Homesick Heroes

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Homesick Heroes

Studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band

Released

August 15, 1988

Genre

Country, bluegrass

Length

38:11

The Charlie Daniels Band chronology

Powder Keg
(1987)

Homesick Heroes
(1988)

Simple Man
(1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Homesick Heroes is a studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band released on August 15, 1988. The album is known for the CDB's cover of the Jimmy Dean classic, "Big Bad John," which also includes guest vocals by The Oak Ridge Boys.

Track listing

"Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues"
"Alligator"
"Get Me Back to Dixie"
"Boogie Woogie Man"
"Cowboy Hat in Dallas"
"Big Bad John" (featuring The Oak Ridge Boys)
"Midnight Train"
"Honky Tonk Avenue"
"You Can't Pick Cotton"
"Ill Wind"
"Uneasy Rider '88"

Chart performance

Chart (1988)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	16
U.S. Billboard 200	181

References

↑ Allmusic review

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Charlie Daniels Chris Wormer Charlie Hayward Bruce Brown Pat McDonald Shannon Wickline former and original members Billy Cox Mark Fitzgerald Barry Barnes Joel DiGregorio Fred Edwards Tom Crain

Studio albums	Charlie Daniels (1971) Te John, Grease, & Wolfman (1972) Honey in the Rock (1973) Way Down Yonder (1974) Fire on the Mountain (1974) Nightrider (1975) Saddle Tramp (1976) High Lonesome (1976) Midnight Wind (1977) Million Mile Reflections (1979) Full Moon (1980) Windows (1982) Me and the Boys (1985) Powder Keg (1987) Homesick Heroes (1988) Simple Man (1989) Renegade (1991) The Devil Went Down to Georgia (1993) America, I Believe in You (1993) The Door (1994) Same Ol' Me (1995) Steel Witness (1996) Blues Hat (1997) By the Light of the Moon (1997) Tailgate Party (1999) Road Dogs (2000) How Sweet the Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats (2002) Redneck Fiddlin' Man (2002) Songs From the Longleaf Pines (2005) Deuces (2007) Hits of the South (2013)

Bootleg albums	Corbitt & Daniels: Live from Carnegie Hall (1970)

Compilation albums	A Decade of Hits (1983) Super Hits (1994) The Roots Remain (1996) Fiddle Fire: 25 Years of the CDB (1998) Volunteer Jam/Classic Live Performances: Volume One (1999) Volunteer Jam/Classic Live Performances: Volume two (1999) Freedom and Justice for All (2003) Essential Super Hits (2004) 16 Biggest Hits (2006) Land That I Love (2010) Country: Charlie Daniels (2013)

Live albums	Volunteer Jam (1976) Volunteer Jam III and IV (1978) Volunteer Jam VI (1980) Volunteer Jam VII (1981) The Live Record (2001) Live from Iraq (2007)

Christmas albums	Christmas Time Down South (1990) A Merry Christmas to All (2002) Joy To The World: A Bluegrass Christmas (2009) Hallelujah It's Christmas Time Again (2012)

Singles	"Robot Romp" (1961) "Middle of a Heartache" (1966) "Great Big Bunches of Love" (1972) "Uneasy Rider" (1973) "Whiskey" (1974) "Way Down Yonder" (1974) "Land of Opportunity" (1974) "The South's Gonna Do It" (1975) "Long Haired Country Boy" (1975) "Birmingham Blues" (1975) "Texas" (1975) "Wichita Jail" (1976) "Sweet Louisiana" (1976) "Billy the Kid" (1976) "Good Ole Boy" (1977) "Heaven Can Be Anywhere" (1977) "Sugar Hill Saturday Night" (1978) "Trudy" (1978) "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (1979) "Mississippi" (1979) "Behind Your Eyes" (1979) "Long Haired Country Boy" re-release (1980) "In America" (1980) "The Legend of Wooley Swamp" (1980) "Carolina (I Remember You)" (1980) "Sweet Home Alabama" (1981) "Still in Saigon" (1982) "Ragin' Cajun" (1982) "We Had it All One Time" (1982) "Stroker's Theme" from Stroker Ace (1983) "American Farmer" (1985) "Still Hurtin' Me" (1985) "Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye" (1986) "Bogged Down in Love With You" (1987) "Powder Keg" (1987) "Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues" (1988) "Uneasy Rider '88" (1988) "Cowboy Hat in Dallas" (1989) "Midnight Train" (1989) "Simple Man" (1989) "Mister DJ" (1990) "(What This World Needs is) A Few More Rednecks" (1990) "Oh Atlanta" (1990) "Honky Tonk Life" (1991) "Twang Factor" (1991) "Little Folks" (1991) "America I Believe in You" (1993) "Two Out of Three" (1994) "Long Haired Country Boy" re-release (1997) "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" re-release (1998) "Road Dogs" (2000) "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag" (2001) "Southern Boy" with Travis Tritt (2003) "My Beautiful America" (2003) "Let 'Em Win or Bring 'Em Home" (2011)

Guest singles	"Willie Jones" with Bobby Bare (1980) "The Devil Comes Back to Georgia" Mark O'Connor with Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart, and Travis Tritt (1993) "All Night Long" with Montgomery Gentry (2000) "Country Boy" Aaron Lewis with George Jones (2010)

Video releases	The Band (1981) The Saratoga Concert (1982) Homefolks and Highways (1993) Essential Super Hits (2004) CDB DVD Live (2005) Volunteer Jam: The Movie (2007) Live from Iraq (2007) Charlie Daniels & Friends: Preachin', Prayin', Singin' (2008) Joy To The World: A Bluegrass Christmas (2009)

Related articles	Discography "It Hurts Me" Volunteer Jam Urban Cowboy

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