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12 Darius Rucker Songs You Need To Know

Darius Rucker was a like a gift to country music from the pop music world of the 1990’s. While plenty of pop and rock artists have tried to “go country,”…

12 Darius Rucker Songs You Need To Know
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Darius Rucker was a like a gift to country music from the pop music world of the 1990’s. While plenty of pop and rock artists have tried to “go country,” few have been a successful as Darius. He is a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry and plays the Opry stage quite often.

On a personal note, for several years in my career I worked in the same office building of his management and we always knew when Rucker was in the building because of his infectious laugh. He is a fun and sweet guy and, in this industry, has made real friends out of his country contemporaries. Some of his best buddies in country music are Charles Kelley from Lady A, Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley and many more.

Darius’s music has struck a chord as well and today (5/13) on his 55th birthday, we celebrate 12 of Rucker’s “must hear” country songs.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.