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After Hootie & the Blowfish went on hiatus in 2008, Rucker began pursuing his career in country. He signed to Creator/CapitolRecords Nashville and, working with RecordProducer Frank Rogers (best known for his work with Music/BradPaisley), issued ''Learn to Live''. The album's debut single, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It", made Rucker the first African-American to have a #1 on the Hot Country Songs charts since Charley Pride in 1983. Three more singles from ''Learn to Live'' also fared well on the charts, as did two more from ''Charleston, SC 1966''.

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After Hootie & the Blowfish went on hiatus in 2008, Rucker began pursuing his career in country. He signed to Creator/CapitolRecords Nashville and, working with RecordProducer Frank Rogers (best known for his work with Music/BradPaisley), issued ''Learn to Live''. The album's debut single, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It", made Rucker the first African-American to have a #1 on the Hot Country Songs charts since Charley Pride Music/CharleyPride in 1983. Three more singles from ''Learn to Live'' also fared well on the charts, as did two more from ''Charleston, SC 1966''.
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Although he is known mainly as the frontman of Music/HootieAndTheBlowfish, Darius Carlos Rucker (May 13, 1966) is also a prominent CountryMusic singer.

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Although he is known mainly as the frontman of Music/HootieAndTheBlowfish, Darius Carlos Rucker (May (born May 13, 1966) is also a prominent CountryMusic singer.




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* EarlyBirdCameo: His first foray into country was singing backing vocals on Radney Foster's ''See What You Want to See'' album.
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* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: His cover of Drivin N Cryin's "Straight to Hell" features Music/JasonAldean, Music/LukeBryan, and [[Music/LadyAntebellum Charles Kelley]].
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Although he is known mainly as the frontman of Music/HootieAndTheBlowfish, Darius Carlos Rucker (May 13, 1966) is also a prominent CountryMusic singer.

Rucker had a few solo credits during the heyday of his band, including backing vocals for Radney Foster, a cameo in ''Series/{{Friends}}'', an appearance at Music/FrankSinatra's 80th birthday party, and even an R&B album. He also appeared on a celebrity edition of ''Series/WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire'' and hawked the Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch for Burger King.

After Hootie & the Blowfish went on hiatus in 2008, Rucker began pursuing his career in country. He signed to Creator/CapitolRecords Nashville and, working with RecordProducer Frank Rogers (best known for his work with Music/BradPaisley), issued ''Learn to Live''. The album's debut single, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It", made Rucker the first African-American to have a #1 on the Hot Country Songs charts since Charley Pride in 1983. Three more singles from ''Learn to Live'' also fared well on the charts, as did two more from ''Charleston, SC 1966''.

Although his third album ''True Believers'' had a false start with its lead single, the followup was a rendition of the popular bluegrass song "Wagon Wheel"; featuring Music/LadyAntebellum on backing vocals, it became Rucker's biggest hit to date. The hits have cooled down some since then, but Rucker has remained a steady presence on country radio.

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* ''Back to Then'' (2002)
* ''Learn to Live'' (2008)
* ''Charleston, SC 1966'' (2010)
* ''True Believers'' (2013)
* ''Home for the Holidays'' (2014)
* ''Southern Style'' (2015)
* ''When Was the Last Time'' (2017)

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* AgeProgressionSong: "It Won't Be Like This for Long"
* AlbumTitleDrop: ''When Was the Last Time'' is title-dropped in second single "For the First Time".
* ChristmasSongs: In addition to the ''Home for the Holidays'' album, he recorded a rendition of "Winter Wonderland" and the original song "Candy Cane Christmas" for two different multi-artist Christmas compilations.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Back to Then'', his first solo album, was an R&B and soul influenced album. All of his other solo projects have been country.
* ShoutOut: The title of ''Charleston, SC 1966'' is an homage to Radney Foster's debut album ''Del Rio, TX 1959''.
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