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Charlie Daniels dies from stroke at age 83

By Spencer Neale
Published July 6, 2020 5:38pm ET
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Charlie Daniels dies from stroke at age 83
Ronna Romney McDaniels, Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, takes a photo of the audience at a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Sterling Heights, Mich., Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. | (Paul Sancya/AP)

One of the biggest stars in country music is dead at the age of 83.

Charlie Daniels, best known for “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” died after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke on Monday morning, according to publicist Don Grubbs. Daniels is survived by his wife, Hazel, and his son, Charlie Daniels Jr.

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