A&E > 39 Questions for Charlie Daniels
Upon Hearing "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" for the First Time in 25 Years.
23. If you're Johnny, what do you even want with a golden fiddle?
24. Doesn't the metallic surface of a golden fiddle create an unpalatably tinny sound as opposed to the nice resonant sound on a wooden instrument?
25. Does he think he's going to display it in his home and tell people the story of how he beat the Devil?
26. Who's going to believe that?
Via Colby Cosh. BTW, McSweeney agrees with Uncle that the devil was the best fiddler that's ever been.
Posted by lesjones
That was a goldurn fiddle.
Anyway, I'm into Western Swing, and the devil ain't worth beans as one of the players of twin fiddles.