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A Southern Rock Tribute to the Charlie Daniels Band "Volunteer Jam 1974-2023" in Nashville. Plus, Gary Allen's 1974 road pictures & more

October , 1974: The Charlie Daniels Band and Very Special guests

at Volunteer Jam '74, also known as Volunteer Jam I.

This was the beginning of a Nashville Tradition

at Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium.


Charlie Daniels and Friends “Volunteer Jam 1 – 1974 / The Legend Begins” Review

Released in 2023: Charlie Daniels and Friends “Volunteer Jam 1 – 1974 / The Legend Begins” 

Band members: Charlie Daniels, Barry Barnes, Gary Allen, Taz DiGregorio, 

Mark Fitzgerald, Freddy Edwards, plus special surprise guests.

Below: See our review of this album

 Pat Adams review of Charlie Daniels & Friends “Volunteer Jam 1–1974/The Legend Begins”.
I was so surprised to see the very first Volunteer Jam being released on February 23, 2023 (on CD and vinyl). It took place at the War Memorial Auditorium in downtown Nashville Tennessee on October 4, 1974. Being a longtime fan of the Volunteer Jam, I attended  almost  all of them, but I did not attend the first one, mainly because I didn’t know about it. This first Volunteer Jam started out as a live taping for the” Fire On The Mountain” album. I think three of these live recordings were included on the “Fire On The Mountain” album. “The Volunteer Jam 1 - 1974” album starts off with Charlie Daniels playing “Tennessee Waltz” on the fiddle as the intro, followed by “Whiskey” & Way Down Yonder”, both songs from the “Way Down Yonder” album (later reissued as “Whiskey”). The next three songs are from the Fire On The Mountain album, including a live version of “Long Haired Country Boy”. Songs 7 & 8 are country songs, including Jambalaya. Then, the next three songs are from “Fire On The Mountain” album, including a live version of “South’s Gonna Do It Again”. The last song is called “Don’t You Lie To Me” (unfamiliar to me).
"The Legend Begins" as this CD includes the early version of the Charlie Daniels Band live at the original Volunteer Jam, including Charlie Daniels, Barry Barnes, Mark Fitzgerald, Joel (Taz) DiGregorio, Fred Edwards & Gary Allen. This version of the band played on the “Way Down Yonder” album, as well as the triple platinum “Fire On The Mountain”. This album includes live versions of songs from both albums, plus a few other songs. This is a good quality recording that brings out the instruments of each one of the talented band members. Shown is the CD cover unfolded, front & back, Special guests listed are Toy Caldwell, Dicky Betts, Paul Riddle & Jamie Nichol.  Sadly, the early CDB band members are only listed as the Charlie Daniels Band (not individually). I’m very impressed with the album and recommend it to any Volunteer Jam fan or early Charlie Daniels fan.

Purchase the CD or Vinyl album from the Charlie Daniels Store at : http://bit.ly/cdbstore

Click here to Listen to the Volunteer Jam 1 - 1974 on Charlie Daniels YouTube channel 


By Pat Adams from the www.TennesseeConcerts.com and the www.SouthernTribute.com website’s out of Nashville Tennessee. Pat along with the late CDB drummer Gary Allen ran the "Play It Again Jam", a weekly/monthly musicians jam at venues around Nashville from 2008-2011 (not related to the Volunteer Jam).

Reviews of the 1st Volunteer Jam

The Charlie Daniels Band "Volunteer Jam"

The Charlie Daniels Band "Volunteer Jam"

Record World Magazine (November 9, 1974) wrote:Charlie Daniels and his band recently recorded an album of material at a concert at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville. The album featured not only Charlie's band, but a jam session with Dickie Betts,of the Allman Brothers Band, Toy Caldwell (of Cowboy), Paul Riddle from the Marshall Tucker Band, plus others. The others included Joel (Taz) DiGregorio, piano player for the Daniels band, as well as guitarist Barry Barnes, bassist Mark Fitzgerald and drummers Gary Allen & Freddy Edwards of the Charlie Daniels Band. Also playing were Jerry Eubanks of the Marshall Tucker Band, Artimus Pyle, Jamie Nichol, Sam McPherson,and of course, Charlie Daniels. Portions of the Jam will be used on an album..... Pure Southern Rock,  mixed with the funkiest versions of some old country songs you've ever laid your ears on should make the album as good as the concert.


