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Charlie Daniels to Release New Book on November 6, “Let’s All Make the Day Count”

Entertaining stories and takeaways provide positive insight during uncertain times

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 11, 2018) – Charlie Daniels, Grammy®, Dove, and CMA Award-winning musician, beloved American icon, author, and patriot, has penned a new book that shares his signature wit and powerful lessons that he’s learned from traveling and playing all around the world. Let’s All Make the Day Count: The Everyday Wisdom of Charlie Daniels (Thomas Nelson, November 6, 2018) is an entertaining and impactful book for those who have enjoyed his daily “let’s all make the day count” tweets and want to hear more personal stories from his life.

“I have leaned heavily on my personal journey and the times I’ve knocked my head against various walls through the years while learning life’s lessons,” Daniels said. “I’ve excerpted segments of my highest and lowest times, my most devastating defeats and most rewarding victories, and how I’ve come to truly value making the day count, every single day.”

Let’s All Make the Day Count includes 100 readings that cover such topics as starting again after loss; standing your ground; how to be successful; how to show people you care; choosing your words carefully; and many more. Daniels accompanies every story with a Bible verse and a short takeaway.

Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) and World Outreach Church will host book signings for Let’s All Make the Day Count on Nov. 14 and 25, respectively. Details are as follows:

November 14, 2018
12-1:30 PM, book signing at Phillips Bookstore on MTSU Campus
Phillips Bookstore, 1768 MTSU Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37130

November 25, 2018
10:30 AM, Daniels to perform at World Outreach Church service
11:45 AM, book signing to follow
World Outreach Church, 1921 New Salem Rd., Murfreesboro, TN 37128

Daniels also will release a companion CD of the same name on Nov. 2, available exclusively at Walmart stores, released by Blue Hat Records, distributed by BFD.

The Let’s All Make the Day Count CD will include the following tracks:

  1. Southern Boy
  2. In America
  3. The Legend of Wooley Swamp
  4. God Save Us All from Religion
  5. My Beautiful America
  6. Let’s All Make the Day Count
  7. The Devil Went Down to Georgia
  8. Nighthawk
  9. How Great Thou Art
  10. Heaven Can Be Anywhere

Charlie Daniels is available for interviews, and review copies of Let’s All Make the Day Count are available. Please email Stefanie.schroeder@harpercollins.com with requests.

Contacts:

  • Stefanie Schroeder, Thomas Nelson, 615.902.1722, Stefanie.schroeder@harpercollins.com
  • Don Murry Grubbs, Absolute Publicity, 615.275.8380, don@absolutepublicity.com               
  • Paula Szeigis, The Charlie Daniels Band, 615.443.2112 x 123, paulacdb@aol.com

About Charlie Daniels:

From his Dove Award-winning gospel albums to his genre-defining Southern rock anthems and CMA Award-winning country hits, few artists have left a more indelible mark on America’s musical landscape than Charlie Daniels. An outspoken patriot, beloved mentor to young artists, and still a road warrior at age 81, Charlie has parlayed his passion for music into a multiplatinum career and a platform to support the military, underprivileged children, and others in need.

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