The Charlie Daniels Band Announces Dates For "2008 Volunteer Jam Tour"


(Nashville, Tennessee - March 12th, 2008) On April 11th, The Charlie Daniels Band will kick-off the 2008 Volunteer Jam Tour. This year's dates will feature an exciting lineup including 38 Special and Shooter Jennings.

The Volunteer Jam started in 1974 when Daniels wanted to record Fire On The Mountain in front of a live audience. The War Memorial Auditorium in downtown Nashville set the stage as Daniels' friends joined in on a "jam" that year.

The 2008 Volunteer Jam Tour dates are:
4-11-08 Harris, MI - Island Resort & Casino
4-12-08 Harris, MI - Island Resort & Casino
4-18-08 West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
4-19-08 Winger Haven, FL - Cypress Gardens
4-24-08 Bartlesville, OK - Million Dollar Elm Casino
4-25-08 Fayetteville, AR - Dickson Street Music Festival
4-26-08 Kinder, LA - Coushatta Casino Resort
5-9-08 Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
5-10-08 Valdosta, GA - Wild Adventures
5-16-08 N. Myrtle Beach, SC - Hard Rock Park
5-17-08 Tuscumbia, AL - Alabama Music Hall of Fame
5-28-08 Colorado Springs, CO - World Arena
5-29-08 Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Gaming Casino Showroom
5-30-08 Salt Lake City, UT- Usana Amphitheatre
5-31-08 Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Arena
6-1-08 Tucson, AZ - Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre
6-6-08 Indio, CA - Fantasy Springs Casino Event Center
6-7-08 Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Field Amphitheatre
6-8-08 Palmdale, CA - Palmdale Amphitheatre
6-19-08 Westbury, NY - North Fork Theatre
6-20-08 Champion, PA - Seven Springs Mountain Resort
6-21-08 Guilford, NH - Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center
6-28-08 Hoffman Estates, IL - Sears Centre
7-4-08 Blue Ash, OH - Blue Ash Sports Center
7-18-08 Sevierville, TN - Smokies Stadium
7-19-08 Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Concert Pavilion
8-8-08 Sedalia, MO - Missouri State Fair
8-9-08 West Allis, WI - Wisconsin State Fair
8-12-08 Des Moines, IA - Iowa State Fair
8-14-08 Lewisburg, WV - State Fair of West Virgina

Going into his 50th year in the Music Industry, Charlie Daniels has scored hits on the rock, country, pop and Christian charts and counts awards from the Country Music Association (CMA), Academy of Country Music (ACM), TNN/Music City News Awards, and the Gospel Music Association (GMA) among his many accolades. His signature song, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," topped both country and pop charts, bringing him international acclaim. Daniels' current Blue Hat/Koch Records CD release, Deuces, is his first duet album and features guest artists Travis Tritt; Bonnie Bramlett; Gretchen Wilson; Vince Gill; Earl, Gary & Randy Scruggs; Dolly Parton; Darius Rucker; The Del McCoury Band; Brenda Lee; Brooks & Dunn; Marty Stuart; Montgomery Gentry; and Brad Paisley.

After more than two decades together, 38 Special is still playing more than 100 shows per year. And at every one of them, thousands of audience members are completely blindsided by the power and muscle of the band's performance. "When we come out, people are like, 'Whoa! It's like a freight train rolling over them...'" says vocalist/guitarist Don Barnes. While most associate the group with its arena-rock '80s pop smashes, these days the band's harder edge is what is immediately noticeable. Barnes says it's all about maintaining the intensity that they deliver in their live shows.

Singer/Songwriter Shooter Jennings' third studio album THE WOLF received mass critical acclaim by the nation's top music critics who described the album as a "stirring blend of tough rockers and heart-on-the-sleeve country" (American Songwriter). Jennings is working hard to prepare the new material for what looks to be his busiest tour schedule in career history, while making time for recent television appearances on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

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