Rolling Stone Magazine (November 21, 1974) wrote: Ya'll stick around;  boomed the voice of Charlie Daniels, who had just delivered a dynamic set with his own band. We're going to have some people come out here, that can really play. When he reappeared with Dickey Betts and about half of the Marshall Tucker Band, there was that unmistakable feeling of good will let loose within the audience, and it snapped my head..... Joining him, his band and Betts onstage for the Volunteer Jam were Toy Caldwell, Jerry Eubanks, Paul Riddle and Sam McPherson from the Marshall Tucker Band, Artimus Pyle, who works in the studio with Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Jamie Nichol, a young Nashville percussionist.

The Charlie Daniels Band "Volunteer Jam"

The Charlie Daniels Band "Volunteer Jam"

The Charlie Daniels Band "Volunteer Jam"

Volunteer Jam I - October 4, 1974

Volunteer II - September 12, 1975

Volunteer Jam III - January 8, 1977

Volunteer Jam IV - January 14, 1978

Volunteer Jam V - January 13, 1979

Volunteer Jam VI - January 12, 1980

Volunteer Jam VII - January 17, 1981

Volunteer Jam XIII - January 30, 1982

Volunteer Jam IX -January 22, 1983

Volunteer Jam X - February 4, 1884

Volunteer Jam XI - February 2, 1985

Volunteer Jam XII - July 12, 1986

Volunteer Jam XIII - September 6, 1987

Volunteer Jam XIV - May 4, 1991

Volunteer Jam XV - September 2, 1992

Volunteer Jam XVI - October 29, 1996

Volunteer Jam XVIII - August 12, 2015

Volunteer Jam XIX - November 30, 2016

Volunteer Jam XX - March 7, 2018



 

The Volunteer Jam with the late Charlie Daniels Picture by Pat Adams

August 12, 2015: Volunteer Jam host Charlie Daniels at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. 

This was at the 40th Anniversary of Nashville's Volunteer Jam

Picture by Pat Adams from this Tennessee Concerts website


Charlie Daniels Band - Devil Went Down To Georgia

 VIDEO: January 13, 1979: The Charlie Daniels Band does the Devil Went Down To Georgia for the first time live.  This was at Volunteer Jam V, a yearly event (at the time) in Nashville Tennessee hosted by the Charlie Daniels Band. Band members (and writers of the song) included Charlie Daniels on vocals & fiddle, Tommy Crain on guitar, Taz DiGregorio on keyboards, Charlie Hayward on bass, and Freddy Edwards & James Marshall on the drums. The song won them a Grammy Award.

Charlie Daniels Band - Souths Gonna Do It Again

 VIDEO: August 12, 2015: The Charlie Daniels Band at the 40th Anniversary of the Volunteer Jam. This is an extended version of Souths Gonna Do It Again with many of the guests that performed at the jam that night including Jack Pearson, LeeRoy Parnell, Billy Dean, Billy Crain & many others. Video by Pat Adams

January 13, 1979: Lynyrd Skynyrd Reunites for First Time at the Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam

January 13, 1979: Lynyrd Skynyrd Reunites for  First Time at the Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam

January 13, 1979: Lynyrd Skynyrd Reunites for the First Time at the Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam 


Lynyrd Skynyrd 1st Reunion - Freebird (Instrumental)

VIDEO: January 13, 1979: Members of Lynyrd Skynyrd (and the CDB) perform an instrumental of the Skynyrd anthem, "Free Bird" at Volunteer Jam V at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN. The Jam was the first time the surviving members of Skynyrd had performed together since before the tragic crash that claimed the lives of both pilots, guitarist Steve Gaines and his sister (and Honkette) Cassie, roadie Dean Kilpatrick and lead singer, and dear friend of Charlie's, Ronnie Van Zant. 

Lynyrd Skynyrd 2nd Reunion - Gimme Three Steps

VIDEO: September 6, 1987: Lynyrd Skynyrd performs "Gimme Three Steps" at Volunteer Jam XIII at Starwood Amphitheater. This was Lynyrd Skynyrd's second reunion since the 1977 plane crash 

and included the surviving members 

The Winters Brothers Band

January 13, 1979: Southern rockers, The Winters Brothers Band played at many of the Volunteer Jam ev

January 13, 1979: Southern rockers, The Winters Brothers Band 

played at many of the Volunteer Jam events. 


Winters Brothers Band - I Can't Help It

VIDEO: January 13, 1979: The Winters Brothers Band does "I Can't Help It" at the 1979 Volunteer Jam in Nashville Tennessee. Band members Include Donnie Winters (guitar), Dennis Winters (vocals) & Gene Watson (Bass). Jamming with The Winters Brothers Band are the late George McCorkle (Marshall Tucker Band), Taz (CDB), Freddy Edwards (CDB) and southern rock persussionist Jamie Nichols.

