A talented and showy fiddler, Charlie Daniels and his band fuse hardcore country with a hard-edged Southern rock boogie and blues. The group—which has had a rotating cast of musicians over the years—has always been known for their instrumental dexterity, but they were also notorious for their down-home, good-old-boy attitude in the early 80s, they became a virtual symbol of conservative country values. Daniels and his band experienced the height of their popularity at the end of the 70s and early 80s, but they remained a popular concert attraction well into the 90s.