( CNN ) -- Joel `` Taz '' DiGregorio , keyboardist and original member of The Charlie Daniels Band , died Wednesday night from injuries he suffered in a single car wreck in Cheatham County , Tennessee . He was 67 . `` I am in shock now , Taz was one of my best friends , '' Charlie Daniels said in a statement . `` The CDB family has lost a great friend and musician . '' DiGregorio was a member of the band for more than 40 years and co-wrote its signature song , '' The Devil Went Down to Georgia . '' Funeral arrangements are pending . DiGregorio was on his way to meet the band 's tour bus when his car crashed near Nashville . Details about the wreck were not immediately available . Because of his death , the band canceled a Thursday night concert in Georgia and a show Saturday night in Connecticut . `` We traveled many miles together and shared so many nights on the road . We 're going to miss you buddy , '' Daniels said . `` You were one of a kind and will never be forgotten . '' CNN 's Ric Ward contributed to this report .
DiGregorio is an original member of the band . He co-wrote `` The Devil Went Down to Georgia ''