Six years after his death, Charlie Daniels is returning to the stage.
A hologram of the country music singer and musician is set to “perform” at a 250th Anniversary celebration on July 4. The spectacle is the centerpiece of an Independence Day party at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, where Daniels’ likeness will presumably re-create hits like his 1979 fiddle duel “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” and the patriotic “In America” for attendees and members of the 101st Airborne Division.
Billed as “The Legend of Charlie Daniels” tribute concert, the production will feature a live band performing behind Daniels’ image on the parade field of the U.S. Army installation.
Live and in the flesh, country singers Aaron Tippin and Eric Lee Beddingfield are also on the lineup, along with the 101st Airborne Division Band. Fort Campbell, located on the Kentucky-Tennessee border, is one of the official America 250 celebration sites. According to a release, the base will be part of the “largest synchronized Fourth of July celebration in United States history.”
