The spoken-word tale was a Top Ten pop hit but country radio wasn’t exactly ready for it in 1972. Honey in the Rock featured “Uneasy Rider,” a counter-culture tale of a weed-smoking hippie driving his peace-sign-bearing Chevy from the South to L.A., rustling up trouble with some combative rednecks along the way. But it would take another two years and two albums, before Daniels’ blend of traditional country and Southern rock would pay off. The North Carolina native, whose early session work in Music City included playing bass and guitar on Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline album in 1969, released his self-titled solo debut two years later. Versatile musician Charlie Daniels, who was officially inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame earlier this month, also celebrates another milestone with his 80th birthday today.
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