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Southern Style Tour
The ''Southern Style'' Tour was a headlining concert tour by American singer Darius Rucker, it supported his fifth studio album ''Southern Style'' (2015). It began on May 14, 2015, in Holmdel, New Jersey and finished on November 20, 2015, in Toledo, Ohio. The tour placed eighty-second on Pollstar's Year End Top 200 North American Tours of 2015, and grossed $14 million. Background In January 2015, while appearing on ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'', Rucker announced the tour and his new album. The tour will be a part of Live Nation's Country Megaticket. Supporting Rucker on the first leg is, Brett Eldredge, Brothers Osborne, A Thousand Horses, and Cassadee Pope. The second leg was announced in July 2015, A Thousand Horses will continue to open up for Rucker with the addition of David Nail. Setlist North America Leg 1 #"Lighter Up" #"This" #"Good for a Good Time" #"Radio" #"Southern Style" #"Time" (Hootie & the Blowfish song) #"All I Want" #"Don't Think I Don't Think Abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darius Rucker
Darius Carlos Rucker (born May 13, 1966) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Carolina along with Mark Bryan, Jim "Soni" Sonefeld, and Dean Felber. The band released five studio albums with Rucker as a member and charted six top 40 hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Rucker co-wrote most of the songs with the other members of the band. He released a solo R&B album, ''Back to Then'' in 2002 on Hidden Beach Recordings but no singles from it charted. Six years later, Rucker signed to Capitol Nashville as a country music singer, releasing the album, '' Learn to Live'' that year. Its first single, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It", made him the first Black artist to reach number one on the Hot Country Songs charts since Charley Pride in 1983. (Ray Charles hit number one in March 1985 in a duet with Willie Nelson with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Think I Don't Think About It
"Don't Think I Don't Think About It" is a song recorded by American country music artist Darius Rucker, lead singer of the band Hootie & the Blowfish. The song, co-written by Rucker and Clay Mills, was released in May 2008 as Rucker's first single from his album '' Learn to Live''. The song made Rucker the first new individual black artist to chart a number one country hit since Charley Pride's " Night Games" reached the top of the charts in September 1983. Content "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" is a mid-tempo, backed mainly by guitars. Its narrator describes a man who has left his former lover. He tells her that he thinks about what they could have been. Music video The music video was directed by Wayne Isham. Critical reception The song received a positive review from ''Billboard'' reviewer Deborah Evans Price, who said that the single "is that perfect combination of solid production, a great vocal and finely crafted song that adds up to a hit." ''Entertainment Weekly'' s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homegrown Honey
"Homegrown Honey" is a song recorded by American country music artist Darius Rucker. It was released in August 2014 as the first single from his fifth studio album. The album, ''Southern Style'', was released on March 31, 2015. Rucker wrote the song with Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum and Nathan Chapman. Critical reception The song received a favorable review from ''Taste of Country'', which called it a "feel-good melody" which "lives up to expectations." It went on to say that the song is "consistent with what Rucker has released since debuting as a full-time country artist in 2008" and "his vocals stand out above all other instruments, stamping an undeniable signature on this country cut." Paul Bowers of ''Charleston City Paper'' also gave the song a favorable review. Bowers called it "classic feel-good Rucker," writing that "he's got that country drawl down pat without trying too hard, he's consistently writing catchy summer anthems like this one, and he's just a nice dude by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hold My Hand (Hootie & The Blowfish Song)
"Hold My Hand" is the debut single of the American alternative rock band Hootie & the Blowfish from their album ''Cracked Rear View''. All four of the band members ( Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker and Jim Sonefeld) wrote the song sometime in 1989, and it was released on a self-titled cassette EP the year after. Released in July 1994, "Hold My Hand" charted at number ten on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song includes a backing vocal from David Crosby. Critical reception Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that the song "has a singalong chorus that epitomizes the band's good-times vibes." Chart performance "Hold My Hand" peaked at number ten on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number six on ''Billboard'' Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. It ended the year at number 22 on the ''Billboard'' year-end chart for 1995. Music video The music video was directed by Adolfo Doring Adolfo Doring is an American documentary filmmaker and director of music videos. Video career D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come Back Song
"Come Back Song" is a song recorded by American country music artist Darius Rucker. The song, co-written by Rucker and Nashville songwriters Casey Beathard and Chris Stapleton, was released to country music radio in July 2010 as the lead single from Rucker's second album of country music ''Charleston, SC 1966''. Content "Come Back Song" is a mid-tempo which features a narrator singing to his ex via radio and asking her to "come back." It is composed in the key of A major. Critical reception "Come Back Song" has received mixed reviews from critics. Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' gave the song 3.5 of 5 stars and called it "a strong, immediate hit." Bjorke would go on to say that the song would "generate buzz for his album with a sing-a-long lyric and jovial melody driving the way." Blake Boldt of ''Engine 145'' gave the song a thumbs down saying "Come Back Song” is a custom-made Music Row production that's as ordinary as the songs that surround it on the airwaves." Boldt said "once ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let Her Cry (song)