Winters Brothers Band - Columbus Stockade Blues

VIDEO: January 17, 1981: Winters Brothers Band, with Papa Don Winters at the Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam in Nashville Tennessee

The Marshall Tucker Band

June 3, 2000: The Marshall Tucker Band at Starwood Amphitheater, This was a later version of Marshal

June 3, 2000: The Marshall Tucker Band at Starwood Amphitheater, This was a later version 

of Marshall Tucker, with singer Doug Gray being the only original member left. 

See videos of the original Marshall Tucker Band and of Toy Caldwell at the Volunteer Jam


Flashback to 1974: The late Toy Caldwell (from the Marshall Tucker Band) & Charlie Daniels

Flashback to 1974:  The late Toy Caldwell from the Marshall Tucker Band, with Charlie Daniels. taken while on tour with the Marshall Tucker Band & the Charlie Daniels Band. We would catch rides on each others buses just to here some new road stories. Paul Hornsby was on board as well, (producer of CDB "Fire On The Mountain" album as well as The MTB, and played piano on the Marshall Tucker records). Text & picture by Gary Allen (ex-Charlie Daniels Band drummer). 


Flashback to 1974: George McCorkle  in the 1970's from The Marshall Tucker Band
I took this picture of George McCorkle from the Marshall Tucker Band on the Uneasy
Rider (CDB Bus) on the way to a MTB/CDB show. Courtesy of Gary Allen (ex-CDB).
George is the best best rhythm guitar in southern rock and a stand up human being
as well. George McCorkle passed away from cancer at age 60 on June 29, 2007. 


Flashback 1974: Paul Riddle from the Marshall Tucker Band 

Picture by Gary Allen from the Charlie Daniels Band

Marshall Tucker Band - 24 Hours At A Time

VIDEO: September 12, 1975: The ORIGINAL Marshall Tucker Band 

(with Charlie Daniels) on stage for "24 Hours at a Time" 

at Volunteer Jam II at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee 

Toy Caldwell & the CDB - Can't You See

VIDEO: September 6, 1987: Toy Caldwell joins the CDB 

on stage to perform "Can't You See" at Volunteer Jam XIII 

at Starwood Amphitheater in Nashville, Tennessee. 

Lynyrd Skynyrd

August 12, 2015: Lynyrd Skynyrd returns to the Volunteer Jam at the the Volunteer Jam

August 12, 2015: Lynyrd Skynyrd returns to the Volunteer Jam at the 40th Anniversary 

of the Volunteer Jam. Lynyrd Skynyrd has played the Volunteer Jam several times. 

Check out our Lynyrd Skynyrd Southern Tribute website.

Pictures by Pat Adams


Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama

VIDEO: August 12, 2015: Lynyrd Skynyrd makes a surprise visit 

the 40th Anniversary of the  Volunteer Jam at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville  Tennessee, playing their classic 70's hit 

Sweet Home Alabama. This was the last song of the night, 

as Lynyrd Skynyrd was a (unannounced) surprise guest at the jam. Charlie Daniels comes out at the end of the video, with 

his signature line "Ain't It Great To Be Alive And Be In Tennessee.

Video shot by Pat Adams from this Tennessee Concerts website.  

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man

March 7, 2018: Lynyrd Skynyrd performing 

"Simple Man & "Sweet Home Alabama" at Volunteer Jam XX 

at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville TN.  Members were: 

Gary Rossington – guitars (1964–1977, 1979, 1987–present)  

Rickey Medlocke – vocals, drums, mandolin (1971–1972), guitars, backing vocals, mandolin (1996–present)     

Johnny Van Zant – lead vocals (1987–present)     

Michael Cartellone – drums (1999–present)     

Mark Matejka – guitars, backing vocals (2006–present)     

Peter Keys – keyboards (2009–present)     

Keith Christopher – bass (2017–present 

                                                                                                                    

1980's: The Allman Brothers Band at the Nashville Volunteer Jam. Pictures from YouTube

The Allman Brothers at the Charlie Daniels Band Volunteer Jam

The Allman Brothers Band at the Charlie Daniels Band Volunteer Jam events in the 1980's


Flashback 1971: The late Gregg Allman with The Allman Brothers Band in 1971
These are pictures I took at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium of the 2nd incarnation
of the Allman Brothers Band, just after Duane's death. That's Gregg Allman
playing a Hammond B3. Dickie Betts was the sole guitarist on this tour.
Courtesy of Gary Allen (ex-Charlie Daniels Band drummer). 


