegenBock, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and K-99.

Three additional regional/local acts will also perform.

The 73-year-old son of a lumberjack, Daniels' diverse musical menu encompasses country, rock, bluegrass, blues and gospel. He's partly Western and partly Southern, which makes him the perfect fit for a truly Texan event. By the late 1950s, Daniels was already skilled on the guitar, fiddle and mandolin. It was then he first formed a rock and roll band and hit the road.

Over the next half-century, Daniels toured, wrote for his band and various performers (including Elvis Presley and Tammy Wynette), worked as a Nashville session musician (for Bob Dylan among others) and produced albums (for the Youngbloods). As a record-maker, he broke through with 1973's Honey In the Rock and its hit hippie song, "Uneasy Rider." Daniels' rebel anthems "Long Haired Country Boy" and "The South's Gonna Do It" propelled his 1975 collection Fire On the Mountain to Double Platinum status.

In the summer of 1979, Daniels delivered "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," which became a No. 1 country hit and Platinum single. It topped both country and pop charts, won a Grammy Award, became an international phenomenon, earned three Country Music Association trophies, became a cornerstone of the "Urban Cowboy" movie soundtrack and propelled his Million Mile Reflections album to Triple Platinum.

His yearly Volunteer Jam concerts, musical extravaganzas that served as a prototype for many of today's annual day-long music marathons, always feature a variety of current stars and heritage artists and are considered by some historians as Daniels' most impressive contribution to Southern music.

He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on January 24, 2008.

The Charlie Daniels Band is comprised of Daniels, Bruce Brown, Taz DiGregorio, Charlie Hayward, Pat McDonald and Chris Wormer.

Ziegfest 2010 tickets go on sale this Friday, June 18, at whataburgerfield.com and the Whataburger Field box office. Phone purchasers may call 361-561-4665. All tickets are General Admission and $25 in advance, $30 the day-of. Hooks season-ticket holders and sponsors enjoy ticket options at a discounted rate.

Several Texas-themed events are planned for Ziegfest, including a mechanical bull, jalapeno-eating contest, armadillo races, video tributes from notable Texans and a longhorn steer for picture taking.

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