(Nashville, TN – April 19, 2010) Iconic Blue Hat recording artist Charlie Daniels helped kick off the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards Sunday, April 18, in Las Vegas alongside Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and John Fogerty with an electrifying version of the Creedence Clearwater Revival classic, “Travelin’ Band.” In a reference to his popular GEICO commercial, the legendary fiddle player concluded the award show’s opening performance when he looked straight into the camera and declared, “Now that’s how you start a television show, son!” The GEICO/Charlie Daniels commercial was featured prominently during the three-hour ACM awards show, as well.
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