Flashback 1971: The late Berry Oakley on bass guitar from The Allman Brothers Band
Another shot from the Municipal Auditorium of The Allmans without Duane.
Early 70's and taken on a Brownie camera I got from my grandmother for
Christmas that year. Soon afterwards, Berry was also killed on a motorcycle
within a block of where Duane lost his life. They are buried side by side in
Macon Georgia. Berry died within a year of when this picture was
taken. Picture by Gary Allen, ex-Charlie Daniels Band


Flashback 1974: Butch Trucks with the Allman Brothers Band

Flashback 1974: Butch Trucks with the Allman Brothers Band

at the Nashville Tennessee Municipal Auditorium

Picture by Gary Allen from the Charlie Daniels Band


Flashback 1974:  Dickie Betts Lead Guitar from The Allman Brothers Band

Flashback 1974:  Dickie Betts Lead Guitar from The Allman Brothers Band
Early CDB/Allman tour. Charlie Daniels is wearing the orange fringe, American
Eagle shirt Hazel Daniels made for him. Charlie had his initials in studs on
those jeans in the pic. A C on one leg, a D on the other.Dickie later played
dobro on "Long Haired Country Boy" from our Fire On The Mountain LP.
Courtesy of Gary Allen (ex-Charlie Daniels Band drummer

Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man

VIDEO: January 12, 1980: The Allman Brothers Band along with 

Bonnie Bramlett perform "Ramblin' Man" at Volunteer Jam VI 

at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post

VIDEO: July 12, 1986: The Allman Brothers Band performs 

"Whipping Post" at Volunteer Jam XII at Starwood Amphitheater 

in Nashville Tennessee. 

Volunteer Jam History

Volunteer Jam events and Guests

 VOLUNTEER JAM I - October 4, 1974
The very first Volunteer Jam concert was held at War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville. The show was scheduled as a live recording session for two songs for the Fire on the Mountain album, "No Place to Go" and "Orange Blossom Special." The CDB invited some of their friends - Dickey Betts from the Allman Brothers Band and Toy Caldwell, Jerry Eubanks and Paul Riddle from the Marshall Tucker Band - to get together and jam after their set. A tradition was born. "Ain't it good to be alive, and be in Tennessee!" - Charlie Daniels, 1974


VOLUNTEER JAM II - September 12, 1975
Officially known as "Volunteer Jam '75," the second Jam was held at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Special guests included The Marshall Tucker Band, Dickey Betts and Chuck Leavell from the Allman Brothers Band, Jimmy Hall from Wet Willie and Dru Lombar from Grinderswitch. The concert was filmed and released as Volunteer Jam - Starring The Charlie Daniels Band, the first full-length Southern rock motion picture. 


VOLUNTEER JAM III -  January 8, 1977
Volunteer Jam III was held at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville. Special guests included The Winters Brothers Band, Grinderswitch, Wet Willie, Sea Level, The Sanford-Townsend Band and others. Performances from this Jam were combined with performances from VolJam IV to create a live album, Volunteer Jam III and IV. 


VOLUNTEER JAM IV - January 14, 1978
Volunteer Jam IV was held again at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville. Special guests included The Winters Brothers Band, Grinderswitch, Wet Willie, Sea Level, The Sanford-Townsend Band and others. Performances from this Jam were combined with performances from VolJam III to create a live album, Volunteer Jam III and IV. 


VOLUNTEER JAM V - January 13, 1979
Volunteer Jam V was held again at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville. This Jam marked the return of Lynyrd Skynyrd to the stage for the first time since the 1977 plane crash that claimed several band members, and the CDB gave the first live performance of a song that would catapult the band to superstardom later that year, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia." Special guests also included Toy Caldwell and George McCorkle from the Marshall Tucker Band, Dobie Gray, The Winters Brothers Band, The Henry Paul Band, Link Wray, and John Prine. 


VOLUNTEER JAM VI - January 12, 1980
Volunteer Jam VI was held again at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville. Special guests included The Winters Brothers Band, Dobie Gray, Grinderswitch, Papa John Creach, The Henry Paul Band, Rufus Thomas, Crystal Gayle, Wet Willie, Bobby Jones, Louisiana's LeRoux, Ted Nugent & others. 


