CHARLIE DANIELS BAND LAUNCH 'OFF THE GRID' NATIONAL CONCERT TOUR TO SUPPORT NEW ALBUM

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MT. JULIET, Tenn. (March 24, 2014) – The legendary Charlie Daniels Band kick off  their "Off the Grid Tour" in March in support of their first new studio album since 2007,  Off the Grid - Doin' It Dylan.  The CDB will perform nearly 100 concerts this year including performances on the Grand Ole Opry.

"Having new material to play on the live show is like pouring a little hot sauce on your morning eggs, just adds a little extra zest to the set," says Charlie Daniels.

“Charlie is having his best year since 2006 with 85 confirmed dates and on the path for well over 100 shows this year,” adds APA Sr. Vice President Steve Hauser.

CDB Tour dates

03-25 Nashville, TN - Charlie Daniels’ Scholarship for Heroes Concert - Lipscomb University
03-28 Easton, PA - State Theatre Center for the Arts      
03-29 Peekskill, NY - Paramount Hudson Valley
04-04 Durant, OK - Choctaw Casino
04-05 Reklaw, TX - Lake Striker Marina
04-10 Nashville, TN - Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman
04-12 Bremen, GA - Mill Town Music Hall
04-19 Altoona, IA - Meadows Events & Conference Center
04-25 Las Cruces, NM - Las Cruces Country Music Festival – Main Stage
04-26 Spring, TX - Texas Crawfish & Music Festvial
04-27 Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Coast Coliseum Crawfish Festival
05-02 Live Oak, FL - Suwannee River Jam Festival - Main Stage
05-03 Winchester, TN - Dogwood Festival
05-16 Pharr, TX - Pharr Events Center
05-17 Rockwall, TX - Rockwall Founders Day
05-20 Nashville, TN - Jason Foundation Golf Tournament
05-24 Greenwood Village, CO - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater – Volunteer Jam
05-29 Torrington, CT - Warner Theatre
05-30 Wilkes-Barre, PA - Mohegan Sun
05-31 Albany, NY - Times Union Center
06-01 Rochester, NY - Main Street Armory
06-07 De Queen, AR - Cossatot Amphitheatre
06-13 N. Lawrence, OH - The Country Fest
06-14 Big Flats, NY - The Summer Stage at Tag’s
06-15 Gilford, NH - Meadowbrook Pavilion
06-20 Cullman, AL - Rock The South – Cullman Heritage Park
06-21 Pinnacle, NC - Jomeokee Music Campground
06-27 St. Cloud, MN -  Liberty Savings Bank Block Party    
06-29 Cadott, WI - Country Fest
07-03 Caruthersville, MO - Lady Luck Casino
07-04 Sparta, IL - Sparta 175 Celebration & Lonestar Rodeo
07-05 Eldon, MO - Shawnee Bluff Vineyard
07-11 Mahnomen, MN - Shooting Star Casino
07-12 Craven, SK - Craven Country Jamboree
07-17 Livingston, MT - Music Ranch Montana
07-18 Wendover, NV - Peppermill Concert Hall
07-19 Forsyth, MT - Rosebud-Treasure County
07-23 Vernal, UT - Uintah County Fair – Western Park Amphitheater
07-25 Guthrie, IA - Guthrie’s River Ruckus
07-26 Union Grove, WI - Racine County Fair - Grandstand
08-01 Truro, NS Credit Union Arena
08-02 Shediac, NB - Arena Parking Lot
08-03 Tracadie, NB - Downtown City Field
08-08 Rainbow City, AL - Center Stage
08-09 Fayetteville, GA - Southern Ground Amphitheatre
08-17 Pittsburgh, PA - Franklin Graham Festival – Consul Energy Center
08-21 Bartlett, TN - Bartlett Performing Arts Center
08-22 Blue Ash, OH - 2014 Taste of Blue Ash Festival
08-23 Frankfort, KY - Frankfort Convention Center
08-26 Monroe, WA - Evergreen State Fair
08-27 Walla Walla, WA - Walla Walla Frontier Days
08-28 Salem, OR - Oregon State Fair
08-29 Minden, NV Carson Valley Inn – Valley Sky Theatre          
09-05 Rocky Mount, ND - Harley Davidson Dealership
09-06 Mechanicsville, MD - Summerseat Farm
09-11 Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Valley Fair
09-13 Westbury, NY - Theatre at Westbury
09-14  Webster, MA - Indian Ranch
09-19 Stafford, TX Redneck Country Club
09-20 Oklahoma City, OK - Oklahoma State Fair
10-03 Chicago, IL - Joe’s Bar
10-09 Cumming, GA - Cumming County Fair and Festival
10-17 Austin, TX - One World Theatre
10-18 Bossier City, LA - Diamond Jack’s Casino
10-23 Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre
10-24 Ridgefield, CT - The Ridgefield Playhouse
11-07 Branson, MO - Oak Ridge Boys Theatre
11-08 Springfield, IL - Boondocks            
11-15 Biloxi, MS - IP Casino Resort & Spa
11-21 St. Louis, MO - River City Casino
11-22 Hinton, OK - Sugar Creek Casino Event Center
12-12 Las Vegas, NV - The Orleans Hotel & Casino
12-13 Las Vegas, NV - The Orleans Hotel & Casino

