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Darius Rucker and Willie Nelson Given Honorary…

May 16, 2013

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Apr 18, 2013

Darius will give the commencement address as his alma mater, The University of…

Darius Rucker - 'Wagon Wheel' Video

Mar 25, 2013

Darius Rucker turns back the clock for his latest music video, "Wagon Wheel."

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Mar 14, 2013

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Darius Rucker Tour Dates

City	Venue	Date		Tickets
Baton Rouge, LA	LSU Tiger Stadium	Sat	May 25 / 13	Find Tickets
Baton Rouge, LA	LSU Tiger Stadium	Sat	May 25 / 13	Find Tickets
Bossier City, LA	Riverdome At Horseshoe Casino	Sun	May 26 / 13	Find Tickets
Greensboro, NC	White Oak Amphitheatre at…	Thu	May 30 / 13	Find Tickets
Simpsonville, SC	Charter Amphitheatre at Heritage…	Fri	May 31 / 13	Find Tickets
Virginia Beach, VA	5th Street Beach Stage	Sat	Jun 01 / 13	Find Tickets
Nashville, TN	Wildhorse Saloon	Mon	Jun 03 / 13	Find Tickets
Morrison, CO	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Thu	Jun 06 / 13	Find Tickets
Grand Prairie, TX	Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie	Sun	Jun 09 / 13	Find Tickets
Buffalo, NY	Coca-Cola Field	Fri	Jun 14 / 13	Find Tickets
Baltimore, MD	Pier Six Concert Pavilion	Sat	Jun 15 / 13	Find Tickets
West Long Branch, NJ	The MAC at Monmouth University	Thu	Jun 20 / 13	Find Tickets
Bangor, ME	Darling's Waterfront Pavilion	Fri	Jun 21 / 13	Find Tickets
Gilford, NH	Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion	Sat	Jun 22 / 13	Find Tickets
Toledo, OH	Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre	Thu	Jun 27 / 13	Find Tickets
Highland Park, IL	Ravinia Pavilion	Fri	Jun 28 / 13	Find Tickets
Normal, IL	The Corn Crib	Sat	Jun 29 / 13	Find Tickets
Clarkston, MI	DTE Energy Music Theatre	Sun	Jun 30 / 13	Find Tickets
Paso Robles, CA	Vina Robles Amphitheatre	Sat	Jul 06 / 13	Find Tickets
Schaghticoke, NY	Schaghticoke Fairgrounds	Sat	Jul 13 / 13	Find Tickets

Darius Rucker Biography

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Darius Rucker (born May 13, 1966) 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. The band has released five studio albums with him as a member, and charted six top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Rucker co-wrote the majority of the band's songs with the other three members. 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. Its first single, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It", made him the first African American to chart a number one on the Hot Country Songs charts since Charley Pride in 1983. It was followed by two more number-one singles, "It Won't Be Like This for Long" and "Alright" and the number three "History in the Making". 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. A second Capitol album, ''Charleston, SC 1966'', was released on October 12, 2010. The album includes the number-one singles "Come Back Song" and "This".

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