VOLUNTEER JAM VII -  January 17, 1981
Volunteer Jam VII was held again at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville. The CDB's special guests included Ted Nugent, Dobie Gray, Molly Hatchet, Delbert McClinton, Crystal Gayle, Bobby Bare, Jimmy Hall from Wet Willie &  others.


VOLUNTEER JAM VIII - January 30, 1982
Volunteer Jam VIII was held again at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville. Special guests included Johnny Lee, George Thorogood, Crystal Gayle, Quarterflash, The Oak Ridge Boys, Dickey Betts, Jimmy C. Newman, Duane Eddy, Roy Acuff and others. 


VOLUNTEER JAM IX - January 22, 1983
Volunteer Jam IX was held again at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville. The CDB's special guests included James Brown, Carl Perkins, Dickey Betts, Grinderswitch, Quarterflash, Johnny Lee, The Winters Brothers Band, Papa John Creach, Woody Herman and others. 


VOLUNTEER JAM X - February 4, 1984
Volunteer Jam X was held again at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville. Special guests included The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Ronnie Milsap, Dobie Gray, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Vince Gill, Louise Mandrell, Amy Grant, The Bellamy Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Crystal Gayle, Streets, Exile, B.J. Thomas, Tammy Wynette and others. 


VOLUNTEER JAM XI -  February 2, 1985
Volunteer Jam XI was held again at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville. Special guests included Kris Kristofferson, Tom Wopat, Little Richard, Nicolette Larson, Alabama, Ted Nugent, Bill Medley from The Righteous Brothers, Tommy Shaw from Styx, Lacy J. Dalton, Gail Davies, Eddy Raven, Emmylou Harris, Amy Grant, and others. 


VOLUNTEER JAM XII -  July 12, 1986
Volunteer Jam XII was held at the then-new Starwood Amphitheatre in Nashville. Special guests included John Conlee, Dobie Gray, The Judds, Restless Heart, Marty Stuart, The Outlaws, John Schneider, The Allman Brothers Band, Dwight Yoakum and others 


VOLUNTEER JAM XIII - September 6, 1987
Volunteer Jam XIII was held again at Starwood Amphitheatre in Nashville. Special guests included William Lee Golden, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Gary Chapman, Great White and others including Lynyrd Skynyrd. It was Johnny Van Zant's first appearance as Skynyrd frontman, replacing his brother, Ronnie, who died in a 1977 plane crash. The Jam also coincided with the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon, and some of the Jam performances were broadcast on the program. 


VOLUNTEER JAM XIV -  May 4, 1991
Volunteer Jam XIV was held again at Starwood Amphitheatre in Nashville. Special guests included Tanya Tucker, Bobby Jones & New Life, Travis Tritt, Joe Diffie, Ted Nugent, Jim "Dandy" Mangrum, B.B. King and John Kay & Steppenwolf. 


VOLUNTEER JAM XV - September 20, 1992
Volunteer Jam XV was held again at Starwood Amphitheatre in Nashville. Special guests included Poco, Eddie Rabbitt, Little Feat, The Oak Ridge Boys, Paulette Carlson, Suzy Bogguss,  Pirates Of The Mississippi, Confederate Railroad, Hal Ketchum, The Desert Rose Band, and others. 


VOLUNTEER JAM XVI - October 29, 1996
The last of the original Jams, Volunteer Jam XVI, was held at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville. The Jam was reimagined as an acoustic show and commemorated Daniels' 60th birthday. Special guests included Lorrie Morgan, David Ball, Billy Ray Cyrus, Tracy Byrd, Tracy Lawrence, John Berry, Randy Scruggs and BlackHawk


VOLUNTEER JAM XVIII - August 12, 2015
The CDB celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Volunteer Jam with an all-star lineup at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Artists scheduled to perform included Travis Tritt, Montgomery Gentry, Billy Ray Cyrus, The Kentucky Headhunters, The Outlaws, Lee Roy Parnell, Trace Adkins, Colt Ford, Tracy Lawrence, Craig Morgan, Ted Nugent, The Oak Ridge Boys and Michael W. Smith.


VOLUNTEER JAM XIX - November 30, 2016
Daniels celebrated his 80th birthday with a Volunteer Jam on November 30, 2016, with special guests Chris Stapleton, Travis Tritt, Kid Rock, Larry The Cable Guy, 3 Doors Down and Luke Bryan. 


