For Darius Rucker, it’s been a long road from pop star to country star. Sunday night in LA, he achieved another milestone as he won his first Grammy as a solo country star. He’d won a pair of Grammy awards almost 20 years ago as lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish. But this win […]
Darius Rucker did several tours with Brad Paisley, and he’s described Brad as his best friend in the music business. Brad made headlines last month with the song “Accidental Racist,” a duet with LL Cool J. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Darius about Brad’s song: “Brad played the song for me early, and […]
Back in 1994, Darius Rucker’s band Hootie & The Blowfish topped the pop chart with “Hold My Hand.” That same year, Sheryl Crow did the same thing with “All I Want To Do.” Now, almost 20 years later, Darius and Sheryl are together again in the country chart. Darius has “Wagon Wheel” in the Top 5, and […]
Darius Rucker co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current Top 5 hit is Wagon Wheel. It’s from his new CD, True Believers,” available next week. He talks about becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opr, his 20 year friendship with Sheryl Crow, the dangers of playing poker with Brad Paisley, and the challenge of […]
Darius Rucker is a lifelong fan of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks. Lee Brice played football for Carolina rival Clemson. So when the two schools met on the gridiron last fall, Darius posted a message on his Facebook page: “Gamecocks vs Tigers OR Darius vs Lee Brice. Good luck Lee.” Country Countdown USA’s Lon […]
DARIUS RUCKER INVITED TO JOIN GRAND OLE OPRY NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (October 2, 2012) Award-winning country music artist Darius Rucker was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry this evening by Opry member and friend Brad Paisley. He will formally be inducted into the Opry on Tues., Oct. 16. That show will air live on […]
Darius Rucker toured with Brad Paisley for several years, and the two became close friends. So it was no surpirse when Darius called Brad during Paisley’s appearance on the Countdown last year. However, the surprise was Brad’s ringtone, which was a quacking duck! LISTEN: 12-36 Darius1 Lon played Brad’s ringtone for Darius, and got this […]
Don’t bet against Darius Rucker. That’s what anonymous Twitter Poster @NotJakeOwen learned last month. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Darius about it in the very room where Darius keeps his CD collection: “I want you to verify the photograph, because it’s right over there. There’s a line in my song Alright, ‘I got the stereo […]
Imagine sitting at a poker game with country legends Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. That’s what happened to Darius Rucker a few years ago. He told the story to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I was in Hawaii, and I’m visiting, I’m playing poker with Woody Harrelson, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson. and another friend. The […]
This week, Darius Rucker co-hosts the Countdown from his South Carolina man cave. He built this in his brand new home, which even includes a small sound-proof vocal recording booth. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “When I built this house, I wanted to do as much work from here as I can, because […]
