NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Legendary artists Charlie Daniels and Lee Greenwood will perform as part of the Titans and NFL's "Salute to Service" theme at Sunday's Titans-Jaguars game at LP Field. Daniels will sing the National Anthem and Greenwood will perform his classic, "God Bless the USA" during a special halftime program honoring the U.S. Military.
From his Dove Award winning gospel albums to his genre-defining Southern rock anthems and his CMA Award-winning country hits, few artists have left a more indelible mark on America's musical landscape than Charlie Daniels. An outspoken patriot, beloved mentor to young artists and still a road warrior at age 76, Charlie has parlayed his passion for music into a multi-platinum career and a platform to support the military, underprivileged children and others in need.
His own unique voice as an artist emerged as Charlie recorded his self-titled solo album in 1970 for Capitol Records. Two years later he formed the Charlie Daniels Band and the group scored its first hit with the top ten "Uneasy Rider." Since then the CDB has populated radio with such memorable hits as "Long Haired Country Boy," "The South's Gonna Do It Again," "In America," "The Legend of Wooley Swamp" and of course, his signature song, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," which won a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group in 1979 as well as single of the year at the Country Music Association Awards.
Greenwood, meanwhile, claims a string of hits including "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands," "It Turns Me Inside Out," "Somebody's Gonna Love You," "Holdin' A Good Hand," "I Don't Mind the Thorns (If You're the Rose)", "She's Lyin," and "Dixie Road." He has won numerous industry accolades including, Male Vocalist of the year for the Academy of Country Music in 1983, two Male Vocalist of the Year awards from the Country Music Association, 1983 & 1984 and a Grammy for Top Male Vocal Performance in 1985 for "I.O.U.". Also in 1985, he took home CMA Song of the Year honor as the writer of "God Bless the USA."
The song, "God Bless the USA" has been voted the most recognizable patriotic song in America. The singer knows first-hand what it's like to have loved ones fighting for the freedom of all Americans as his father served in the Navy & the Merchant Marine in World War II.