Before traveling distances to enjoy the shows, please check with the venues for ticket and on-sale information.

Off The Grid will be released Apr. 1, 2014, on Blue Hat Records in association with MRI and distributed by RED.

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CHARLIE DANIELS: PLAYING "THE LEGEND" FORWARD WITH NEW TRIBUTE CD—'OFF THE GRID - DOIN' IT DYLAN'

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Mt. Juliet, TN (February 5, 2014) – Humbling to think that even the greatest musical legends have their own personal icons – as proven with the much anticipated new release by Charlie Daniels and The CDB — Off The Grid—Doin’ It Dylan. Produced by Charlie Daniels and Casey Wood, (compilation producer David Corlew) the new project is set to street April 1, 2014.

Little could Charlie Daniels have imagined in the late ‘60’s as a young studio musician answering a call from producer Bob Johnston to add his creativity on guitar to three of Dylan’s Nashville produced projects (Nashville Skyline, Self Portrait, and New Morning,) that he was on the first steps of the journey to his own destination as a musical icon.

His first new album project release since 2007, Off The Grid is Dylan the Daniels way and the result is sheer musical genius.

“It was about 50 years ago when I first became aware of Bob Dylan—and no, I was not naïve enough to think I could swim in the same stream, try to emulate what he had done, or cop his licks. Nobody could do that,” notes Daniels. “My ambitions were to provoke some thought, to color the imagery of my songs, to think outside the box of conformity—in other words to be myself.”

Charlie feels the Dylan sessions not only did a lot for his confidence, but helped legitimize him in Nashville circles and beyond as a serious musician. He amply repays the debt of gratitude on this new project.

The new collection contains Daniels’ signature deft musical delivery on ten of Dylan’s finest writings:

Tangled Up In Blue
Times They Are a Changin’
I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
Gotta Serve Somebody
I Shall Be Released
Country Pie
Mr. Tambourine Man
Hard Rains A Gonna Fall
Just Like A Woman
Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)

“Whatever it was Bob Dylan meant by his lyrics, they grabbed the attention of the world and changed the face of music forever,” notes Charlie. “He inspired musicians to knock down the restrictive, bubble gum, three minute a side, Tin Pan Alley world that set the parameters of popular music and turn their creative minds loose in a thousand new directions.”

Charlie Daniels has managed to do just that. During his 50 plus years of creating his own new definitions of music, he has scored hits on rock, country, pop and Christian charts. Skilled on guitar, fiddle, and mandolin, his contributions to country and southern rock are legendary on the path of platinum that’s carried him to virtually every music industry award and accolade presented across multi-genres.

Off The Grid is yet another example of the seemingly endless reservoirs of musical creativity that the now 77 year young Daniels can effortlessly draw upon. The “playing the legend forward” beauty and respect in his tribute to Dylan doesn’t go unnoticed in the tracks.

For the future? “Bob Dylan basically defies description and trying to figure out what he may do next is tantamount to trying to guess which number a roulette ball is going to land on. After 50 years he remains the unrivaled free thinker with the talent and the nerve to follow his musical star wherever it takes him,” notes Daniels.

A note to which a world of listeners of Off The Grid can easily echo, “Back at you Charlie.”

Off The Grid will be released on Blue Hat Records in association with MRI and distributed by RED.