Darius Rucker

One of my favorite comedians , Kamau Bell , has a line in his routine where he says, "Country music is the blues minus slavery." Zing! But Juba Kalamka, our resident music critic at ColorLines , took the opportunity to explore what it means for Darius Rucker, a Black man and music vet from the folk pop scene in the 90s, to have turned to country music. And Juba is patient and brave enough to knock down cultural assumptions about who belongs where in the music world. Juba writes: Rucker himself seems reticent (and, I suspect, at this point in his career, a bit ... Read Full Story

One of my favorite comedians , Kamau Bell , has a line in his routine where he says, "Country music is the blues minus slavery." Zing! But Juba Kalamka, our resident music critic at ColorLines , took the opportunity to explore what it means for Darius Rucker, a Black man and music vet from the folk pop scene in the 90s, to have turned to country music. And Juba is patient and brave enough to knock down cultural assumptions about who belongs where in the music world. Juba writes: Rucker himself seems reticent (and, I suspect, at this point in his career, a bit ... Read Full Story

Darius Rucker was just a young boy with a love for "Hee Haw" and FM radio when he made a discovery — and a decision — that would shape the rest of his life. "When I was 4, I just kind of found these Beatles 45s," Rucker said. "I think I just said to myself, 'I'm never going to let anybody tell me what I can listen to.' And I never did. When I was sitting there watching 'Hee Haw,' my brother didn't want to watch it. He was older than me but there was going to be a friggin' fight if they didn't ... Read Full Story

Darius Rucker - It Won't Be Like This For Long Lyric He didn't have to wake up He'd been up all night Layin’ there in bed listenin’ To his new born baby cry He makes a pot of coffee He splashes water on his face His wife gives him a kiss and says It gonna be OK It won’t be like this for long One day soon we'll look back laughin’ At the week we brought her home This phase is gonna fly by So baby just hold on ‘Cause it won't be like this for long Four years later ‘bout 4:30 She's crawling ... Read Full Story

Darius Rucker has done something special. On Wednesday night, the Hootie and the Blowfish singer won his first Country Music Award as a solo artist and made a little bit of history at the same time. Rucker, 43, became the first African American man to win the New Artist of the Year award for his solo album "Learn to Live." "To the fans, thank y'all for accepting me," said Rucker. "And most importantly, to country radio, you took a chance on a pop singer from Charleston, S.C., and God bless y'all for that." Rucker also received a nomination for Best Male Artist, which would ... Read Full Story