Darius Rucker is an American musician. He first gained fame as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of
the rock band
Hootie & the Blowfish,
which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Carolina
along with Mark Bryan, Jim "Soni" Sonefeld and Dean Felber.
He released a solo R&B album, Back to Then, in 2002 on Hidden Beach Recordings but did not chart any
singles from it. Six years later, Rucker signed to Capitol Records Nashville as a country music artist,
releasing the album Learn to Live that year.
In 2009, he became the first African American to win the New Artist Award from the Country Music Association,
and only the second African American to win any award from the association.
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Birth name:
Darius Rucker
Born:
May 13, 1966 ( age
)
From:
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Spouse:
Beth Leonard (m. 2000)
Genres:
Rock, R&B, Country
Occupations:
Singer-songwriter
Instruments:
Vocals, guitar
Years active:
1986-present
Associated acts:
Hootie & the Blowfish
Lionel Richie
Lady Antebellum
Adele
Darius Rucker Trivia:
He has seen the film 'Stir Crazy' more than 100 times.
"I'm Goin' Home" and "Not Even the Trees." by Hootie & the Blowfish was inspired by the sudden death
of Rucker's Mother of a heart attack.
The Hootie song "Where Were You" is about Rucker's strained relationship with his father,
His country single "Alright" was inspired by his marriage.
Rucker is a friend of the golfer Tiger Woods, whom he met in a bar when Woods was 18. Rucker sang at the
golfer's wedding with Hootie & the Blowfish, and at his father's funeral.
Darius Rucker Quotes:
"You see a lot of people doing a one-off, saying, 'This is my country record.' But this is a career I'm
trying to build. The people that say that they don't get it, I'll let the music speak for itself.
I plan to do a lot of country records."
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