Operation Heartstrings

In addition to his numerous tours overseas, Charlie Daniels has found another way to use music to support the troops: sending them instruments. He says only one company has turned down his request that they donate guitars to be shipped by the military to units in Iraq and Afghanistan. I wonder which one it was? It's not Gibson- they're in for a hundred guitars plus accessories.

I'll add that in addition to always putting his money where his mouth is in support of our troops, Daniels is also a professional. During his disastrous tour with Hank Williams, Jr a few years back, after Charlie and his band had done the opening show, Hank came out and proceeded to pass out on the stage. The mood of the audience (which included my sister) was bad. They cleared Hank out of there, and Charlie came out again and did a whole other show, mollifying an arenaful of ticked-off people.