Country music icon, Charlie Daniels, dies at 83

Country music legend, Charlie Daniels, has died at the age of 83.

His publicist, Don Murry Grubbs, confirmed that he died on Monday following a battle with hemorrhagic stroke.

Charlie Daniels is survived by a wife, Hazel, and son Charlie Daniels, Jr.

Charlie was born Oct. 28, 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina. He started out playing bluegrass locally with the Misty Mountain Boys before moving to Nashville in 1967. He was already becoming known as a songwriter as well; he co-wrote an Elvis Presley song, "It Hurts Me," in 1964.

He is famous for his biggest mainstream hit that won his only Grammy in 1979: "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," which featured his blistering violin and growled vocals in a retread of classic stories linking Satan to music — and even to the fiddle in particular.