Darius Rucker is an American singer and songwriter best known for his work with the rock band “Hootie & the Blowfish” as the main vocalist and rhythm guitarist. The band formed in 1986 and recorded five studio albums, including “Only Wanna Be With You” and “Hold My Hand,” which scored in the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Rucker began his solo career in 2002 with the publication of his debut album, “Black to Then.” He became the first black artist to reach number one on the Hot Country Songs charts since Charley Pride in 1983 with his smash single “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It” from his second album, “Learn to Live.”

Rucker’s third Country album, “True Believers,” was released in 2013, and the hit single “Wagon Wheel” (#1) debuted at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the US Top Country Albums Billboard chart. Rucker has won three Grammy Awards for “Best New Artist,” “Best Country Solo Performance,” and “Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal” since all of his albums have charted on Billboard.

Rucker announced his divorce from Bethe Leonard after 20 years of marriage via his Instagram post: @dariusrucker with a wonderful caption on July 11, 2020.

Darius Rucker’s Net Worth:

Darius Rucker professional career as a singer and musician has earned him a sizable fortune. Rucker, who has been in the music industry for over 35 years, has amassed a sizable fortune from his numerous songs, albums, and tours. His net worth is reported to be in the millions of dollars.

What is Darius Rucker Famous for?

• Famous as one of the influential musicians for his songs like “Only Wanna Be With You” and “Hold My Hand”.
• Known as the lead vocalist of a rock band, “Hootie & the Blowfish”

Where was Darius Rucker Born?

Darius Rucker was born in the United States on May 13, 1966, in Charleston, South Carolina. Darius Carlos Rucker is his given name. He is an American citizen. Rucker is of African-American descent, and his zodiac sign is Taurus.

Carolyn Rucker, a nurse at the Medical University of South Carolina, raised Darius Rucker together with his three sisters and two brothers. Rucker’s father was a member of the gospel group “The Traveling Echoes” and was never present during his upbringing.

He grew raised in a traditional Southern African-American household, where his family went to church every Sunday. His mother, her two sisters, his grandmother, and 14 children lived in a three-bedroom house due to their bad financial situation.

He met his future band members, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, and Jim Sonefeld, at the University of South Carolina. They met during their freshman year and eventually became a pair after Bryan overheard Rucker singing in the shower. They played R.E.M. covers at a small club and later recruited Felber and Sonefeld.

Darius Rucker’s Career

• Darius Rucker began his career as a lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of a rock band, “Hootie & the Blowfish” which he formed in 1986 along with his college friends.
• They made their debut with the release of their first EP titled “Kootchypop” in 1993. Shortly after, they were signed to Atlantic Records.
• With the release of their debut album, “Cracked Rear View”(1994), which was an instant hit that ranked at first on the Billboard 200, earned the band their first Grammy Award for “Best New Artist”.
• Its hit single, “Let Her Cry” remains one of the most successful works of the band as well as in Rucker’s career.
• As a member of the band, Rucker recorded six studio albums altogether including their first album: “Fairweather Johnson”(1996), “Musical Chairs”(1998), “Scattered, Smothered & Covered”(2000), “Hootie & the Blowfish and Looking for Lucky”(2005).
• After a ten-year hiatus, Rucker and the band announced that they will be touring with Barenaked Ladies in 2019 and released “Imperfect Circle” on November 1, 2019.
• Rucker made his solo R&B debut album, “The Return of Mongo Slade”, for Atlantic Records in 2001. The same year, in July, Rucker appeared on a pop-star edition of the quiz show, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”
• A year later in 2002, his first solo album, “Back to Then” was released that entered on Billboard charts.
• In 2006, Rucker lent his voice to the track “God’s Reasons” for the film, “The Still Life”

Highlights:

• Rucker also made his Grand Ole Opry debut in July 2008.
• He then started his career in country music after getting signed to Capitol Records Nashville in 2008. His first solo single, “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It” debuted at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
• On September 16, 2008, his second solo album titled “Learn to Live” was released, which is Rucker’s the most successful solo album as it even peaked at #5 on the US Billboard chart.
• With its hit singles such as “It Won’t Be Like This for Long”, “Alright” and “History in the Making”, he got a more stable solo career.
• Rucker released his second country album, “Charleston, SC 1966”, on October 12, 2010. Its singles, “Come Back Song”, “This”, “I Got Nothin'” was also a hit.
• In August 2012, he released a song, “True Believers” that made its chart debut in September. On May 21, 2013, his fourth album, “True Believers” was released peaked at No. 18.
• Its single, “Wagon Wheel” was an instant hit that even is one of the best works of his career.
• Rucker was a featured performer at the C2C: Country to Country festival in London on March 17, 2013.
• On August 25, 2014, Rucker released a new single titled “Homegrown Honey”, which was the lead single to his fourth country studio album, “Southern Style”, released on March 31, 2015.
• On July 24, 2017, Rucker released the second single from his fifth country album, titled “When Was the Last Time”, titled “For the First Time.”

Darius Rucker and Beth Leonard Split:

Beth Leonard was Darius Rucker’s wife. Ricker met Leonard, a lovely woman, in 1998 and they married in 2000. Their first child, Daniella Rose, was born on May 16, 2001, and their son, Jack, was born in 2005. The couple had been married for over 20 years when they announced their divorce on July 11, 2020. Despite the fact that they will not be together, they have agreed on terms to keep their family together.

Rucker previously dated Elizabeth Ann Phillips, with whom he shares a daughter, Carolyn Pearl Phillips, who was born on April 21, 1995. In addition, Rucker is a buddy of Tiger Woods, whom he met in a bar when Woods was 18 years old. Rucker even performed with Hootie & the Blowfish at the Woods’ wedding and at his father’s death.

Rucker has also volunteered with organizations that help sick and needy children. He’s also on the board of the MUSC Children’s Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, where his mother worked for nearly 30 years, starting when Rucker was a toddler.

Darius Rucker’s Height:

Darius Rucker is a handsome man in his fifties. Rucker has won a lot of hearts all across the world with his soothing voice and lovely attitude. With a height of 1.76m and a body weight of 75kg, he is a tall man. He has a dark skin and brown eyes, as well as bald hair.

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