"Let Her Cry" is a song by American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish. It was released in December 1994 as the second single from their debut album, ''Cracked Rear View'', and became a top-10 hit in Australia, Canada, Iceland, and the United States. The song received the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1996. Origins In 2008, lead singer Darius Rucker recalled that he had just listened to the song "She Talks to Angels" by the Black Crowes for the first time and was listening to a record by blues singer Bonnie Raitt and "in one stream of consciousness" wrote the lyrics to the song. Chart performance The single reached the number-two position on the US '' Billboard'' Pop Songs chart and number nine on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also peaked at number two on the Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles Chart and number four on the Australian Singles Chart. Music video The music video was directed by Adolfo Doring. The video was shot in a sepia tone an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008) was an American singer, guitarist, composer, and songwriter as well as an actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. His signature songs included " Guitar Man", " U.S. Male", "A Thing Called Love", " Alabama Wild Man", "Amos Moses", "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (which garnered a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male), "Ko-Ko Joe", " Lord, Mr. Ford", "East Bound and Down" (the theme song for the 1977 film ''Smokey and the Bandit'', in which Reed co-starred), " The Bird", and " She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)". Reed was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. Reed was announced as an inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame in April 2017; he was officially inducted by Bobby Bare on October 24. Early life Reed was born in Atlanta and was the second child of Robert and Cynthia Hubbard. Reed's grandparents lived in Rockmart and he would visit them from time to time. As a small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Bound And Down
"East Bound and Down" is a song written by Jerry Reed and Deena Kaye Rose, and recorded by Reed for the soundtrack for the film ''Smokey and the Bandit''. The song features Reed on the lead vocal, and vocalist Gordon Stoker of the Jordanaires on the harmony vocal. It was released in August 1977 as a single on RCA Records. The song's lyrics tell the basic plot line of the movie (leaving out the runaway bride element) of making a 28-hour round-trip run from Atlanta, Georgia, to Texarkana, Texas, and back to illegally transport 400 cases of Coors beer for an after-race celebration. The song spent 16 weeks on the U.S. country music charts, reaching a peak of No. 2. It also reached No. 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. The "...and Down" in the title and lyric is CB radio jargon for "I'm finished transmitting, but still listening to the channel." " irectionbound and down" remains a common sign-off for truckers on CB radio. Chart performance Cover versions * A variant version of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alright (Darius Rucker Song)
"Alright" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer Darius Rucker, lead vocalist of the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish. It was released in April 2009 as the third single from his first country music album '' Learn to Live''. Rucker co-wrote the song with producer Frank Rogers. Content "Alright" is a mid-tempo in which the male narrator lists off the various pleasantries that he does not need, such as fancy food and wine. He then lists off what he does have, and says that he is "alright" because of it. Rucker wrote the song with Frank Rogers, who produced the album. The two had already written the song "All I Want," in which the divorced narrator wishes to be left alone; after writing that song, Rucker decided to invert the theme and write a song about a man who is happily married. Music video A music video for the song debuted in June 2009. It is directed by Wayne Isham, who directed the videos for Rucker's previous two singles. Using various types of camera shots a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History In The Making (song)
"History in the Making" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Darius Rucker. Written along with Clay Mills and Frank Rogers, it was released in September 2009 as the fourth single from Rucker's album '' Learn to Live''. Content "History in the Making" is a song in which the male narrator addresses his new love, telling her that the beginning of their relationship could be a momentous occasion in their lives. Critical reception Brittney McKenna of Engine 145 gave the song a thumbs-down review, calling the song "a formulaic but catchy little number about a relationship of 'historic' proportions." but describing Rucker's voice favorably. Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' gave a more positive review, saying "The song really feels like it will become part of many wedding playlists" and referring to Rucker's vocal as "flawless ndpassionate." Music video The music video was directed by Shane Drake and premiered in late 2009. Chart performance "History in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Won't Be Like This For Long
"It Won't Be Like This for Long" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Darius Rucker, lead vocalist of the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish. It was released in November 2008 as the second from his first country music album '' Learn to Live''. Rucker co-wrote the song with Chris DuBois and Ashley Gorley. Content The song is a mid-tempo mostly accompanied by acoustic guitar and piano. The song describes a couple who have just had a baby, and throughout it chronicles how their lives change by the child's presence. In the first verse, the child is crying at night, keeping both parents awake. The mother then tells the father that evenings will change when the child grows. In the second verse, the daughter is four years old, and is being taken to preschool. She hangs on to her father's leg because she is afraid, and the teacher tells him "it won't be like this for long". By the third verse and bridge, the father is observing the daughter and realizing that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
