Never Look at the Empty Seats: A Memoir
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The Incredible Story of a Country Music Legend
Few artists have left a more indelible mark on America’s musical landscape than Charlie Daniels.
Readers will experience a soft, personal side of Charlie Daniels that has never before been documented. In his own words, he presents the path from his post-depression childhood to performing for millions as one of the most successful country acts of all time and what he has learned along the way. The book also includes insights into the many musicians that orbited Charlie’s world, including Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Tammy Wynette and many more.
Charlie was officially inducted into The Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016, shortly before his 80th birthday. He now shares the inside stories, reflections, and rare personal photographs from his earliest days in the 1940s to his self-taught guitar and fiddle playing high school days of the fifties through his rise to music stardom in the seventies, eighties and beyond.
Charlie Daniels presents a life lesson for all of us regardless of profession:
“Walk on stage with a positive attitude. Your troubles are your own and are not included in the ticket price. Some nights you have more to give than others, but put it all out there every show. You're concerned with the people who showed up, not the ones who didn't. So give them a show and…Never look at the empty seats!”
Charlie Daniels
From his Dove Award–winning gospel albums to his genre-defining Southern rock anthems and CMA Award–winning country hits, few artists have left a more indelible mark on America’s musical landscape than Charlie Daniels. An outspoken patriot, beloved mentor to young artists, and still a road warrior at age 81, Charlie has parlayed his passion for music into a multiplatinum career and a platform to support the military, underprivileged children, and others in need.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Never Look at the Empty Seats is Charlie Daniels' excellent autobiography, tracing his long life from his beginnings in a small Southern town where everyone gathered around in a neighbor's living room to catch one and only channel available on the tv to his induction into the Countrt Music Hall of Fame. Along the way, in addition to tracing his musical career and family life, he walks the reader through varied events of the late Twentieth Century from Pearl Harbor to Jim Crow to the Vietnam War.
What really makes this book sing is Daniels' writing talent. He speaks with an easy voice to listen to and has a real down-to-earth philosophy. Before reading this book, I knew very little of Daniels' life or even his music -other than his awesome hit Devil Went Down to Georgia and his Soapbox commentary on social and political issues, which is so well written that it proves you don't need a college education to be a great thinker.
Nevertheless, I found this book to be, not only well-written, but fascinating on many different levels. It is primarily about the musical career of Daniels. He touches briefly on his faith and on his views of current events.
Now that I have learned all about Daniels' lengthy career, I look forward to actually listening to some of his music.
Than you to Thomas Nelson publishing for this advance copy of the book. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved listening to Charlie read his story. He is relatable, humble, worldly but I feel like I'm listening to one of my Papa's friends, or an Appalachian grandpa tell a story. I have loved Charlie as a person for a long time. I have found his presence on Twitter to be that of a down to earth man who approaches his fan base. He speaks his religion without shame, which I love, and his business views are ones that I feel I can learn from. I've loved his book, and I hope I can learn more about him in the future.