The Devil Went Down to Georgia

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The Devil Went Down to Georgia by The Charlie Daniels Band

About The Devil Went Down to Georgia

"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is a song written and recorded by music group Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album Million Mile Reflections. The song was the band's biggest hit, reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, prevented from further chart movement by "After the Love Has Gone" by Earth, Wind and Fire and "My Sharona" by The Knack. The song tells a story about the Devil's failure to gain a young man's soul through a fiddle-playing contest. .

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About this song

Credited to: The Charlie Daniels Band
Album: Les 100 plus grands titres Country · Track 19 of 81
Released: April 26, 2010
Duration: 3:34
On Last.fm: 200,441 listeners on Last.fm

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