As the frontman of Hootie & the Blowfish, Darius Rucker was one of the most popular frontmen in pop/rock during the ’90s. The band’s debut album, Cracked Rear View, has sold more than 16 million copies and is one of the most successful albums of all time. The band took a break from the studio after releasing 1998’s Musical Chairs, so Rucker used his free time to launch a solo career, which allowed him to explore his R&B and country influences. Rucker introduced his mellow, R&B-influenced music with 2002’s Back to Then. 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 fans, who sent both the album and its flagship single, “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It,” to the top of the country charts. Rucker smartly stayed in the country mold for his follow-up album, Charleston, SC 1966, which appeared in 2010. The album includes the number-one singles “Come Back Song” and “This.” Rucker released Southern Style in 2015. Darius Rucker continues to play everywhere there’s a stage.
