Country artist and fiddle player Charlie Daniels, and his band played their greatest hits as well as paid tribute to the United States military at the Paramount Hudson Valley Theater on March 17.

Throughout the show, the band showed off their adept instrumental skills. Daniels played his famous fiddle as well as guitar throughout the show, and his drummer Pat McDonald played on the drums. During one part of the show, McDonald performed a five-minute drum solo, much to the audience’s amazement.

“Overall the show was amazing, the musicians were amazing all around. The guitar player, the piano player, the bass players, and Charlie was good of course,” Paramount patron Jay Dean said.

The band performed some of their most well-known songs including “Long Haired Country Boy”, “Simple Man”, and “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”. The band also performed a rendition of Elvis Presley’s “It Hurts Me”.

Daniels dedicated the show to the United States armed forces, calling upon the audience to identify if they served, drawing loud cheers from the audience. Daniels personally thanked the theater for using the VetTix program to give 50 tickets to the military.

“I want to thank the management [of the Paramount] for giving 50 tickets to the military. I think everyone ought to do that,” Daniels said.

The crowd for the show was around 700 people according to the theater.

Enjoy a video of the highlights of the performance on YouTube channel!