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Charlie was officially inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016, shortly before his eightieth 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 onstage 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. Youre concerned with the people who showed up, not the ones who didnt. So always give them a show, and never look at the empty seats!" Book jacket.