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Legendary
Charlie Daniels Releases Song Dedicated
To Wrangler
National Finals Rodeo and Its Contestants |
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 "It
Don't Get No Better Than That"
Captures the Spirit and Allure of the
World’s Greatest Rodeo
Iconic artist Charlie
Daniels has produced a new song
that uniquely captures the road that the
cowboys endure to qualify for the
Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las
Vegas to seek the coveted Gold Buckle and
title of world champion. Entitled
“It Don’t Get No Better Than
That,” the song is the ultimate
tribute to the cowboys and Las Vegas, the
city that has hosted the world’s
richest and most prestigious rodeo since
1985.
The song will be available on iTunes
beginning Monday, October 12. Proceeds
from the song will be donated to the
Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund and other
organizations. During the Wrangler NFR,
which takes place Dec. 3 - 12 in Las
Vegas, fans can download the song for
free at www.NFRSocialArena.com.
With kicking lyrics and riffs by Charlie
Daniels and his band, the song emanates
with the sight and sounds of rodeo.
Specific lyrics include: To be one of the
Cowboys headed to Nevada to try for the
December Gold/Where the lights shine
bright in the clear desert night and the
people come to rock and roll/Where the
best of the best are put to the test and
the rest might as well stay home. The
chorus continues with Got to make it out
to Vegas to the NFR where eight seconds
in the saddle can make you a star/Where
the neon glitters and the party don't
ever end.
"Being such a big rodeo fan, writing
a song about cowboys and cowgirls, broncs
and bulls and the excitement that
surrounds the Wrangler NFR in Vegas every
year was a natural for me,” said
Charlie Daniels. “It don't get no
better than that."
The collaboration with the Wrangler NFR
began long ago with Daniels’
interest in the sport and the cowboys who
endure long trips, muddy arenas and
battered bodies to pursue the dream of
competing in Las Vegas.
“Charlie is a Wrangler National
Finals Rodeo icon,” said Pat
Christenson, president of Las Vegas
Events. “We are proud and excited
that he has penned and sung a song that
tributes the experience of the Wrangler
NFR and the road to get to Las
Vegas.”
Entering his sixth decade producing
music, Daniels has left an indelible mark
on America’s musical landscape. From
his Dove Award winning gospel albums to
his genre-defining Southern rock anthems
and his CMA Award-winning country hits,
he has parlayed his passion for music
into a multi-platinum career and a
platform to support the military,
underprivileged children and others in
need.
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Daniels
recorded his self-titled solo album in
1970 for Capitol Records. Two years later
he formed the Charlie Daniels Band and
the group scored its first hit with the
top ten “Uneasy Rider.” Since
then the CDB has populated radio with
such memorable hits as “Long Haired
Country Boy,” “The South’s
Gonna Do It Again,” “In
America,” “The Legend of Wooley
Swamp” and of course, his signature
song, “The Devil Went Down to
Georgia,” which won a Grammy for
Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo
or Group in 1979 as well as single of the
year at the Country Music Association
Awards.
The CDB will perform more than 100
concert dates this year including
performances on the Grand Ole Opry. The
band's latest release, "Off the Grid
- Doin' It Dylan," features 10 Bob
Dylan songs by the CDB, and is their
first CDB studio release since 2007.
Set for release on Oct. 16, Charlie
Daniels brings his career spanning over
50 years full circle and is set to
release Live At Billy Bob's Texas CD and
DVD. The 14-track project joins The
Charlie Daniels Band with the likes of
legendary country artists like Willie
Nelson, Merle Haggard, Gary Stewart,
David Allan Coe, Pat Green, Randy Rogers
Band, Stoney LaRue, Charlie Robison and
many others as a member of the Live at
Billy Bob's Texas family.www.CharlieDaniels.com
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for 290 consecutive performances at the
Thomas & Mack Center, the Wrangler
NFR attracts the top 15 contestants in
bareback riding, steer wrestling, team
roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down
roping, barrel racing, and bull riding.
Under the new contract with the
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
that runs through 2024, the purse in 2015
will jump to $10 million. Qualification
is based on the 2015 PRCA World
Standings. www.NFRexperience.com
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