VOLUNTEER JAM XX - March 7, 2018
"Volunteer Jam XX: A Tribute to Charlie" included the CDB, Alison Krauss, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Blackberry Smoke, Bobby Bare, Chris Janson, Chuck Leavell, Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry, Jamey Johnson,  The Oak Ridge Boys, Ricky Skaggs, Alabama, Sara Evans, Lee Brice, Chris Young and Travis Tritt. Was recorded for broadcast on AXS TV, as well as DVD/CD releases. 


VOLUNTEER JAM XX1 - Scheduled for September 15, 2020
"Volunteer Jam XXI: A Tribute to Charlie." Daniels died on July 6 of that year. 





My Memories Of Nashville's Volunteer Jam by Pat Adams (from TennesseeConcerts website).
Through all of Charlie Daniels accomplishments, Charlie Daniels may be best known for organizing the genre-bending musical extravaganzas known as the Volunteer Jams, 16 music events over the course of three decades. Some of my best concert memories growing up in Nashville Tennessee, are attending almost all of the Volunteer Jam concerts. The first of the Jam's which featured the Charlie Daniels Band & friends on October 4, 1974, took place at Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium..CDB songs at the Jam included Whiskey, Long Haired Country Boy, Trudy, Georgia, Feelin' Free, Be  Proud You're A Rebel, The Souths Gonna Do It, and New York City Rosewood Bed on which the late Joel (Taz) DiGregorio took over the lead vocals. This was the beginning of a Nashville tradition, and several live songs from that Jam were featured on the 1974 triple-platinum album "Fire On The Mountain". Volunteer Jam II (1975) took place at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro Tennessee, and was actually made into a movie, billed as "The First Full-Length Southern Rock Motion Picture." Not only was I at the concert, but I remember going to see the movie as soon as it came out in the theater. I now own the DVD, which was released in 2007 under the name "Volunteer Jam." It can be purchased on Charlie Daniels official website at www.charliedaniels.com. This is a video worth buying, if you are in to southern rock. It also features Jam guests Jimmy Hall, Dickey Betts, Chuck Leavell, Dru Lumber and Artimus Pyle. Also featured, some great footage of the original Marshall Tucker Band with Doug Gray, Paul Riddle, Jerry Eubanks, plus late members Toy Caldwell, Tommy Caldwell and George McCorkle. Others performing at the concert included Alvin Lee and Ronnie Stoneman. This event
was recorded at a turning point in the history of the CDB. The breakthrough record "Fire On The Mountain" was riding high on the charts, The South's Gonna Do It Again, was a hit anthem on FM radio and the band was enjoying a peak moment of popularity that would keep on building. One of the reasons for the first Volunteer Jam was to do some live recordings for "Fire On The Mountain", Daniels recalled. The first Volunteer Jam was in a 2,200 seat hall and the second one was in a 13,000 seat hall. Daniels excepted the group's first gold record on stage that night at Volunteer Jam II. Volunteer Jam III-X took place at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium, between 1976 and the mid-1980's. The Municipal Auditorium Jam's have been broadcast nationally on over 250 radio stations and later around the globe. Many were televised on TV specials, including Volunteer Jam X, produced by the one and only Dick Clark. Host Charlie Daniels, had no limit to the genre of music which is featured at the Volunteer Jam concerts including rock, country, bluegrass, gospel, soul, classical, comedy, and last but not least southern rock. My favorite Volunteer Jam concert was Vol Jam V, in January of 1979. This Jam also took place at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium, and was somewhat of a tribute to Ronnie Van Zant and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Lynyrd Skynyrd reunited for the first time on-stage, since their October 20, 1977  lane crash. They performed the J.J. Cale song Call Me The Breeze, with my friend Taz from the CDB on vocals, then an instrumental version of Freebird, with a spotlight on Ronnie VanZant's hat hanging on an empty microphone. Many people in the audience had tears in their eyes. Other CDB members playing with Skynyrd that special night included Charlie Daniels and CDB bassist Charlie Hayward. Leon Wilkeson appeared on stage, but could not play due to injuries from the plane crash. Judy Van Zant and Teresa Gaines also spoke. The show featured other Skynyrd related tributes including Grey Ghost, a tribute to Ronnie Van Zant by the Henry Paul Band, and Reflections by the Charlie Daniels Band. My other
