Nashville, Tenn., — Tickets are on sale now for Lipscomb University’s Operation Yellow Ribbon event March 23 featuring keynote speaker General Tommy Franks (Ret.) and special acoustic performances by Charlie Daniels, Amy Grant, Kix Brooks, Gretchen Wilson and Larry Gatlin among others.

The Operation Yellow Ribbon event…

Fiddler-guitarist and bandleader Charlie Daniels has some stiffness and numbness in his left hand and arm after suffering a mild stroke while snowmobiling in Colorado, according to several sources.

Daniels, 73, suffered the stroke Friday just outside Durango. He was treated at a local hospital then airlifted to a Denver hospital, where he was released on Sunday….

Nashville, Tenn., — Legendary recording artist Charlie Daniels suffered a mild stroke while snowmobiling in Colorado on Friday, Jan. 15th. He was treated at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, CO then airlifted to Swedish Medical Center in Denver, CO. Daniels was released from Swedish Medical Center on Sunday, Jan. 17th and returned to his home in Colorado, where he has been on vacation since Dec. 27th….

Today’s question: Does Charlie Daniels play a mean fiddle?

Well, if you know Charlie Daniels like a lot of bluegrass and country music fans know…

Tonight marks the first telecast on the GAC cable and satellite channel of “A Twin Pines Christmas” featuring Charlie Daniels and his guests — The Grascals, Kathy Mattea, Aaron Tippin, Dan Tyminski and Evelyn and Suzanne Cox.

“A Twin Pines Christmas” airs at 8 p.m. and again at Midnight Eastern time.