Joel 'Taz' DeGregorio, a decades long member of the Charlie Daniels Band, died in a car crash near Nashville Wednesday night (10/12).  Daniels, who logged hundreds of thousands of miles on the road during more than 40 years of tours with DeGregorio at his side, was devastated by the news that his friend and band mate was killed while on his way to meet-up with the group's tour bus.  Calling his keyboard player '...one of my best friends', Daniels said he was in shock.
DeGregorio, who helped Daniels write The Devil Went Down To Georgia and The Legend Of Wooley Swamp, was '...one of a kind and will never be forgotten', said the CDB leader.
Billboard.com