GOVERNOR LEE DECLARES AUGUST 18TH CHARLIE DANIELS DAY

Governor Bill Lee has declared Aug. 18, 2021 as “Charlie Daniels Day” in Tennessee. That is the same day as the star-studded 2021 Volunteer Jam: A Musical Salute to Charlie Daniels at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. WZTV reports that Daniels, who passed away last year at age 83, was scheduled to play at the show that will now honor his passing. The Charlie Daniels Band performed the first Volunteer Jam on October 4, 1974, at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, marking the beginning of a tradition