memories of the Volunteer Jam Municipal Auditorium concerts include Billy Joel, Ted Nugent with Molly Hatchet doing Mississippi Queen and Carol, Leon Russell, Mickey Gilley, Duane Eddy, Woody Herman, Charlie Daniels with the Jordanaires doing an Elvis Presley medley, Louisiana's Leroux performing New Orleans Ladies, Grinderswitch, Vince Gill, Nicolette Larson, Tommy Shaw doing Too Much Time On My Hands, Dwight Yoakam, Papa John Creach, Orleans, Willie Nelson singing his classics Crazy, Night Life and Good Hearted Woman, the late Soloman Burke, Sea Level, Eddie Rabbitt, Poco, the Oak Ridge Boys singing Elvira. Later Jam's featured a solo William Lee Golden singing Long And Winding Road, B.B. King, Delbert McClinton doing Standing On Shakey Ground, Ray Price singing For The Good Times, The Outlaws, Bill Medley performing You've Lost That Lovin Feeling, Quarterflash doing Harden My Heart, the late Boxcar Willie, the late Roy Acuff doing Wabash Cannonball, the late Jim Varney with his comedy, Amy Grant, Tammy Wynette singing Stand By Your Man, Crystal Gayle, Wet Willie doing Keep On Smilin' and Street Corner Serenade, John Prine, the Allman Brothers Band with Bonnie Bramlett performing Rambin' Man, the Winters Brothers Band performing Sang Her Love Songs and I Can't Help It, Jim Dandy & Black Oak Arkansas, Emmylou Harris, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band doing Mr Bojangles, and B.J. Thomas.Carl Perkins usually performed his big hit Blue Suede Shoes, Link Ray played some mean guitar, the late Ronnie Lane from Small Faces made an appearance, Little Richard removed his shirt and shoes while performing only to throw them to the crowd, Alabama played some mountain music plus a few ballads, a funny Rufus Thomas (with Al Kooper) did the Funky Chicken, and James Brown brought the house down at one Jam performing I Feel Good and a medley of his other big hits. People got excited when they would see people come out because they didn't know who was there and over the years people would never know who would come out. Volunteer Jam regulars included Jimmy Hall usually doing Keep On Smilin', Henry Paul (solo, Outlaws, Blackhawk), Dobie Gray with his hit song Drift Away, Dickey Betts performing Ramblin' Man, the late Toy Caldwell and George McCorkle usually doing Can't You See. Lynyrd Skynyrd's Artimus Pyle also appeared at many of the Volunteer Jam concerts. The Volunteer Jam concerts at Starwood Ampthitheater began somewhere around Vol Jam XI (or XII) and took place from the 1980's up until 2000 (the last).  They have been the subject of documentary television productions as well as a live appearance on the national broadcast of the Jerry Lewis Telethon. Guests at the Starwood Jam's include Don Henley and J.D. Souther) doing Desperado & You're Only Lonely, the late Stevie Ray Vaughan performing Superstitious, The Judds, a later version of the Marshall Tucker Band, and Little Feat. Volunteer Jam XIII brought back Lynyrd Skynyrd in a second reunion since the plane crash, with a paralyzed Allen Collins speaking to the crowd, not long before his death. This Skynyrd show was the beginning of the new Lynyrd Skynyrd band featuring Johnny VanZant, which still tours to this day. Other acts at the Starwood shows included John Kay from Steppenwolf doing Born To Be Wild, Molly Hatchet flirtin' with disaster, the late Bill Monroe performing Blue Moon Of Kentucky, Montgomery Gentry, 1950's idol Pat Boone, Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander playing piano, Travis Tritt, plus Charlie Daniels and Garth Brooks performing Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye.  Starwood, also brought the first time the CDB performed Devil Went Down To Georgia, before a live crowd. The CDB often showcased their new songs to the Vol Jam crowds. Starwood Amphitheater was torn down in 2007. Volunteer Jam XVI on October 28, 1996 was held on Charlie Daniels birthday. This was a special "acoustic jam" in Jackson Hall at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Along with the Charlie Daniels Band were Billy Ray Cyrus doing Achy Breaky Heart, Blackhawk (with the late Van Stephenson and Artimus Pyle on the bongo's), Lorrie Morgan, David Ball, John Berry, Tracy Lawrence, John Michael Montgomery, Tracy Byrd and many others. Longtime CDB guitarist Tommy Crane returned to the Jam, as did guest Judy Van Zant and others in town for the "Freebird The Movie" premiere. I have seen the best of the best, by attending these Volunteer  Jam concerts. I thank Charlie and the band, for giving me the opportunity to actually see and hear so many great artists and songs. Their were so many performers that I can't recall many of them, after racking my brain, looking through Vol Jam memorabilia and watching old Jam video's. In my opinion, the Volunteer Jam was the greatest regular event, growing up in Nashville. I ran into Roy Acuff at Nashville's Rivergate Mall (food court) about a year before he died, and we talked about Charlie Daniels and the Volunteer Jam, over a cup of coffee. The last time I saw Charlie Daniels, we also spoke of the Volunteer Jam. A 2007 Volunteer Jam was scheduled for Nashville but was cancelled, due to the closing of Starwood Amphitheater. Daniels was quoted in 2007 as saying "We never had any idea how big it would become, broadcasting it all around the world and on Voice of America. We thought it was a hometown thing. We never realized it would become an international event." I hope to see more Nashville Volunteer Jam's concerts in Nashville, in the future. As Charlie Daniels says "Ain't it good to be alive, and be in Tennessee." Some of the information from this article came from Volunteer Jam/CDB memorablia.


