Darius Carlos Rucker (born May 13, 1966) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of 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 released five studio albums with Rucker as a member and charted six top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Rucker co-wrote most of the songs with the other members of the band.
His debut studio album, an R&B record titled Back to Then (2002) was released through Hidden Beach Recordings. Six years later, Rucker signed to Capitol Nashville as a country singer and released his second album, Learn to Live (2008). Its first single, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It", peaked at number one on Hot Country Songs chart, making it the first song by a Black artist to do so since Charley Pride in 1983. It was followed by three similarly successful singles: "It Won't Be Like This for Long", "Alright", and "History in the Making".
In 2009, he became the first Black American to win the New Artist Award from the Country Music Association, and the second Black person to win any award from the association. His third album, Charleston, SC 1966, was released on October 12, 2010. The album included the number one country singles, "Come Back Song" and "This". His fourth album, True Believers (2013), reached number 2 on the Billboard 200, and spawned the singles "True Believers", "Wagon Wheel", and "Radio". His first country Christmas album, Home for the Holidays (2014) reached number 31 on the US Billboard 200. His sixth album, Southern Style (2014) reached number 6 on the Billboard 200, supported by the singles "Homegrown Honey" and "Southern Style". His seventh and eighth studio albums, When Was the Last Time (2017) and Carolyn's Boy (2023) followed thereafter. In 2025, he debuted a new supergroup, Howl Owl Howl.
Lees meer...13 mei 1966 was een vrijdag onder het sterrenbeeld ♉. Het was de 132e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Date: 13 May 1966
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
Cole pessimistic, repts 'no appreciable movement' toward settlement, sees situation 'puzzling'; confs with Meyer, Thayer and Publishers Assn pres Gaherin; publishers conf with mailers and ANG
Date: 13 May 1966
By MILTON ESTEROW
Milton ESTEROW
officials from GB, Israel and US offered to build museums to house collection; Gov Rockefeller offered to build NYS museum for it; Johnson family, Sup Ct Justice Fortas and Natl Arts Council head Stevens said to be involved in negotiations
Date: 13 May 1966
By JOHN J. ABELE
John ABELE
Date: 14 May 1966
Lr suggests Clark Air Force Base in Philippines be renamed Camp Magsaysay
Date: 14 May 1966
Date: 13 May 1966
Date: 13 May 1966