Never Look at the Empty Seats

A Memoir

By: Charlie Daniels

Narrated by: Charlie Daniels

The Incredible Story of a Country Music Legend

Few artists have left a more indelible mark on America’s musical landscape than Charlie Daniels.

Readers will experience a soft, personal side of Charlie Daniels that has never before been documented. In his own words, he presents the path from his post-depression childhood to performing for millions as one of the most successful country acts of all time and what he has learned along the way. The book also includes insights into the many musicians that orbited Charlie’s world, including Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Tammy Wynette and many more.

Charlie was officially inducted into The Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016, shortly before his 80th birthday. He now shares the inside stories, reflections, and rare personal photographs from his earliest days in the 1940s to his self-taught guitar and fiddle playing high school days of the fifties through his rise to music stardom in the seventies, eighties and beyond.

Charlie Daniels presents a life lesson for all of us regardless of profession:

“Walk on stage with a positive attitude. Your troubles are your own and are not included in the ticket price. Some nights you have more to give than others, but put it all out there every show. You're concerned with the people who showed up, not the ones who didn't. So give them a show and…Never look at the empty seats!”

Great book by Mr. Charlie Daniels!

Mr. Charlie Daniels has written a fabulous book showing the reader really who he is and where he comes from. He explains how he got his start as a working musician rising to the highest honors one can attain in his industry. He talks of faith, family, friends, community, how hard work can bring one to the “American Dream” (my words, not his)! Just a wonderful book by an American treasure!

I laughed and I cried.

Just wanted to say thank you Charlie for sharing your travels and your words of wisdom.

Thank you, Charlie!!!

I could listen to you speak or sing 24/7. What a blessing and inspiration you are to all who are privileged to ever get to hear you! I pray that God continues to bless you and yours now and forever. If I never get the honor to meet you here on Earth, I'll be looking for you in the sky with our Lord!!!

LOVED IT!!!!

loved this and loved the fact that he narrated it himself. always a huge fan of CDB.

You Need Not Know the Music to Love the Musician

This is a touching well written book by an author who is as talented a writer as he is a musician. You will not only read the names dates and places involved in the author‘s life, you will read about those elements of life that are most precious. You will find yourself fascinated by the stories behind some of the songs you doubtless know and love so well. But the book is far more than merely a compendium of songs and how they came to be. It is the author’s Account of the relationships he had. He does not gloss over his mistakes, and he leaves you with much to think about even though these chapters are short. Daniels gives you a glimpse into his spiritual life, bearing fervent testimony of the reality of the mission and divine son ship of Jesus Christ. His love for music and his fervent love and appreciation for the United States, its people, and the principles upon which it was founded are all in evidence here. This is a quick read, but it is a must read for anyone who loves his music. As to those who are not familiar with his music, this memoir will almost certainly have you searching out the songs he mentions just so you can be part of the whole immersive experience. This is very much worth your Audible credit.