October 28, 2001: Charlie turns 65 and celebrates with the success of his single, "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag." The song was recorded in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee after the September 11 tragedy. The demand for the single shut down Charlie's website.

2002: The CDB releases How Sweet The Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats, marking Charlie's third release on Sparrow Records and his first since his successful prostate cancer surgery in November (2001). The double disc contains 25 favorite hymns and offers a special bonus of the single "This Ain't No Rag, It’s A Flag."

The CDB releases Redneck Fiddlin' Man on Blue Hat/Audium Records. Charlie Daniels raises his patriotic voice once again with 12 songs including "The Last Fallen Hero" and special appearances by Garth Brooks on "Waco" and Travis Tritt on "Southern Boy." Not only was Travis Tritt a co-writer with Daniels on "Southern Boy," he also appeared in the video.

The CDB releases A Merry Christmas To All on Blue Hat/Audium Records. The album includes Christmas classics and originals that Charlie wrote. The CDB promoted the new Christmas album with a Christmas tour in December.

2003: Freedom and Justice for All is the new release on Blue Hat/Audium Records. Regnery Publishers releases Charlie's hardback book, "Ain't No Rag (Freedom, Family and the Flag)."

2004: With the help of the Tennessee National Guard, The CDB performs for soldiers in Germany and Kosovo, and is heard in 56 countries including Iraq and Afghanistan on a live broadcast provided by the Armed Forces Network.

2005: The Charlie Daniels Band, Gretchen Wilson, Black Eyed Peas, Earth, Wind and Fire perform for the Super Bowl XXXIX "Bridging Generations" pre game show where the NFL paired young icons and timeless legends from a variety of music genres, Super Bowl XXXIX aired on Fox Sunday, February 6, 2005 from Jacksonville, Fla.

Blue Hat/Koch Records released Songs From The Longleaf Pines, Charlie Daniels first bluegrass album, featuring bluegrass legends Earl Scruggs and Mac Wiseman, as well as Mike Bub, Jason Carter, Andy Hall, Tim May, Rob McCoury, Ronnie McCoury, Scott Rouse, Ricky Scaggs, Chris Thile, Cyndi Wheeler and the Whites.

Great reviews were received from USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, Barnes & Noble, All Music Guide, CCM, Christianitytoday.com and the Nashville City Paper.

Through the combined efforts of the Tennessee National Guard, United States Army-Europe, Central Command in Southwest Asia, and the nonprofit organization "Stars for Stripes," The Charlie Daniels Band took their spirit to Kyrgystan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iraq and Germany, where they performed 9 shows for more than 15,000 soldiers. The band traveled more than 16,000 miles and performed up to 3 shows per day for American troops deployed in the war on terrorism.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. releases an exclusive Charlie Daniels Band CD, Country Stars N' Stripes, a collection of the band's patriotic favorites including "In America" and "The Devil Went Down To Georgia."

Charlie Daniels performs "Preachin', Praying & Singing" from his gospel bluegrass CD, Songs of the Longleaf Pines, on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

The Charlie Daniels Band was featured in a series of television spots promoting the Tennessee Titans NFL team for the 2005/2006 season. Charlie wrote the new 'Titans On 2' campaign jingle, which advertised Titans games aired on the Nashville ABC-TV affiliate, WKRN. The spots aired on the network, as well as on the Jumbotron at every Titans home game at the Coliseum.

2005 continued: Blue Hat/Koch Records releases the first ever Live concert DVD by The Charlie Daniels Band and was shot July 4, 2005 on the Riverfront in Nashville, TN before a crowd of 100,000 + music fans. The DVD features bonus features such as behind the scenes, photos from Charlie's personal collection, historical footage from Volunteer Jam II in Murfreesboro, TN 1975, music videos and a very special tribute to America's military.

Charlie Daniels partners with Prilosec OTC and the Country Music Association (CMA) for the "Burning to Sing Your Heart Out" contest, which awarded prizes to Americans who wrote and sang the best song about how they overcame their most "heartburning" experience.

Charlie Daniels was featured on Circle of Honor, which aired on The Outdoor Channel, and includes interviews with Charlie, Jr. from the Charlie Daniels Museum in downtown Nashville, and Thurman Mullins, Twin Pines Ranch Foreman. Also included is a photo biography tribute of Charlie's journey throughout his career.

Charlie Daniels was honored as a BMI Icon during ceremonies at the 53rd Annual BMI Country Awards. Del Bryant, President & CEO of the performing rights organization, presented Daniels with an engraved silver champagne vessel with the inscription: "In recognition of your unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers."

The Charlie Daniels Band launched Operation Heartstrings, a plea to corporate America to help the dedicated men and women serving in the Armed Forces overseas combat the loneliness and isolation of service in the War on Terror by providing instruments, albums, DVDs, CD and DVD players.

Charlie Daniels sits in with the band on the set of Emeril Live in a special episode, "Gotta Have Garlic" on The Food Network. He also makes return appearances on Fox TV on Fox & Friends, Hannity & Colmes, and Dayside, then performs with The CDB on the CBS Early Show to kick off the CDB DVD Live.

Charlie Daniels receives a GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Instrumental Performance; "I'll Fly Away" — a track from Songs From The Longleaf Pines [Blue Hat Records/Koch Records Nashville].