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Darius Rucker (born May 1, 1966 in Charleston, South Carolina[title=Darius Rucker biography ]) is an American musician. He is known mainly for his role as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, of which he was a member since the band's inception in 1989 and its disbanding in 2008.
Along with his work in Hootie & the Blowfish, Rucker has recorded two solo albums
. The first, Back to Then, was released in 2002 on Hidden Beach Recordings. An album of country music entitled Learn to Live followed in 2008 on Capitol Records Nashville. This later album also produced his first solo chart single in "Don't Think I Don't Think About It", which became the first Number One country hit by a solo African American artist since 1983. Following it was "It Won't Be Like This for Long", also a Top 20 country hit.
Musical careerRucker has been a member of Hootie & the Blowfish since their formation in 1989. He met fellow band members, Mark Bryan, Jim "Soni" Sonefeld, and Dean Felber, while attending the University of South Carolina. In 2001, he made his solo R&B debut album The Return of Mongo Slade for Atlantic Records. Because of contractual changes, it was never released by the label.
Rucker also portrayed a singing cowboy in a television commercial for the fast food chain Burger King, promoting their TenderCrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch sandwich in 2005. In the commercial, he sang a parody of "Big Rock Candy Mountain".
Country musicIn early 2008, Rucker signed to Capitol Records Nashville as the beginning of a career in country music. His first solo single, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" (which he co-wrote with Clay Mills) debuted at #51 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts for the week of May 3, 2008. It is the first single from his second album, Learn to Live, which was produced by Frank Rogers. Rucker also made his Grand Ole Opry debut in July 2008.[title=Darius Rucker Basking in Country Success ]
"Don't Think I Don't Think About It" reached Top 20 on the country charts in July 2008, making him the first African-American singer to reach Top 20 on the country charts since Charley Pride in 1988.[title=Rucker Proves That Sometimes, The Best Marketing Is No Marketing At All ] The single reached Number One in September,[Caulfield, Keith. "Metallica Holds At No. 1, Ne-Yo Arrives In Second ". Billboard. September 24 2008.] making Rucker the first solo African American artist to chart a Number One country hit since Pride's "Night Games" in 1983. Following "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" was Rucker's second solo single, "It Won't Be Like This for Long".
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