Darius Rucker
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Biography
As the frontman of Hootie & The Blowfish, Darius Rucker was one of the most popular frontmen in mainstream pop rock during the mid-'90s. The band's debut album, Cracked Rear View, was virtually inescapable in 1995, eventually selling more than 16 million copies and becoming one of the most successful albums of all time. Hootie & The Blowfish couldn't recreate that magic on future albums, though, and the band took a break from the studio after releasing 1998's Musical Chairs. Rucker used his free time to launch a solo career, which allowed the singer to explore his r&b and country influences.
Read More...Growing up in Charleston, SC, Rucker was exposed to the sounds of Otis Redding, Al Green, and Gladys Knight at an early age. Those r&b icons helped influence Hootie & The Blowfish's recordings, all of which featured Rucker's soulful baritone at the forefront, but it wasn't until his solo career that Rucker truly paid homage to the sounds of his youth. He initially planned to launch his solo career with "The Return of Mongo Slade", which was scheduled for a summer 2001 release by Atlantic Records, but contractual changes prevented the album's release. A few months later, Rucker jumped ship for Hidden Beach Recordings, which then acquired the master recordings of his debut from Atlantic.
After making a cameo in the Farrelly brothers' film Shallow Hal, Rucker introduced his mellow, r&b-influenced music with 2002's Back To Then (essentially "The Return of Mongo Slade" with a different title), which featured collaborations with Jill Scott and Snoop Dogg. Rucker then returned his focus to Hootie & The Blowfish, releasing two albums with the group during the early 2000s before revisiting his solo career. This time, he opted for a country approach, and the twangy Learn To Live found an appropriate home among country music fans, who sent both the album and its flagship single, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It," to the top of the Billboard country charts. Two more singles also peaked at number one, pushing the album to platinum status within a year of its release. Rucker smartly stayed in the country mold for his follow-up album, Charleston, SC 1966, which appeared in Fall 2010. ~ Andrew Leahey & MacKenzie Wilson, Rovi
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Come Back Song - (3:52) - 65,898 playsLyricsI woke up again this morning
And wouldn't you know it, pouring rain
I went and burned a pot of coffee
And like us I poured it down the drain
'Cause I didn't know I needed you so
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This - (3:38) - 38,100 playsLyricsGot a baby girl sleeping in my bedroom
And her mama laughing in my arms
There's the sound of rain on the rooftop
And the game's about to start
I don't really know how I got here
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Southern State Of Mind - (3:36) - 11,148 playsLyricsI was up in New York City
Just the other week
You should've seen the waitress face
When I ordered sweet tea
She said, "We don't have that here"
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I Got Nothin' - (3:24) - 14,765 playsLyricsIt's my third cup of coffee
Fifth time I've said I'm sorry
The sun slowly peaking through the glass
Says we been up all night
We both know where this is going
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Might Get Lucky - (3:45) - 8,207 playsLyricsI'll chase the kids around the yard all afternoon
Put away the dishes so she don't have to
Fix the screen door on the porch
Like I said I'd do
Tell her I don't know how you do it, baby, when I'm gone
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- This Is My World - (5:04) - 6,680 plays
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- She's Beautiful - (4:05) - 5,979 plays
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- Love Will Do That - (3:24) - 5,576 plays
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- We All Fall Down - (3:35) - 4,989 plays
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- In A Big Way - (3:50) - 4,321 plays
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- Whiskey And You - (4:15) - 4,305 plays
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- Things I'd Never Do - (3:48) - 4,141 plays
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- Don't Think I Don't Think About It - (3:02) - 7,444 plays
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- It Won't Be Like This For Long - (3:37) - 6,573 plays
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