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| − | Protagonist from the song "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Went_Down_to_Georgia The Devil Went Down to Georgia]" by the Charlie Daniels Band, from a single released May 21, 1979, and then the album ''Million Mile Reflections''. An excellent violinist residing in the state of Georgia, the devil challenges him to a fiddle contest and loses. Johnny wins a gold fiddle. | + | Protagonist from the song "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Went_Down_to_Georgia The Devil Went Down to Georgia]" by the Charlie Daniels Band, from a single released May 21, 1979, and then the album ''Million Mile Reflections''. An excellent violinist residing in the state of Georgia, [[Satan|the devil]] challenges him to a fiddle contest and loses. Johnny wins a gold fiddle. |
A sequel song, "The Devil Comes Back to Georgia" by Mark O'Connor and on his 1993 album ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_(Mark_O%27Connor_album) Heroes]'', has the Devil challenge Johnny a second time. Johnny's out of practice because he has a new baby, but remains confident, over-cofident even, in his ability to best the Devil. The song featured Charlie Daniels, Travis Tritt as the devil, Marty Stuart as Johnny, and Johnny Cash as the narrator. | A sequel song, "The Devil Comes Back to Georgia" by Mark O'Connor and on his 1993 album ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_(Mark_O%27Connor_album) Heroes]'', has the Devil challenge Johnny a second time. Johnny's out of practice because he has a new baby, but remains confident, over-cofident even, in his ability to best the Devil. The song featured Charlie Daniels, Travis Tritt as the devil, Marty Stuart as Johnny, and Johnny Cash as the narrator. | ||
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| + | *[[Satan]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:56, 4 March 2019
Protagonist from the song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by the Charlie Daniels Band, from a single released May 21, 1979, and then the album Million Mile Reflections. An excellent violinist residing in the state of Georgia, the devil challenges him to a fiddle contest and loses. Johnny wins a gold fiddle.
A sequel song, "The Devil Comes Back to Georgia" by Mark O'Connor and on his 1993 album Heroes, has the Devil challenge Johnny a second time. Johnny's out of practice because he has a new baby, but remains confident, over-cofident even, in his ability to best the Devil. The song featured Charlie Daniels, Travis Tritt as the devil, Marty Stuart as Johnny, and Johnny Cash as the narrator.
