A Tribute to Charlie Daniels

[Suzanne]

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The Lost Challenges
A Tribute to Charlie Daniels
Duration: 1/1/2022 - 1/31/2022

Progress: 10 out of 10

Charlie Daniels

Duration is 1 month from start date. Each task can be done as many times as you like. A participation badge will be rewarded.

TASKS

1. Daniels was born October 28, 1936, in Wilmington, North Carolina, and raised on a musical diet that included Pentecostal gospel, local bluegrass bands, and the rhythm & blues and country music from Nashville's 50,000-watt AM radio stations WLAC and WSM.

- Read a book set in North Carolina.
- Read a book where a character listens to the radio. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
- Read a book about music (can be a musician, singer or a band).
All Summer Long by Hope Larson - ***** - 1/3/2022 - 176 Pages



2. In 1964, Daniels co-wrote "It Hurts Me" (a song which Elvis Presley recorded) with his friend, producer Bob Johnston, under Bob's wife's name, Joy Byers. He worked as a Nashville session musician, often for Johnston, including playing guitar and electric bass on three Bob Dylan albums during 1969 and 1970, and on recordings by Leonard Cohen.

- Read a book where a character is hurt:
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - * - 1/6/2022 - 928 Pages - 732,645 ratings
- Read a book set in Tennessee.
- Read a book with a character called Bob.



3. Daniels recorded his first solo album, Charlie Daniels, in 1971 (see 1971 in country music).
His first hit, the novelty song "Uneasy Rider", was from his 1973 third album, Honey in the Rock, and reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

- Read a book that is third in a series.
- Read a book that has a 9 in the page count:
Cucumber Quest: The Doughnut Kingdom by Gigi D.G. - **** - 1/4/2022 - 192 Pages
- Read a book where the main character has a "honey":



4. Daniels played fiddle on many of the Marshall Tucker Band's early albums. In the same year, he organized the first in a series of Volunteer Jam concerts based in or around Nashville, Tennessee, often playing with members of Barefoot Jerry.

- Read a book with a character called Marshall, Tucker or Jerry.
- Read a book where a character plays the fiddle.
- Read a book where someone is a volunteer:
Kiss Number 8 by Colleen A.F. Venable - ***** - 1/16/2022 - 320 Pages - Volunteers at the soup kitchen



5. Daniels won the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance in 1979 for "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", which reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1979. The following year, "Devil" became a major crossover success on rock radio stations after its inclusion on the soundtrack for the hit movie Urban Cowboy, in which he makes an onscreen appearance.

- Read a book where a character wins an award.
- Read a book where a character is a "devil":
Firelight by Kristen Callihan - ***** - 1/8/2022 - 372 Pages
- Read a book which has a cowboy on the cover.



6. In 1993, Daniels teamed up with fiddler Mark O'Connor to record a sequel to Daniels' 1979 single "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" titled "The Devil Came Back to Georgia". Daniels plays the fiddle alongside O'Connor, while Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt sing the lyrics. The song is on O'Connor's album Heroes.

- Read a book published in 1993.
- Read a book where characters collaborate.
Neuromancer by William Gibson - *** - 1/13/2022 - 271 Pages
- Read a book where a character is a hero.



7. On October 18, 2005, Daniels was honored as a BMI Icon at the 53rd annual BMI Country Awards. Daniels' songwriting garnered 6 BMI Country Awards during his music career; the first award coming in 1976 for "The South's Gonna Do It Again". In November 2007, Daniels was invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. He was inducted during the January 19, 2008, edition of the Opry.

- Read a book which is set in the month of October.
- Read a book which has a 5 or 3 in the ratings.
X vs. Y: A Culture War, a Love Story by Eve Epstein - **** - 1/18/2022 - 191 Pages
- Read a book set in the South.



8. Daniels married Hazel Juanita Alexander on September 20, 1964. They had one child, a son, Charles Edward Daniels Jr. An avid University of Tennessee sports fan, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, and other outdoor activities. He was a member of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and performed on their videos.

- Read a book with a character called Hazel or Alexander.
- Read a book where the MC is an only child:
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - ***** - 1/24/2022 - 389 Pages
- Read a book about sports.



9. Daniels suffered a major arm injury on January 30, 1980, while digging fence post holes on his farm near Mount Juliet. He suffered three complete breaks in his right arm and two broken fingers when his shirtsleeve caught on a spinning auger. The injury required surgery and sidelined him for four months. Daniels was successfully treated for prostate cancer in 2001.

- Read a book where a character breaks a bone:
Shakespeare's Champion by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 1/20/2022 - 214 Pages
- Read a book with a cancer survivor.
- Read a book about farming.



10. On January 15, 2010, Daniels was rushed to the hospital after suffering a stroke while snowmobiling in Colorado. He was released two days later. Daniels died on July 6, 2020, at the age of 83 of a hemorrhagic stroke at Summit Medical Center in Nashville.

- Read a book with an elderly character.
Betty and Friends: My Life at the Zoo by Betty White - ***** - 1/20/2022 - 304 Pages
- Read a book where a character does a winter sport.
- Read a book where a character dies.

[Genevieve]

Well done Suzeanne