The Devil Went Down to Georgia was released by the Charlie Daniels Band in 1979 on the album Million Mile Reflections. The song tells the story of a young fiddler named Johnny who accepts a fiddle contest against the Devil, wagering his soul against a golden fiddle. Its virtuosic fiddle solo became one of the most famous passages in country music and has been covered, sampled and quoted for decades. Online, creators reuse the duel section as shorthand for any high-stakes contest, keeping the song alive far beyond country radio.