Darius Rucker is a versatile American singer and songwriter. He is widely known as the lead vocalist of the Hootie & the Blowfish rock band. But later he established himself as a solo artist in different genres.
Rucker has been in the industry for more than 25 years. And still continuing to entertain the world with his music. He has produced many musical hits during his career. Let us scroll down to know about his personal life, career, and net worth.
Darius Rucker: Bio
Darius was born on 13 May 1966, in Charleston, South Carolina as Darius Carlos Rucker. He came from middle class family of total 20 members sharing three bedroom flat. He was raised by his grandmother since his mother was a nurse and has five siblings. His father was a member of the Gospel band called “Rolling Stones”.
Rucker was little influenced by his father musical career as growing up. So, from an early age he was exposed to the musical career. However, he used to sing in his church choir. Further he completed his schooling from the Charleston’s Middleton High School. Later he graduated from the University of South Carolina.
Darius Rucker: Career
After graduating, he started to push his musical career further. During his university days, he got opportunity to meet people like Mark Bryan, Jim Sonefeld, and Dean Felber. Later they decided to form the rock band called “Hootie & the Blowfish” in 1986.
The band released their first album “Cracked Rear View” in 1994. It gained a huge success and topped the Billboard chart in the US. After that, the band released their 4 albums: “Fairweather(1996)”, Musical Chairs(1998)”, “Hootie & the Blowfish(2003)”, and “Looking for Lucky(2005)”. The band has recorded several awards like Grammy Award in 1996, 2 American Music Awards and many more. In 2008, the band decided to take a break and stated that it will not totally be disbanded. Recently after ten years, the band gave a statement about their touring with “Barenaked Ladies” and releasing the new album.
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Darius Rucker: Solo Career
- In 2001, he made his solo debut album “The Return of Mongo Slade” with Atlantic Records. But due to some conspiracy, the album released in 2002 by the title “Back to Then”.
- In 2008, he began his solo career as a country music singer and signed Capitol Records Nashville. His single “Don’t Think I Don’t About It” which listed 51 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs.
- He has released “Charleston, SC 1966(2010)”, “True believers(2012)”, “Southern Style(2014)”, “Home For the Holidays(2014)”, and “When was the Last Time(2017)”.
- Rucker was also listed of 30 artists to perform on the “Forever Country”.
Darius Rucker: Personal life and Wife
Coming to is personal life, Rucker is a
Prior to his current marriage, he had a daughter, Carolyn Pearl Phillips from his past relationship in 1995. He is also a Philanthropist and co-founded the Hootie & The Blowfish Foundation. The foundation has raised around $4 million to provide funds for the public education systems in South Carolina. He also supported the sick, underprivileged kids, and vice versa.
Darius Rucker: Net Worth & Social Media
The talented country musician and singer, Darius Rucker has a net worth of $14 million. He has earned the wealth from his music career. He also has collected the amount from his tours and concerts. Further, Rucker has done the endorsements and commercials which added profit to his net worth.
The 52-years-old singer has a vintage car collection. It includes Mercedes Benz, Ford, and his favorite Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. He also owns the house worth more than 2 million in Charleston. Furthermore, he is living a lavish life with his family.
Rucker is highly active in Social media platforms. He has an official account on Social sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He has more than 1.5 million followers on Facebook and Twitter. Also, he has 430K followers on Instagram. In addition, he also owns his official website “dariusrucker.com” where we can know the events, newsfeed, and book tour tickets.
