Charlie was a dear friend of mine that I met through my association with cowboys when I was working on my first book The American Cowboy, Tribute to a Vanishing Breed. His manager Dave Corlew, introduced us many years ago.
I am always grateful for how much Charlie and Dave reached out to help my son, a Marine with five tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, to help him into the GI Bill Yellow Ribbon program. He was able to get a bachelor's degree thanks to Charlie Daniels and David Corlew.
Charlie and I became good friends shooting various album covers together. We had some great long sit down conversations about our beliefs and our shared love of God and country. I always love to hear his testimony of when he met the Lord and how it changed his life.
I will miss him deeply!