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Charlie Daniels Suffers Stroke
Country singer and fiddler Charlie Daniels suffered a mild stroke on Jan. 15 while snowmobiling in Colorado with his wife and friends. He is now recovering at his Durango, Colo. area vacation home.
Daniels was treated at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango and then airlifted to Swedish Medical Center in Denver, about 230 miles away.
“It was a scary moment there but he’s doing great,” spokeswoman Paula Szeigis said.
After being released from the hospital on Sunday, Daniels returned to his vacation home in Colorado. He lives in Mount Juliet, Tenn., but vacations in the Durango area every year around Christmas. He’s been there since Dec. 27.
The Charlie Daniels Band has no plans to cancel any upcoming shows, according to a statement on his Web site which noted that musician “is doing well” and that he “and his family appreciate and are grateful for everyone’s thoughts and prayers during this time.”
The band’s 2010 tour kicks off Feb. 27 at St. Lucie County Fairgrounds in Fort Piece, Fla., with dates on the books through an Aug. 29 gig at San Diego Sports Arena as part of the Sean Hannity Freedom Concert tour.
Daniels was inducted into the Grand Old Opry in 2008. The Charlie Daniels Band is best known for the 1979 hit “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” which earned the group a Grammy for best country vocal.
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