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3	Although he is known mainly as the frontman of Music/HootieAndTheBlowfish, Darius Carlos Rucker (born May 13, 1966) is also a prominent CountryMusic singer.
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5	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.
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7	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 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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9	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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11	!!Solo Discography:
12	* ''Back to Then'' (2002)
13	* ''Learn to Live'' (2008)
14	* ''Charleston, SC 1966'' (2010)
15	* ''True Believers'' (2013)
16	* ''Home for the Holidays'' (2014)
17	* ''Southern Style'' (2015)
18	* ''When Was the Last Time'' (2017)
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20	!!Tropes present in his work:
21	%%* AgeProgressionSong: "It Won't Be Like This for Long"
22	* AlbumTitleDrop: ''When Was the Last Time'' is title-dropped in second single "For the First Time".
23	* 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.
24	* EarlyBirdCameo: His first foray into country was singing backing vocals on Radney Foster's ''See What You Want to See'' album.
25	* 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.
26	* FunWithAcronyms: Done in "Beers and Sunshine": "''The only BS I need is beers and sunshine.''"
27	* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: His cover of Drivin N Cryin's "Straight to Hell" features Music/JasonAldean, Music/LukeBryan, and [[Music/LadyAntebellum Charles Kelley]].
28	* ShoutOut: The title of ''Charleston, SC 1966'' is an homage to Radney Foster's debut album ''Del Rio, TX 1959''.

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