By Pat Adams from the www.TennesseeConcerts.com and the www.SouthernTribute.com website’s out of Nashville Tennessee. Pat along with the late CDB drummer Gary Allen ran the "Play It Again Jam", a weekly/monthly musicians jam at venues around Nashville from 2008-2011 (not related to the Volunteer Jam).

Promotional Pictures of the Charlie Daniels Band. 1974 Flashback courtesy of drummer Gary Allen

Charlie Daniels Band Promotional Picture #3

Charlie Daniels Band Promotional Picture #3


Charlie Daniels Band Promotional Picture #4

Charlie Daniels Band Promotional Picture #4



 
The Volunteer Jam is a sporadically-held concert series headlined by the Charlie Daniels Band

Assorted Volunteer Jam tickets courtesy of Pat Adams from www.TennesseeConcerts.com

Assorted Volunteer Jam Video's from YouTube

Call Me The Breeze - Volunteer Jam All-Stars - Volunteer Jam XIII

 VIDEO:  "Call Me the Breeze" performed by Charlie Daniels, 

Stevie Ray Vaughan, Toy Caldwell, Ed King, Taz DiGregorio, 

Tommy Crain, Gary Rossington, Leon Wilkeson, Artimus Pyle 

and many more at Volunteer Jam XII on September 6th, 1987.

Vocals by our old friend Taz DiGregorio from the CDB  

Billy Crain & CDB - Tribute to Tommy & Taz

 VIDEO: January 13, 1979: A Volunteer Jam Tribute 

to Tommy Crain & Taz DiGregorio from the Charlie Daniels Band

by Tommy's brother Billy Crain & others at Volunteer Jam V. 

Henry Paul Band - Grey Ghost (Billy Crain on guitar)

 VIDEO: January 13, 1979: The Henry Paul Band (with Billy Crain on the lead guitar) performs Grey Ghost at Volunteer Jam V. This song is a tribute to Ronnie VanZant from Lynyrd Skynyrd who died in the 1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash, Henry Paul is also the singer for The Outlaws & the country band Blackhawk.

The Charlie Daniels Band - Reflections - Volunteer Jam

VIDEO: The CDB performs "Reflections" at Volunteer Jam V 

in Nashville, TN at Municipal Auditorium on January 13, 1979.

This is a tribute to Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin & Ronnie VanZant

Kid Rock - "All Summer Long"

VIDEO: Kid Rock performing "All Summer Long" 

at the Charlie Daniels 80th Birthday Volunteer Jam 

at the Bridgestone Arena on November 30, 2016.    

Billy Gibbons Volunteer Jam 2018 La Grange

 VIDEO: Billy Gibbons (from ZZ Top) plays La Grange 

at the Charlie Daniels Tribute Volunteer Jam 

at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena March 7, 2018    

Keep On Smilin' - Wet Willie - Volunteer Jam IV

VIDEO: Wet Willie performs "Keep On Smilin'" 

at Volunteer Jam IV on January 14, 1978. 

Jimmy Hall has been a regular at the Volunteer Jam 

The Charlie Daniels Band 

Long Haired Country Boy

at Volunteer Jam II in 1975. 

Which was made into a movie.

VIDEO: Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam 40th Anniversary 

on August 12, 2015 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.

SEE VINTAGE VOLUNTEER JAM FOOTAGE IN THIS VIDEO! 

VIDEO:  Nashville's Dobie Gray performs his signature song, 

"Drift Away," at Volunteer Jam XI at Municipal Auditorium 

in Nashville, Tennessee on February 2, 1985.  

40th Anniversary of Nashville's Volunteer Jam Slideshow by Pat Adams on August 12, 2015

Nashville's Bridgestone Arena

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